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Presentations by Carol Thayer Cox

  • Since 1981, Carol has given over fifty lectures, workshops, conference presentations, or graduate level courses (in addition to the classes taught for GW) for over 25 colleges and universities in the USA, Canada, and China.  

  • Since 1981, she has given over 50 community presentations. 

  • Since 1983, at annual national conferences (many by invitation), Carol has given over 40 papers, and over 30 pre-conference courses, workshops, or MUSE performances.  

Presentations by Invitation

Carol Thayer Cox was frequently invited to present. Here are some examples: 

  • Art Therapy and Children: New Approaches to Evaluation, Materials, and Methods (with Wendy Maiorana), NYU Continuing Education Program, New York City, April 1991.

  • Art and Childhood Dissociation: Research with Sexually Abused Children” (with Barbara Sobol), Grand Rounds, Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, December 1992.

  • The Tension and Turmoil of Adolescence Symbolized in Volcano Drawings (with Eliana Gil), 16th Annual Conference of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, Arlington, VA, October 1997.

  • Mandalas and Art Therapy (Keynote Address), Evergreen Art Therapy Association’s Annual Conference, Seattle, November 1998.

  • What You Always Wanted to Know About Art Therapy but Were Afraid to Ask (Keynote Address), University of Mississippi Medical School’s Conference on Art Therapy, Jackson, MS, May 1999.

  • The Significance of the Mandala in Art Therapy (Keynote Presentation), Ursuline College, Pepper Pike, OH, June 2000.

  • Mandalas and More (workshop for the caregiver), 3rd Annual Conference on Dementia Care by Heather Hill, Understanding Dementia: Choices, Changes, and Connections, Eastlake, OH, September 2000.

  • Two Developmental Perspectives on the Cycles of Creativity and the Healthy Self (two-day workshop with Wendy Miller), Bowling Green State University Annual Spring Art Therapy Symposium, Bowling Green, OH, April 2001.

  • Cycles of the Self: Finding Identity and Meaning in the Cycles of Life and Creativity (Keynote Address), Hofstra University’s Conference on Art Therapy, New York, March 2002.

  • Making Your Way in the World as an Art Therapist (Graduation Speech with Barry Cohen), Art Therapy Program, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, May 2002.

  • Holistic Round of Formation: A Lens for Exploring States of Being Through Creativity (Keynote Address), The Danny D.B. Ho Lecture and Workshop Series in Holistic Therapy: “No Beginning and No End–Well Being in the Present Moment,” University of Hong Kong, November 2013.

  • Mastering the Meaning of Mandalas: Making Sense of Who We Are on Our Journey (two-day class), University of Hong Kong, November 2013.

  • Making Meaning of Mandala-Making: How Archetypes Support Art’s Healing Function, The Expressive Therapies Summit: “Creativity & the Arts in Healing,” UCLA, Los Angeles, March 2017.

  • Mandalas & the Quest for Healing: Viewing the State of the World Through the Lens of the Great Round, The Expressive Therapies Summit, New York City, November 2020. “Round Two,” November 2021.