ArtTherapy
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Dr. DebPosted
Wed 07 Jan 2009 6:52pm
The premise behind ArtTherapy—using art for a psychotherapeutic purpose —is that creating allows children and adults to express what is uppermost in their minds more authentically than talking with a therapist.
ArtTherapy helps the psychotherapist understand a person's perceptions and feelings about what has happened in the past
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PTSD Professional Perspective: ArtTherapy
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Michele RosenthalPosted
Fri 22 Jul 2011 7:05am
some ideas for how to incorporate arttherapy into your posttraumatic stress healing journey.
ArtTherapy can be adapted in many different ways to be useful in treatment for people working to overcome PTSD. ArtTherapy allows people to use self-expression and the creative process of making art as their voice. It can be a way for people with trauma
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Arttherapy recommended for schizophrenia
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GoToSeePosted
Mon 22 Sep 2008 11:03am
UK government advisers are to recommend Arttherapy on the NHS for people with schizophrenia. This comes after the therapy has been recommended by complementary therapy practitioners for many years.
The National Institute of Clinical and Health Excellence will promote therapy that offers music, art and dance for the first time and activities
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ArtTherapy for Alzheimer's Patients
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Bob DeMarcoPosted
Sun 28 Mar 2010 11:30am
"It's a mission I believe in," said the former elementary school art teacher, an advocate of the arts-and-health-care movement. "I think it is essential. It is needed. They come alive".....
Alzheimer's Reading Room
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Virtual ArtTherapy
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Dr. DebPosted
Fri 20 Mar 2009 4:25pm
There is no doubt that the creative process can be a meaningful experience. Expressive Therapies, for example, believe that one can emotionally heal through use of imagination and creative expression.
ArtTherapy is but one type of Expressive Therapy. And Art.com offers a way for you to experience painting. Check out their artpad and paint your
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Clinic Notes: Prosopagnosia (Face blindness), Autism, and ArtTherapy
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Dr. Gary B.Posted
Thu 15 Jan 2009 7:54pm
with Prosopagnosia and the only thing I could suggest was for everyone to wear name tags. Now I wonder if children with Prosopagnosia would profit from "arttherapy" where they learned to draw faces. In my clinic we are in the process of identifying children with Prosopagnosia and starting arttherapy.
http://aba4autism.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
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ArtTherapy
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Tracie B.Posted
Thu 12 May 2011 12:00am
My grandmother always told me to make a pretty plate. I think the edible artwork makes up for what you lack in taste!
But there’s no lack in taste here. I made a veggie dish for my hubby again tonight: Veggie Fajitas
Onion Green Pepper Corn Black Beans Salsa Fajita seasoning Whole Wheat Tortillas
Optional: Cheese and Chi ...
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Art as Therapy
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Finding MelissaPosted
Fri 22 Jan 2010 12:00am
to psychiatric ward Blue Peter or the hardcore arttherapy that, along with the plastic chairs and patronisation, was hard to take seriously. It is, instead, about having fun and being creative and doing something different – which is a therapy in itself.
Whilst a sceptical me might have written off arttherapy, art as therapy is great; and, with reflection, I
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ArtTherapy with Seniors
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Jennifer J.Posted
Mon 15 Mar 2010 12:00am
the many ways in which arttherapy can enrich and give meaning to the later years; and can affirm the wisdom and self-awareness that comes to those who have lived a full life, and have developed the capacity to manage a multitude of challenges. Arttherapy can also help older adults cope with the inevitable psychological problems that accompany aging
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