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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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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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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arttherapy
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Joan H.Posted
Thu 22 May 2008 12:00am
I've always loved watercolors.
Today's art lesson, (well) after Winslow Homer. Watching 20 second graders painting boats, seas, and skies, I couldn't resist.
Maybe I feel lighter because I've managed to slog through so much work, but I think the painting helped, a little.
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ArtTherapy
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maeflyePosted
Wed 27 Sep 2006 12:00am
Today I took a few minutes to do something completely different. I needed a break and so I headed over to my Podcast list, something I hardly ever do, and listened to a 2 Minute Photoshop Tip.
This "painting" is literally completely my own artwork. I took the picture (well, maybe Bart did, we were both using the camera, but at least i ...
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ArtTherapy
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Beth MortonPosted
Tue 13 Oct 2009 10:04pm
I joined an arttherapy class, along with seven other cancer survivors. Our instructor is a trained art therapist, and stressed that this is not an art class, but a way of using art as therapy. I enjoy art, and was actually kind of hoping it was an art class.
Our first session's assignment (a week ago) was to use colors and shapes to show
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