Recent Research Efforts Identify Treatments with Children, Adolescents, and Adults Recent research involving children and adolescents with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) indicates that art therapy may be a promising treatment. PTSD is an emotional disorder that may be caused by a one-time traumatic event, such as natural or man-made disaster, or by repeated traumatic experiences such as […]
Creative Arts Therapy Week 2008
Celebrate the healing arts this spring! Creative Arts Therapy Week 2008 Saturday, March 9 thru Saturday, March 15 Registration Form (PDF) Email form to: donnabettsatrbc@aol.com Throughout the United States, during the second
Indigenous Women Receive Support For Art Therapy Program
**Update: Learn more about Lee using art therapy to aid trauma recovery with women from Australia. Here’s a truly inspiring story out of Australia that reflects how corporations, businesses, and individuals can help other people profit beyond the means of money. Imaginif, a family run business in Australia dedicated to supporting child protection, began by […]
An Art Therapy Idea Worth Listening To
I love it when I come across great examples of effective art therapy. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I came across a great story about how a teacher successfully implemented art therapy into the classroom. If you’re interested in the details of the activity, it’s
You Gotta “Hear” This Art Therapy Activity
I read a great blog post by a teacher that implemented art therapy in the classroom and so, I had to share the art activity with you as it’s something I’ve been meaning to cover anyway. And what better time to cover it than
Italian Ballerina Embraces Art Therapy Program
An Italian ballerina, Carla Fracci, is asking fellow artists to support a program that utilizes different forms of art therapy to help cancer patients. She was named as the spokeswoman for the project, and accepted, offering great praise to the program and its achievements. The project began in 2003 at the National Cancer Institute (INT) […]
Some Updates
Just wanted to let you know that I added a new page about the benefits of art therapy. It is meant to be a general overview about, well, how art therapy can benefit anyone that’s willing to give it a shot. Feel free to let me know if you think I should add anything, general comments about […]
Get Creative With Collages
Collages are another easy art therapy idea to implement. If for some reason you’re not familiar with collages or you need a quick refresher on some different types of collages, here’s a little explanation
Animal Collage Art & The Art of Animal Collages
This art therapy activity is similar to the jungle animal collage, but a little more specific with regards to you, and yet a little more open with regards to the types of animals. You’ll be creating animal collage art, but
Self Portrait – Art Therapy Idea 1
The self-portrait is a simple art therapy idea that can reveal a lot about a person. The basic idea with this type of art therapy is that the person communicates, through art, how he or she sees him or herself.