Art therapy

Art therapy is essentially the marriage of two disciplines. The blissful combination of art and psychology make for a delightful field of study. Aspects of visual arts, the creative process, human development, behavior, personality, and mental health, among others, are important to the definitions and scope of art therapy. I myself am an artist. To bring this to a more personal note, I am going to take you back down when I was a tiny tot, and just beginning to read and write. I was…

Art therapy, a creative and expressive form of therapy, has been used as an artistic creative process in order to improve a person’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being (American Art Therapy Association, 2013). The overall purpose of this process is to aid in healing. This includes someone expressing him or herself artistically, which helps them resolve any hidden issues and manage their behaviors and feelings. Art therapy covers a broad spectrum, such as drawing, coloring, painting, the…

experiment to test whether art therapy programs for serious violent and chronic juvenile offenders is effective in reducing recidivism of offenders involves a sample size of 100 juvenile offenders, all with similar release dates. Using the probability sampling tactic of…

Art therapy is a relatively new field in therapeutic counseling. It is defined as an expressive therapy “through which we many draw on inner feelings and the unconscious to produce a tangible product…that allows clients to explore their deepest and often hidden feelings, and to use symbols to represent their inner feelings and conflicts” (Degges-White, p. 1). While there are a number of theoretical approaches, this paper focuses on Adlerian art therapy, which incorporates a framework based off…

professional interpretation services via phone are provided. The units where the art therapy service was practiced…

project on my mom who reminds me of home all the time. I had a hard time deciding what I wanted to do with this until I saw some of the other presentations on the first day and that is where I discovered my inspiration and that night I worked on my first art piece. This whole process was definitely a different experience because I did not really think about my relationship in depth until deciding what to do with it. It also took some time to pick just a few things that we love to do out of all…

whole life. In the journal of “Art therapy with adolescents,” the author focuses on the adolescent development and family environment. Many teenagers ignore their psychological problem and think that is needed by the serious mental case people. In fact, adolescent period is the most important period to build a healthy people. Physical health is one side, and mental health is also necessary for a truly health people. The author also believe that clinical art therapy can be effective for the…

pronounce and found where I wanted to be. When I saw that Naropa had an art therapy program and contemplative psychology, I knew this is where I had to study. I have found myself on a deeper level through art therapy and used it to help me through hard times. Seeing how helpful art therapy was for me is what makes me want it in my everyday life; I want to be able to show everyone how helpful art is. Not only have…

Effectiveness of art therapy and complementary tests on the topic of sexual assault Introduction The incidence of child abuse and neglect is the epidemic, many abused children have sustained lifelong injuries. A million children in the world are estimated to be abuse or neglect with the several reported incidents increasing in some countries steadily. Child sexual abuse(CSA), CSA is the use of a child for sexual stimulation by someone who is older or in a position of power on the child(APA.…

currently wish to pursue a double major in psychology and art or art education. I feel that it is everyone’s duty as a human being to make a positive impact on others as often as possible. I feel that Indiana University will give me endless opportunities to influence my peers, and also to be influenced myself. Ultimately, I hope to become an art therapist, where I can help people overcome their difficulties through creative expression. Art therapy is an emerging field, and I feel that Indiana…