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ART THERAPY. What is art therapy? What is an Art Therapist ? Historical Information C olor meaning Assessments Clients. Art Therapy is a form of psychotherapy that uses art media as its primary mode of communication.
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ART THERAPY • What is art therapy? • What is an Art Therapist? • Historical Information • Color meaning • Assessments • Clients
Art Therapy is a form of psychotherapy that uses art media as its primary mode of communication.
Clients who are referred to an art therapist need not have previous experience or skill in art
The overall aim of its practitioners is to enable a client to effect change and growth on a personal level
The ways in which they do this vary according to the client group or individual, the context, and the therapist
Now several universities offer training in Art Psychotherapy at post graduate level
Research on the DDS uses criteria that includes the following: • Color: number used • Enclosure • Line length • Space usage • Integration • Movement • Placement on the page
This test assesses and gives clues to a person's psychological progressions
Examples of follow up questions: • After the House: Who lives here? Is the occupant happy? What goes on inside the house? What's it like at night? Do people visit the house? What else do the people in the house want to add to the drawing? • After the Tree: What kind of tree is this? How old is the tree? What season is it? Has anyone tried to cut it down? What else grows nearby? Who waters this tree? Trees need sunshine to live so does it get enough sunshine? • After the Person is drawn: who is the person? How old is the person? What do they like and dislike doing? Has anyone tried to hurt them? Who looks out for them?
CLIENTS "I wish other professionals had pointed this out to me much earlier. Sometimes we are so involved with something/someone we can't get a handle on it. Art therapy has helped me to deal with issues that are hard to verbalise. If I'd been helped to understand part of the nature of obsession like this earlier I might not have wasted so much time"