Comments on: “Future Self Portrait” Art Therapy Activity http://www.arttherapyblog.com/art-therapy-activities/future-self-portrait/ Inspiring others to create. Mon, 24 Dec 2012 20:37:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 By: Admin http://www.arttherapyblog.com/art-therapy-activities/future-self-portrait/#comment-3450 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:38:48 +0000 http://www.arttherapyblog.com/art-therapy-activities/future-self-portrait/#comment-3450 In reply to Kelly.

@Kelly Wonderful…thanks for sharing and I hope the presentation went well!

]]> By: Kelly http://www.arttherapyblog.com/art-therapy-activities/future-self-portrait/#comment-3406 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:34:00 +0000 http://www.arttherapyblog.com/art-therapy-activities/future-self-portrait/#comment-3406 I plan to use this activity for a presentaion in a counseling class on creative therapies and I believe it will help illustrate how creating a visual representation of the clients desired changes will help propel them to change. I also hope to raise the students levels of awareness about the use of art in therapy and how it can be integrated in through multiple theoretical applications to move the clients to tell their stories and take ownership in creating their new story.

~Appreciative Graduate student

]]> By: Gretchen http://www.arttherapyblog.com/art-therapy-activities/future-self-portrait/#comment-3352 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:39:16 +0000 http://www.arttherapyblog.com/art-therapy-activities/future-self-portrait/#comment-3352 This would be a great activity to use with Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, to help the client imagine how things will be different when their problem is solved and specifically what they will be doing differently, how others will react to them, etc. Rather than just verbally talking about what the future will look like, the client can become involved in creating a visual of the expected change.

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