Many of us spend our lives in our proverbial bubbles, maybe even reading about how art therapy can help veterans with PTSD every now and then. However, we rarely take the time to remember those who have fallen and consider the many sacrifices all the men, women and their families have made – and continue […]
Autism and Music Therapy
According to the CDC, 1 in 110 children have some form of autism. While symptoms vary from case to case, there are two essential characteristics of the disorder: the subject experiences 1) a deficit in “social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts,” and 2) “restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviors, interests, and activities.” Since autism is a spectrum disorder, there are […]
GE Healthcare App Taps Art and Music Therapy to Help People With Neurological Disorders
The beauty of art is in the eye of the beholder. Art stimulates the brain to see familiar images. Two people can look at the same piece of art; one will see familiar faces while the other sees animals. Art has the ability to trick our minds into interpreting the meaning. Music, on the other […]
Art Therapy Activity: What’s on Your Plate?
December 1st was Rosa Parks Day. What Ms. Parks did by refusing to give up her seat on that infamous bus was a brave and self-affirming act. She said, “NO” and change was ignited. There are many reasons for saying,”no” and while not all of them are as momentous as what Rosa Parks did, I […]
How Art Therapy Helps People with Dementia and Alzheimer’s
Art therapy can be a useful and fulfilling activity to help those who suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. It can increase the quality of life for those suffering and become a way of expression, even after other types of communication start to fail. USA Today talks about some of the benefits of using arts therapy with […]
A “Creepy” Art Therapy Activity for Halloween
It’s that time of year again, when the air and leaves are crisp. It’s a colorful time for many and winter is fast-approaching. Halloween is almost here which means Thanksgiving and Christmas will be here before you know it! This Halloween let’s try a festive art activity. But first a little refresher on the history of […]
Art Therapy Activity: Love Your Body Day Poster
Love Your Body Day is October 14. This important event was started by the National Organization of Women because in their words: “Every day, in so many ways, the beauty industry (and the media in general) tell women and girls that being admired, envied and desired based on their looks is a primary function of […]
Art Therapy, Trafficking and Slavery: Utilizing the Arts to Help Heal Trauma
Slavery survivors are working with members of the United States Senate to end human slavery and trafficking. The survivors want senate members to regulate the foreign labors recruitment process. Besides that, they are also stressing the need for art therapy and other rehabilitative services. The Human Rights Watch and Save the Children are two organizations […]
Expressive Arts Activity: Developing A New Frame of Mind
For this month’s Therapeutic Tidbit I’d like to focus on the importance of breaking the silence and talking about what is going on. Sometimes this entails a re-framing of our frame of mind…here’s what I mean. The news of Robin William’s death in mid-August seemed to impact an enormous amount of people. It was shocking, […]
Art as Therapy by Alain de Botton and John Armstrong
Overview of “Art as Therapy” by Alain de Botton Art as Therapy, by Alain de Botton and John Armstrong, invites readers to look at masterpieces of art in a new way. Rather than seeing them as simply objects of beauty to be admired, they can also be seen as having therapeutic potential. The book contains […]
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