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		<title>Advent(ure) Calendars &#8211; An Expressive Arts Activity for the New Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following art therapy exercise is by contributing guest author Dr. Deah Schwartz. Every month, Dr. Schwartz shares an art therapy exercise to facilitate exploration, increased awareness and healing in the areas of body dissatisfaction and disordered eating. Some of these directives may need to be facilitated over more than one session, or modified for [...]
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		<title>December Art Therapy Activity &#8211; Permission Slips</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following art therapy exercise is by contributing guest author Dr. Deah Schwartz. If you like this activity, stay tuned for more art therapy exercises from Dr. Schwartz in the future as she explores ways to help people with body image issues through her own variety of eating disorder therapy. Permission Slips Art Therapy Directive [...]
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		<title>A Thanksgiving Art Therapy Exercise For Groups or Individuals: Thank You Cards</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following art therapy exercise is by contributing guest author Dr. Deah Schwartz. If you like this activity, stay tuned for more art therapy exercises from Dr. Schwartz in the future as she explores ways to help people with body image and eating disorder issues. &#8220;Thank You Card&#8221; Art Therapy Exercise Materials: Card stock paper, [...]
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		<title>A &#8220;Creepy&#8221; Art Therapy Activity for Halloween</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Halloween art by Megan Stringfellow. It&#8217;s that time of year when the air and leaves are crisp. It&#8217;s a colorful time for most and winter is fast-approaching. Halloween is almost here which means Thanksgiving and Christmas will be here before you know it! This Halloween we&#8217;re going to try a more festive activity. But first a [...]
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		<title>Expressive Art Therapy Technique: Body Tracing With Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following art therapy technique is by our newest guest author Dr. Deah Schwartz. Please welcome Dr. Schwartz to the Art Therapy Team! If you like this activity, stay tuned for more art therapy techniques from Dr. Schwartz in the future as she explores ways to help people with body image and eating disorder issues. [...]
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		<title>Transformational Self Portrait Art Therapy Activity</title>
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