Therapeutic Art Directives and Resources: Activities and Initiatives for Individuals and Groups

Therapeutic Art Directives and Resources: Activities and Initiatives for Individuals and Groups......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgements and thanks......Page 9
Introduction......Page 12
Part I: Organization......Page 16
Art-Making Supplies......Page 18
Therapist’s Sessional Report Form......Page 21
Arts Therapies Release Form......Page 22
Starting Arts Therapies Form......Page 24
Ending Arts Therapies Form......Page 26
2 Considerations for Clients......Page 30
Associations Handout......Page 32
Options for Association-Making Handout......Page 33
Patient’s Sessional Report Handout......Page 35
Welcome to the Arts Therapies Handout......Page 37
Part II: Initiatives......Page 42
Letter Selection......Page 44
Puppets......Page 45
Choosing a Colour......Page 46
Conducting Music (with Percussion Instruments)......Page 47
Bag of Balls......Page 48
Heart Balls......Page 49
Forming Sentences from Word Blocks......Page 50
Drawing Cards......Page 51
Movement Mirroring......Page 52
4 Allowing for Spontaneity......Page 54
Scribbling......Page 55
Clay......Page 56
Inside Me, Outside Me......Page 58
Mother’s/Someone’s Significant Day Tribute......Page 59
Jigsaws......Page 60
‘I Hope, I Dream, I Wish, I Want’ Collage......Page 61
Boxes: Self/Secret......Page 62
Self-Care/Feelings/Happy Collages......Page 63
Watercolour: Wet on Wet and Dry on Dry......Page 64
Postcard to Someone (Outside the Hospital, if Hospitalized)......Page 65
A ‘Get Well’ Card to Receive......Page 66
Luggage Labels: What Baggage Do You Carry?......Page 67
Pictorial Stickers......Page 68
A Graffiti Wall......Page 70
A House......Page 71
An Island......Page 72
A Wish Box......Page 73
Clay and Mantra......Page 76
Collage and Poem......Page 77
A Safe Place for a Stone......Page 78
Shapes and Poems......Page 79
Model Magic ™ : What Are You, How Do You Feel, What Can You Do?......Page 80
8 With Poetry-Writing......Page 82
‘Acrostic Starters’......Page 83
 ‘List-Making Themes’......Page 84
‘Colour Selections’......Page 85
‘Something/Someone Significant Ideas’......Page 86
‘The Cinquaine-Like Way’......Page 87
Journalling......Page 90
Creative Journalling......Page 91
10 Starting a Creative Journal......Page 94
Starting a Creative Journal: Techniques for Journalling with Art and Writing Handout......Page 95
Starting a Creative Journal: Elaborations on Suggestions from Techniques for Journalling with Art and Writing Handout......Page 97
A Creative Journalling Kit......Page 98
Part III: Practice......Page 102
11 Realities for Today’s Art Therapists......Page 104
Going From Existing Directives......Page 108
Directives Specific to the Population with Which You Are Working......Page 110
Incorporating Your Special Interests and Personal Talents in Your Directives......Page 111
Conclusion......Page 114
Bibliography......Page 116