I encourage yoo to read this wonderful article published on the American Psychological Association’s web site and magazine.
Experts:
An autistic teenager learns to communicate with other people by playing the drums as part of a group. A family in therapy makes a drawing together, allowing the therapist to observe their interactions and the finished picture. Members of a breast cancer support group use dance and movement to express their feelings about being ill. A group of abuse survivors write a poem together and then read it aloud.
Each of these is an example of creative arts therapy at work.
Creative arts therapies–sometimes also called expressive therapies–use media like dance, drama, music, poetry and visual arts to help clients express themselves.
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