expressive art therapy
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Expressive Art Therapy
An Alternative Option for Child Therapy
Overview
• Definition
• Art, music, and play focus
• Findings
• Recommendations
What is Expressive Art Therapy?
• Umbrella term that includes all forms of self-expression
• Psychotherapy, rehabilitation, counseling, or healthcare
• Both verbal and nonverbal
Art Therapy
• Creative process and responses
• Benefits
– Self-awareness
– Social skills
– Behavior Management
Music Therapy
• Methods
– Improvisation
– Recreation
• Benefits– Social behavior
– Cognitive skills
– Playfulness
Play Therapy
• Play as expressive art therapy
• Therapeutic and diagnostic tool
• Benefits – Social interaction
– Positive behavioral change
Findings
• Similar objectives and outcomes
– Mediates communication
– Improvement of social skills
– Improvement of interpersonal skills
• Autism
Recommendations
• Case studies and Autism
• Research with larger samples
• Research established programs
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