{"id":5413,"date":"2012-02-28T10:43:11","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T15:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ccpa.scottbuckingham.ca\/blog\/?p=1846"},"modified":"2015-07-03T16:01:31","modified_gmt":"2015-07-03T20:01:31","slug":"psychological-benefits-of-art-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ccpa-accp.ca\/fr\/psychological-benefits-of-art-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychological Benefits of Art Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u201cBeholding beauty with the eye of the mind, he will be enabled to bring forth, not images of beauty, but realities…\u201d ~ Plato<\/p>\n

As parents, when our child falls ill, or\u00a0 is prone to a disorder or a discomfort; we are diligent to seek for remedies and constructive answers to aide in that time of discomfort.\u00a0\u00a0 As a parent, I can reassure you that I will do everything in my power to gain the best care for my child\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n

Whether we are searching for answers for the physical or the psychological; as parents we yearn for positively constructive remedies to solve our child\u2019s discomforts.<\/p>\n

Art therapy is one of many modalities that is capable of helping guide your child to health and happiness. Art therapy is an expressive language of the conscious and the unconscious minds.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The pursuit of art can be accomplished through various mediums including:\u00a0 sculpting, drawing, mosaics, painting, clay making, music and variety of art modalities.\u00a0 Art therapy is instrumental in assessing and treating a variety of psychological, as well as, physically disorders.<\/p>\n

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\u201cArt therapy is used with children, adolescents, adults, older adults, groups, families, veterans, and people with chronic health issues to assess and treat the following: anxiety, depression, and other mental and emotional problems; substance abuse and addictions; family and relationship issues; abuse and domestic violence; social and emotional difficulties related to disability and illness; trauma and loss; physical, cognitive, and neurological problems; and psychosocial difficulties related to medical illness.\u201d (American Art Therapy Association, 2012, Online)<\/p>\n

Art therapy is not the be-all and end-all<\/em> for all mental health challenges.\u00a0 Neither is art therapy an instrument that is capable of spontaneously curing, healing, correcting, restoring, or resolving <\/em>an individual\u2019s mental health needs; rather it is similar to a majority of psychotherapy modalities, it is an instrument that can help guide and promote psychological health and wellbeing.\u00a0 Therapy in general is something that takes time, patience, and perseverance. The length of therapy really depends upon a patient\u2019s\/client\u2019s needs, desires, intellectual understand, and the extent with which an individual is either placed or seeking out therapeutic care .
\nTHE BENEFITS OF THERAPY ON THE LIFE OF A CHILD<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cArt washes from the soul the dust of everyday life.\u201d ~ Pablo Picasso<\/p>\n

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\u27a1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Therapy is capable of promoting self-expression, feelings, and emotions.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It has an ability to facilitate positive perspectives on one\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is capable of promoting a sense of personal independence, self-reliance, and self-sufficiency.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Therapy has an ability to help a child work through difficult experiences.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It allows a child to verbally and nonverbally communicate emotions that might otherwise be abandoned or sealed from society.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Therapy instills constructive techniques to self-manage.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It can increase one\u2019s awareness and orientation (i.e. persons, places, dates, and times)<\/p>\n

\u27a1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is capable of facilitating and developing strategies for hand-eye coordination, fine and gross motor skills, and finger dexterity and speed.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It encourages the development of healthy coping strategies.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Therapy can facilitate insight, empathy, and acceptance of other\u2019s life challenges.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is capable of promoting problem-solving skills.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Art therapy is capable of exploring, managing, and providing insight into traumatic experiences.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A child receiving therapy is encouraged to develop interpersonal skills<\/p>\n

\u27a1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Therapy empowers and gives a voice to those receiving therapy.<\/p>\n

\u27a1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is capable of helping a child increase their attention-span, while decreasing any festering frustrations.<\/p>\n

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\u201cArt therapy is a mental health profession that uses the creative process of art making to improve and enhance the physical, mental and emotional well-being of individuals of all ages.\u201d<\/p>\n

(American Art Therapy Association, 2012, Online)<\/p>\n

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WHAT EVIDENCE SUPPORTS ART THERAPY?<\/strong>
\n\u201cNumerous case studies have reported that art therapy benefits patients with both emotional and physical illnesses. Case studies have involved many areas, including burn recovery in adolescents and young children, eating disorders, emotional impairment in young children, reading performance, childhood grief, and sexual abuse in adolescents. Studies of adults using art therapy have included adults or families in bereavement, patients and family members dealing with addictions, and patients who have undergone bone marrow transplants, among others. Some of the potential uses of art therapy to be researched include reducing anxiety levels, improving recovery times, decreasing hospital stays, improving communication and social function, and pain control.\u201d (American Cancer Society, 2012, Online)<\/p>\n

Research has shown that art therapy has been used quite successfully to help children learn to effectively communicate, have improved concentration, improved behaviors and develop closer relationships.\u00a0 It has shown to improve moods, promote relaxation, and decrease disruptive behaviors and attitudes.\u00a0 \u201cRandomised controlled trial research shows that art therapy helped improve coping strategies.\u201d (Penny Brohn Cancer Care, 2011, Online)<\/p>\n

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ART THERAPY<\/strong>
\nA child may thrive on the ability to have a free-flow<\/em> of verbal and nonverbal expressions. A child\u2019s empowerment occurs when they are capable of expressing their troubles, concerns, and challenges in a nonthreatening, non-hostile, and noninvasive therapeutic session. When a child is empowered they are given a torch of emotional freedom.\u00a0 While talk therapy offers an avenue for verbal communication; Art therapy is capable of simultaneously looking at verbal and nonverbal spectrums on of life.<\/p>\n

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REFERENCES <\/strong>
\nAmerican Art Therapy Association (2009) Who is helped by art therapy<\/em>. Retrieved February 26, 2012, from http:\/\/www.americanarttherapyassociation.org\/upload\/whoarearttherapists2009.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

American Cancer Society (2012) Find support & treatment, The most reliable cancer treatment information: Art therapy.<\/em> Retrieved February 26, 2012, from http:\/\/www.cancer.org\/Treatment\/TreatmentsandSideEffectsComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine\/MindBodyandSpirit\/art-therapy<\/a><\/p>\n

Mullin, J., Grandin, T. (2012) Drawing autism.<\/em> New York: Mark Batty Publisher<\/p>\n

Penny Brohn Cancer Care (2011) Art therapy.<\/em> Retrieved February 25, 2012, from http:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/ipgmedia\/national\/Penny%20Brohn%20Cancer%20Care\/Assets\/Arttherapy(PBCC).pdf<\/a>
\nADDITIONAL RESOURCES<\/strong>
\nBraman, O. R. (1997) The oppositional child<\/em>. Indiana: Kidsrights<\/p>\n

Bloch, D. (1993) Positive self-talk for children, Teaching self-esteem through affirmations, A guide for parents, teachers, and counselors.<\/em> New York:\u00a0 Bantam Books<\/p>\n

Deaver, S., & McAuliffe, G. (2009). Reflective visual journaling during art therapy and counseling internships: A qualitative study. Reflective Practice<\/em>, 10(5), 615-632.<\/p>\n

Gussak, D. (2006) Effects of art therapy with prison inmates: A follow-up study. The Arts in Psychotherapy<\/em>, 33(3), 188-198<\/p>\n

Ponteri, A., K. (2001). The effect of group art therapy on depressed mothers and their children. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, <\/em>18(3), 148- 157.<\/p>\n

Smeijsters, H., & Cleven, G. (2006). The treatment of aggression using arts therapies in forensic psychiatry: Results of a qualitative inquiry. The Arts in Psychotherapy<\/em>, 33(1), 37-58<\/p>\n

Walsh, S. M., Martin, S. C., Schmidt, L. A. (2004) Testing the efficacy of a creative-arts intervention with family caregivers of patients with cancer. Journal of Nursing Scholarship.<\/em> 36: 214-219.<\/p>\n

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