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Something to Draw On

Activities and Interventions using an Art Therapy Approach
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Arising from concerns about children who are underachieving or presenting behavioural difficulties, this book outlines a number of useful approaches for teachers and others to use with individuals, small groups and classes.The book adapts and interprets an art therapy approach which can be used by non-art therapists as well as those practising in the field. Its approach is designed to be used in a variety of settings, such as in schools, special needs education, counselling, speech therapy and youth work. The applications are suitable for addressing a wide range of concerns, such as:bullying and harassmentbreaking negative cycles of behaviour in groupscommunication skillssocial skillspromoting self-esteempastoral carethe specific needs of individuals.The approach has been trialled in school setting.
What is an art therapy approach? Part 1 Setting up activities and intervention: uses; grouping; other considerations; monitoring outcomes and reviewing aims; introducing the session; the approach; choice of materials. Part 2 Activities using an art therapy approach; introduction; feelings - mood pictures, feelings, happy box, trunk of thingsthat upset me, images of contrasting feelings; self - autobiography, past/present/future, Star Trek, safe places, me ideas, patchwork quilt, inside/outside portraits, I am..., what I like about me; bullying/harassment/conflict - our rights, why do people bully? role play in art, feeling good and confident, proud of myself, make it better, what happened, friendship, overcoming, feel like/can do; body image; what the papers say; map of myself; body pictures; group building - describe and draw, beautiful garden, fruit salad, follow the leader, consequences. Part 3 The art therapy approach in action. Examples 1-11.
Something to Draw On could be used as dip-into book for any professional carer
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