1.
Art Therapy
"Art is not what you see, but what
you make others see.” -Edgar
Degas
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2.
Art 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.”
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3.
Benefits of Art Therapy
 Self-Healing
 Personal Fulfillment
 Empowerment
 Relaxation and
Stress Relief
 Symptom Relief
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4.
Who Can Benefit?
 Eating Disorders
 Cancer
 Disabilities
 Chronic Illness
 Family/Relationship
Problems
 Abuse and Domestic
Violence
 Sexual Abuse (in
Children and Teens)
 Depression and
Other Mental
Disorders
 Substance Abuse
and Addictions
 Trauma and Loss

5.
PA Schools Offering Art Therapy
Programs:
 Drexel University
 Marywood University
 Seton Hall University
http://www.americanarttherapyassociation.org/aata
-educational-programs.html
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6.
Art Therapy with Grieving Teens
 Growing Through Loss Program
 88% of incarcerated adolescent girls showed
reduced levels of depression; 87.5 percent of
adolescent boys showed reduction
 Teens create memorial wreath
– Loss is permanent and real part of client’s
life
 Memory Book
– Provide opportunities for artistic, creative
expression of pain

7.
Bibliography
 American art therapy association. (n.d.). Retrieved
from http://www.arttherapy.org/aata-aboutus.html
 Elinor Ulman. “Art therapy: Problems of definition.”
American Journal of Art Therapy 40.1 (2001): 16-
26. ProQuest Education Journals, ProQuest. Web. 28
Apr. 2010.
 Hanser, S.B., & Thompson, L.W. (1994). Effects of a
music therapy strategy on depressed older
adults. Journal of Gerontology:
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 49(6), 265-269.
 Kim, J., T. Wigram, and C. Gold. "The Effects of
Improvisational Music Therapy on Joint Attention
Behaviors in Autistic Children: A Randomized
Controlled Study." Journal of Autism and
Developmental Disorders 38.9 (2008): 1758-
1766. ProQuest Education Journals, ProQuest. Web.
27 Apr. 2010.

8.
Bibliography
 Music quotes. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://thinkexist.com/quotations/music/
 Music therapy makes a difference. (n.d.). Retrieved
from http://www.musictherapy.org/
 Paulette Walker, and Michelle Shaffer. "Reducing
Depression among Adolescents Dealing with Grief
and Loss: A Program Evaluation Report. " Health &
Social Work 32.1 (2007): 67-68. ProQuest Education
Journals, ProQuest. Web. 28 Apr. 2010.
 Quotes about art. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/qu
 Walworth, D., D. Register, and J. Engel. "Using the
SCERTS Model Assessment Tool to Identify Music
Therapy Goals for Clients with Autism Spectrum
Disorder." Journal of Music Therapy
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