Comments on: Does anyone have any suggestions for Art Therapy Directives/Activities for adolescents?? Thanks!?

By: hokiegirl89

hokiegirl89 — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:04:59 +0000

I have worked with families and youth for 18 years. I have coordinated mentoring programs, director of a boys group home and currently work with homeless students. I can give you some suggestions for activities for adolescents, but will have to defer the art therapy part of the question. I have found that having peer groups are great for this age, because their peers are the most important people in their life at this age. I also do a lot of self-esteem building activities. This teaches them to recognize their positive attributes and helps build up their self-confidence. I also think it is never too soon to provide them with money/management and budgeting activities. I have used "play money", had them clip coupons and even went to the grocery store and have them do price comparisons of products. Reading clubs are also a good way to blend education/communication together and they usually learn to be comfortable speaking in front of groups without realizing that is what they are doing. (so often they have a fear of public speaking) Hope this helps, let me know if you need more suggestions for age/gender specific activities. :O)
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By: mochi.girl

mochi.girl — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:30:59 +0000

ask the adolescent to fold a piece of paper into three sections.
then ask them to represent, paint, draw, collage ect three feelings
one feeling they would like to have more of
one feeling they wish would go away and never come back
one feeling that they keep to themselves
then ask them what feeling number one would say to feeling number two and what would feeling number two say to feeling number three…..or in any other order you choose to ask……….
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By: furrie bug

furrie bug — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:04:59 +0000

Making things out of whatever materials you have, and making those things with artistic values.
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By: PsychoPsychoSarah

PsychoPsychoSarah — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:23:59 +0000

Therapy for multihandicapped students or emotionally troubled? (For emotionally troubled/addicted youth, I prefer art that incorporates quotations and song lyrics)
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