Therapy for multihandicapped students or emotionally troubled? (For emotionally troubled/addicted youth, I prefer art that incorporates quotations and song lyrics)
furrie bug March 23rd, 2010
7:25 am
Making things out of whatever materials you have, and making those things with artistic values.
mochi.girl March 23rd, 2010
7:25 am
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……….
hokiegirl89 March 23rd, 2010
7:25 am
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)
Therapy for multihandicapped students or emotionally troubled? (For emotionally troubled/addicted youth, I prefer art that incorporates quotations and song lyrics)
Making things out of whatever materials you have, and making those things with artistic values.
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……….
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)