i’ve been thinking a lot about different careers, and i’ve always wanted to work with children. Women and children would be nice, but especially children.
i’ve also always had a creative streak and think it would be wonderful to work that into things by doing some form of art therapy.
BUT!
i have no idea where to start!
What is it called, technically, as a career?
And what courses are required?
What are the starting steps?
Just so i can start looking into it in the colleges/universities here in BC =)

Thank you!

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Parent child group having fun together Spending time doing art together helps build strong bonds between parents and their child, and when there is a strong parent-child bond, children feel safer to go out and explore the world more. This makes children better prepared to learn, get along with others, and increases their self-esteem. The time they spent in the group is important to parent-child bonding in that it increases the number of positive interactions in the relationship as often this is hard with todays stress and very busy parents. . Establishing a strong bond early in life strengthens the relationship between parent and child, and the benefits carry over into adult childrens relationships with their own children (Hembree-Kigin, Bodiford McNeil, and Eyberg 1995) Talent is not a requirement for art therapy group . parents and children may scribble, poke at and cut clay, use gimp, or wind tape to relieve anxiety and allow them to stay in the group and focus on the conversation and relationship. When 1500 school children in a national study were asked what they thought made a happy family, they didn’t list things like money or cars-their number-one answer was doing things together. Children want parents to show interest in their activities, do things with them, and talk with them. (Duncan, 2008) This is what the group is about! having fun whist being together. Benefits of the group When 1500 school children in a national study were asked what they thought made a …

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Cherish Our Children International www.cherishourchildren.org is dedicated to making a difference for the worlds most needy and vulnerable children. Around the world natural disasters, civil strife, war, and genocide have had a devastating impact on millions of children. The very people who face the greatest impact of these events are also the ones that are the most often forgotten. With a need so great, the goal of Cherish Our Children International is to fund, develop, pilot, and replicate local initiatives to serve these children. In 1993, Juli Kamin (now Juli Hall) of Houston, Texas was moved to ease the plight of Romanian orphans abandoned after the fall of the brutal Ceausescu regime. She established Cherish Our Children International (COCI) as a non-profit organization to sponsor and implement model programs that now benefit thousands of children around the world., Cherish Our Children International has been working for children in Romania, Serbia, Kenya, Israel, Mexico and the United States. Because of COCI’s support and initiatives; HIV positive children in Romania receive job training, health education, food and medicine; abandoned children in Serbian orphanages are tutored, allowing them to be mainstreamed in public school classes where they have all received passing grades, some excelling with honors. In Kenya, COCI supports a day care center servicing 70 children from the Kisumu slums, and ten resident children. In Israel, Cherish Our Children supports a …

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I want to find some sort of intership volunteer opportunity in Columbus Ohio where I can work with others (preferably Children) to gain some experience in Art therapy…
Maybe even volunteering in a hospital or church to draw with troubled kids. Any suggestions?

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Expressive therapy helps children with life-limiting illnesses and their families express and cope with experiences, thoughts and emotions. Using various therapeutic activities including art, music, play, writing and storytelling, the expressive therapy program: • Determines the child’s emotional, social and psychological functioning • Uncovers feelings or conflicts that the child or sibling is having difficulty verbalizing • Provides an appropriate outlet for expressing feelings • Develops a supportive, trusting and therapeutic relationship • Uses imagery as an aid in healing • Assesses and explores death awareness • Assists the bereaved family work through the painful process of healing • Allows the patient and family to gain some relief from physical or emotional stress BJC Hospice is member of the BJC Home Care Services family and a service of BJC HealthCare. Wings is a service mark of BJC HealthCare. www.bjchospice.org 888.BJC.HOME

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