BJC Hospice Expressive Therapy for Children (A Path To Healing)

July 06th, 2010 | Category: child art therapy



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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An Interview with Art Therapist: Rebecca Miller

June 28th, 2010 | Category: child art therapy



This film was made at the 2008 AATA conference in Cleveland, OH This video shows an interview with Rebecca Miller, a working artist and art therapist in NYC. Rebecca explains the theoretical underpinnings of the Trauma Recovery Center where she works and how art therapy aids in psychological rehabilitation. filmed/edited by Amanda Alders: amandaalders@yahoo.com

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BJC Hospice Expressive Therapy For Children (Art and Soul)

May 25th, 2010 | Category: child art therapy



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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The Art Therapy Connection

May 19th, 2010 | Category: child art therapy



short documentary on a non-profit organization. for more information visit: www.arttherapyconnection.org

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Art Therapy: How to Change the World to a Happy Place with Bright Colorful Crayons and Love

May 09th, 2010 | Category: child art therapy

BabyZ lost her dog Katie and was sad. She asked her dad where would her dog go. DaddooX told her that Katie is going to a beautiful happy place, and suggested they draw it together. So they did. With lots of pretty crayons and smiles. And BabyZ was happy again, and felt better knowing her dog was somewhere colorful and fun. DaddooX taught her that when we’re sad we can visualize what we want in our hearts and where we want to be in our lives, and put ourselves back on the path to our happiness and our dreams.

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