Have
you thought of taking up art therapy classes to understand yourself better so
you could enrich yourself?
Art
therapy is not just one of the effective tools in treating psychological
disorders but also beneficial to anyone. Due to its expressive form, art can
help us to communicate, manage stress, and explore different aspects of our
personalities.
So, what
is art therapy in professional term?
- 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. - American Art Therapy Association
- A form of psychotherapy that uses art media as
its primary mode of communication. - British Association of Art Therapists.
Let’s take a look into the origin of art therapy.
Did
you know that the arts have been used as a way to express, communicate, and
heal since thousands of years ago?
According
to doctors, people with mental illnesses frequently use drawings and other art
forms to express themselves, thus encouraging many people to explore the use of
art as a healing strategy.
Art
therapy was introduced in the 1940s. Many said that the founder of art therapy
is Margaret Naumburg, an educator and therapist. According to Naumburg, it is
very important to uncover the unconscious, thus art comes into its role as a
way to manifest unconscious imagery.
Let
us enrich ourselves for the children
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reading on similar topics:
- Art Therapy, for Enriched Life (2) Coming soon
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