Playful Expressions Art Therapy

05/08/2018

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/03/22/whether-its-art-and-music-therapy-art-and-music-therapy-calms-traumatized-teens/446622002/

Music and art are increasingly being used as tools for therapy for high school students who have faced trauma – from sexual abuse to homelessness.

04/07/2018

Seven percent of the Canadian population is diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder, but one in four paramedics is stricken with the condition.

04/04/2018

03/18/2018

How inviting is this photo? Wish I was a kid again! Find a step-by-step guide on how to set up and decorate these IKEA dollhouses with a group.
https://www.artbarblog.com/dollhouse-camp-part-one/

03/16/2018

Many training programmes for psychotherapists and counsellors include a mandatory personal therapy component – as well as learning about psychotherapeutic theories and techniques, and practising being a therapist, the trainee must also spend time in therapy themselves, in the role of a client.

03/05/2018

03/02/2018

Self-harm is not a mental health disorder. Self-harming is a problem in emotional regulation. Some children, teens and adults turn to self-harm because their ‘emotional regulation system’ isn’t sufficient to turn down the unbearable volume of their pain.