It’s important to define art therapy and distinguish this healing modality as its own profession from what it’s not. Creating or engaging in art may be described by some as "feel-good art and crafts," ...
ABDUL JABBAR was nine years old when he was given some coloured pencils and asked to draw scenes from his life in Darfur. Like hundreds of thousands of others he had been driven from his village in a ...
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The scratching of crayons on paper fills the air as the children at Lazare camp in war-ravaged Central African Republic draw scenes from daily life. Children at the Lazare camp in Central African ...
Remember when, as kids, we lost track of time with colours or eagerly awaited art class? Experts say visual art serves as therapy for people of all ages, and introducing it early helps children ...
A study published in Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry evaluated the effectiveness of ...
Art therapy is more than simply filling in a coloring book. Cherokee Nation’s Indian Child Welfare department is expanding its art therapy endeavor for tribal foster children over the next year thanks ...
Kim Landers recalled finding her future in a fourth grade assignment and a scrap of burlap. "I embroidered a tin can with a pin coming out and it said 'teacher' at the top," she said. "And I knew back ...
Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...
Whether it’s joy or anger, we’re wired to catch and spread emotions. Here's how to inoculate ourselves against negative ones. "Frankenstein Got Beat Up," © 2013 ...