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Art therapy in children: 3 books to learn about it

Art therapy is an aid intervention and can concern various environments: therapeutic, educational, rehabilitative or preventive. Let’s see together

It is an activity that can bring a psycho-physical wellbeing and a total emotional balance. This is thanks to the artistic expression free from all preconceptions.

Password: creativity | Art therapy in children: 3 books to learn about it

The creativity it is innate in human beings, in children in particular, perhaps because they are less muffled by the world around them. Thanks to it they are able to express emotions, thoughts.

Up to a certain age it is natural to explore reality by creating, playing, drawing or painting. It is not difficult to encourage a child to do so, however to value and analyze the introspective aspect of creation one must be established space it’s a weather well adequate.

Unfortunately, however, freedom of expression is very limited nowadays, even at school. The proposed activities are guided, aimed at certain purposes which, for the most part, are chores for the holidays or evaluation. Creativity has been set aside.

Art therapy | Art therapy in children: 3 books to learn about it

With art therapy the child is free to do, on the contrary. He has the green light to explore the place where he is, the objects present, the materials proposed.

Thus he conceives something new, true, innate. The child feels understood, not devalued. Learn about failure and get what’s good out of it, thus learning a non stop at difficulties.

In a group, then, learn ad accept the other, to respect his times, his work, his creativity. Develop the sense of self, of what he can do and of those around him.

For who?

Although it is particularly recommended for children with behavioral or language problems, trauma, disorders and / or syndromes, such as that of down, art therapy is for all. It allows anyone who starts practicing it to express themselves freely, representing the inner world, an unconscious malaise or a hidden problem.

3 books

Doing and thinking about art therapy. Methods of conducting experiential laboratories:

Describes and discusses the main strategies for conducting art therapy workshops.

Art therapy. A guide to symbolic work for the expression and processing of the internal world:

It deals with the fundamental tools to understand, through real examples, the symbolic meaning hidden in art therapy.

The art therapy:

It explains how to defuse the patterns through drawing or sculpture, illustrating the applications of art therapy to children and other figures in need of the therapy itself.

Published by
Arcangelo Padricelli

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