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Therapeutic Art Directives and Resources:: Activities and Initiatives

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This text constitutes directives for sessions with groups or individual patients. It should be beneficial in situations where patients are reluctant to express themselves spontaneously, Makin explaining why these directives can offer creative freedom and are not restricting. Suggestions are given for the suitability of different art media for each directive. Commentaries by Cathie Malchiodi highlight for which patients and at which stage of treatment each directive is most appropriate, and any risks which the therapist should be aware of when dealing with specificgroups of patients.
Part 1 Getting organized: art-making supplies; patients' records; therapists' records. Part 2 Taking direction: for warm-ups and closings; allowing for spontaneity; for individuals; for groups; intermodally; with poetry-writing; about journalism; focusing on a creative journal; starting on a creative journal; a creative journalling kit. Part 3 Going it alone: emphasizing the therapist's own spontaneity; creating your own art therapy directives.
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