"What Is Art Therapy? And How Is It Helping People?"

'...art therapy is a mental health profession, and not arts and crafts.”

 ...Art therapy requires a client, a trained therapist, and the art itself.'

From current easy-to-read article about Art Therapy, focused on the United States, with good examples (including autism, eating disorders and military service members) and visuals.

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-art-therapy-helping-people


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10 Keys to Healing Trauma in the Foster/Adopted Child - article

This one-pager lists the 10 keys to healing trauma in foster children and adopted children. Here is the first key:

1. Trauma creates fear and stress sensitivity in children. Even for a child fostered from birth, their internal systems might already be more sensitive and fearful than that of a child who has been able to remain with his biological parents.

Read the rest at: https://postinstitute.com/blog/2015/04/08/10_keys/