Your Voice: Arts Edition - When Words Fail, Art Heals

Thursday, 17 November 2011

The International Art Therapy Organization says art therapy encourages self-expression, self-discovery and emotional growth. It’s been used in the treatment of mental illness for almost 100 years.  As a form of psychotherapy, art therapy often involves both the creation of art and the discovery of its meaning.  It can be used to visualize the emotions one cannot talk about. We’ll meet three Florida art therapists to learn how the creative process itself becomes the therapy.

Miami Art Therapy - To Watch the Video, Click on "School Art Therapy and Drop-Out Prevention"

GUESTS:
Dr. Patricia Isis, Ph.D.  Board certified registered art therapist, Licensed Mental Health Counselor Miami
Susan Joy Smellie  Naples Art Therapist and Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Poppy Spencer  Registered Art Therapist and Alzheimer’s Coach in Sarasota