• How At Therapy may be used to help children
• Brain changes
• Making sense of shapes
• Embodied cognition
• Effectively viewing
• Returning to the science
• Therapeutic paintings
• Art and the NHS
• Changing the world
• Bringing joy into your life
• Art and Science
• Art Therapy Exercises for the Elderly
• Impact of Covid-19 – and the response
• Children creativity and the coronavirus
• Stress art and Covid 19
• Having a positive impact on people

Note: This course does not qualify the recipient to perform any form of therapy or counseling for any other person

Sections included:

• Brain changes and the impact of paintings

• The Art activist section

• Having a positive impact on people

• Children creativity and the coronavirus

• Stress art and Covid 19

• Art Therapy for Children

• 12 art therapy exercises in the sun

• Nature

• Learning and Mind Maps

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Brand new section featuring three artists and digital activism.

This unique course on therapeutic art (paintings) looks at four areas:

• The impact on the brain of viewing art

• Various paintings – some famous, some not – and their impact on you

• Opportunities for you to create art

• Art Therapy and Children

Art therapy can serve various purposes when used with children, providing a unique approach to emotional and psychological support. Examples discussed include:

• Emotional Expression

• Special needs and disabilities

• Grief and loss

• Stress Relief

• Building Self-Esteem

• Cognitive Development

• Social Skills Enhancement

• Trauma Processing

• Behavioural Regulation

• Fostering Empathy

• Encouraging Mindfulness

• Facilitating Communication

We also consider:

• Structuring Sessions

• Themes and Directives

• Open-Ended vs Directive Approaches

• Confidentiality and Ethical Considerations

• Engaging Parents and Siblings in Art Therapy

Why is this course unique?

–   It includes artwork that is nowhere else on the Internet – and this work is then analysed looking in particular at symbolism.

–   A clip from a film in which the Instructor appears is included as part of the course

100+ lectures covering the following:

–   Introduction

–   Brain changes

–   Making sense of shapes

–   Embodied cognition

–   Effectively viewing

–   Returning to the Science

–   Therapeutic paintings – Kadimali

–   Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lilies

–   The twilight of life

–   Venetian glass

–   Sorrow

–   At the Linen Closet

–   Meeting of cultures

–   Appreciation

–   The Agony in the Kitchen

–   Consumerism

–   Actually DIY

–   Art and the NHS

–   Emotions

–   Brexit

–   Changing the world

Art Therapy Workbooks:

• Coping with the 2020s

• Bringing joy

• Art Therapy at Christmas

• Therapeutic Art workbook

• Art therapy and Depression

Who this course is for:

• Teachers – especially in Primary Schools
• Those interested in using Art for Activism
• Art Therapists specialising in helping children
• Parents
• Social workers