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Dec 9, 20202 min read
Digital art for children with neurodevelopmental disorders
Working creatively with digital media has so much potential, offers endless variety and can be a great asset to art therapists working...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Found Object Art for Adults with Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders
Media Process: Found Object Population: Adults Disorder: Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders A theme that I have noticed...
Dec 9, 20203 min read
Found objects for older adults with anxiety
Found objects have been some of my favorite materials to experiment with. Found objects allow for ultimate versatility in application,...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Found Objects
Media Process: Found object collage Population: Older adults Disorder: Dementia Dementia in older adults can present itself in a variety...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Paper Making
Media Process: Papermaking Population: Adolescents Disorder: PTSD This paper making process was, out of all the processes we did over the...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Tear and Release
Hot glue and paper for an adult with hoarding disorder, compulsive spectrum · Heat · Smell of warming glue · Ripping tearing of paper ·...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Zines: DIY Together
Zines for Adolescents with Anxiety · Sometimes a solo activity, but with the intention to share- the expression of ideas is an important...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Found Object Art: A Bridge Between
Found objects with an autistic* child · Temporary, changeable · Nature-mindfulness walk · Tray, container, diorama · Grounding to bring...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Cultivating Changes with El Duende process
Mini El Duende for older adults with substance use disorder · Each step a different material or technique? · Tape painting as a mask;...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
I've zine the future and it's collaborative: Zines to address depression and connect with others
Media: Zines Population: Adolescents/Adults Condition: Depression symptoms Our assignment for this week was to create a single page for a...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Found objects and how we take them with us (or not)
Media: Found Objects Population: Children Condition: Separation anxiety Cell phone photography is, fortunately, so accessible and at our...
Dec 9, 20203 min read
A chance to start again, even if you don't want to yet: Process paintings
Media: Mini El-Duende/ El Duende process painting Population: Adolescents Condition: Disruptive, Impulse-Control and Conduct Disorders...
Dec 9, 20203 min read
Sitting with Knitting (and emotions)
Knitting or crochet for adolescents with disordered eating · Portable · Way to be productive while doing something else- waiting,...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Found Objects+neurodevelopmental disorders+older adults
Anytime I think of found objects artwork, I think of a friend saying, “Trash Art,” and I absolutely love that. That saying one person’s...
Dec 8, 20202 min read
El Duende with adults with substance use and addiction disorders
Media: Mini El Duende Population: Adults with substance use and addiction disorders The process of the miniature El Duende still confuses...
Dec 8, 20202 min read
Found Objects-Week 6
Journal 6 Found Objects Population: Children Diagnosis: OCD and Anxiety Disorders I struggled with creating a sculpture from found...
Dec 8, 20202 min read
Affective Qualities of Process Painting: Bipolar and Related Dx
Fluid materials are known to inherently stimulate affective expressive responses. El Duende is a form of process painting that is known...
Dec 7, 20202 min read
#6 Found Objects with Children and Trauma
Reflective Writing #6: Found Objects Population: Child Disorder: Reactive Attachment Disorder (Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders)...
Dec 7, 20202 min read
#4 Sewing with Adults and Depression
Reflective Writing #4: Sewing, Aprellas, Story Cloth, Embroidery Population: Adult Disorder: Major Depressive Disorder While working on...
Dec 7, 20202 min read
#3 Knitting/Crochet with Children and Intermittent Explosive Disorder
Reflective Writing #3: Knitting or Crochet Population: Child Disorder: Intermittent Explosive Disorder (Disruptive, Impulse-Control and...
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