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Dec 9, 20202 min read
Sewing / Story Cloths for Adolescents with Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
Media Process: Sewing / Story Cloths Population: Adolescents Disorder: Trauma-and Stressor-Related Disorders For this process, I decided...
Dec 9, 20203 min read
Crochet/Knitting for Older Adults with Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
Media Process: Crochet/Knitting Population: Older Adults Disorder: Substance-Related and Addictive disorders For this process I first...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Clay for Children with Anxiety Disorders
Media Process: Clay Population: Children Disorder: Anxiety Disorders I am pretty comfortable working with clay, as it is something that I...
Dec 9, 20203 min read
Paper-making for Adults with Depressive Disorders
Media Process: Paper-making Population: Adults Disorder: Depressive Disorders I was thoroughly excited to engage in the process of...
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
Finger/Hand Knitting
Media Process: Finger knitting Population: Children Disorder: Conduct/behavioral issues The first time I used this process was in...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Clay Making
Media Process: Clay making Population: Adults Disorder: Substance related/ Addiction disorder The topic of accessibility since March has...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Paper making for adolescents with trauma or stressor related disorders
Listening to Drew Matott’s story of how the Peace Paper Project was developed over time and eventually partnered with art therapists to...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Clay with Children Anxiety Disorders
For this process I was greatly inspired by the reading Being in Touch: Healing Developmental and Attachment Trauma at the Clay Field. But...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Paper Making with Adolescents with Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders
I approached this assignment with trepidation--I have made paper before in various fiber arts classes without enjoying the experience. I...
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
The Threads of a Story
Sewing for an older adult with medical trauma · Can work with many participants- into a quilt, or round-robin · Rhythmic, meditative,...
Dec 9, 20203 min read
Hand-knitting for older adults with somatic symptom disorder
I always loved the cozy warmth of wearing scarves, the elegant way they frame the face and add some colorful flare, helping to complete a...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
When we change what came before: Altered books for grief and bereavement
Media: Altered Books Population: Adolescents Condition: Grief and bereavement When beginning the exercise, I did not know what I should...
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...
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Both sides of the body, both sides of the brain: Older adults and therapeutic knitting
I used knitting to explore two-handed processes that engage bilateral body and brain function. Yarn is a medium that I used extensively...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
The clay body, trauma, and rehabilitation
Media: Clay and Ceramics Population: Adults to Older Adults Condition: Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders This time, I began with a...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Tear apart to rebuild: Papermaking with people experiencing gender dysphoria
My approach to papermaking was to tear up junk mail and scrap paper from projects that no longer felt helpful. I added tiny squares of...
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,...
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