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Talking with Clay
Clay for a child with selective mutism · Clay touches you back- haptic sensation (Elbrecht and Antcliff, 2015) · Cold at first warms to...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Knitting: Older Adults w/ Neurocognitive Disorders
Media: Knitting/Crochet Population: Older Adults Disorder: Neurocognitive Disorders Reflection: This week, I engaged in finger knitting...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Papermaking and Tangible Change
Papermaking for Adults with depression · Tearing when dry, easy to tear when thin, becomes harder with more layers. · Fine motor skills,...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Clay: Adolescents with OCD
Media: Clay Population: Adolescent Disorder: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Reflection: During this weeks’ media exploration, I created a...
Dec 9, 20202 min read
Clay for adolescents with eating disorders
My recent experiences working with clay have been a part of a tumultuous journey of professional growth. My internship, unfortunately...
Dec 9, 20203 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 9, 20202 min read
El Duende + Feeding and Eating Disorders+ Adolescents
A mini El Duende was difficult for me to process to understand because I felt it removed time to reflect, add, or change the artwork...
Dec 8, 20202 min read
Papermaking + Trauma & Stressor Related Disorders+ Adults
The first experiential of the quarter and I was excited to make paper with items found in my home. I had taken a papermaking course...
Dec 8, 20202 min read
Printmaking with children with neurodevelopmental disorders
Media: Printmaking Population: Children with neurodevelopmental disorders I had a small piece of scrap linoleum that I cut into simple...
Dec 8, 20202 min read
Clay with children with trauma and stressor-related disorders
Media: Clay Population: Children with trauma and stressor-related disorders I was quite excited to try the lint clay because I love...
Dec 8, 20202 min read
Papermaking with children with EBD
Media: Papermaking Population: Children with emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD) I chose this population because children with EBD...
Dec 8, 20202 min read
Clay-Week 2
Journal 2 Material: Clay Population: Children Diagnosis: Impulse Control and Conduct Disorders When working with clay I immediately knew...
Dec 8, 20202 min read
Papermaking-Week 1
Journal 1 Material: Paper-making Population: Adults Diagnosis: Substance Use Disorder The process of making paper has always been...
Dec 8, 20203 min read
Clay Manipulation & Older Adults
One of my favorite art therapy publications is Deborah Elkis-Abuhoff and Morgan Gaydos’s work using clay manipulation with Parkinson’s...
Dec 8, 20202 min read
#2 Clay with Adolescents and Dissociative Disorders
Reflective Writing #2: Clay Population: Adolescents Disorder: Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder (Dissociative Disorders) I used...
Dec 7, 20202 min read
#1 Papermaking and Older Adults with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Reflective Writing #1: Papermaking Population: Older Adults Disorder: Major and Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Due to Alzheimer’s Disease...
Dec 7, 20202 min read
Sculpture/Adults with Somatic symptoms
For open choice I created a sculpture using chicken wire, plaster wrap, found materials and fabric. I chose sculpture because it feels...
Dec 6, 20203 min read
Printmaking for Children with ADHD
I chose printmaking as it is one of my favourite processes. It is a cognitive process that requires planning and a careful ordering of...
Dec 4, 20202 min read
Found Object Art for Older Adults with Neurocognitive Disorders
I stumbled upon a beautiful quote online that made me think of found object art: “I am a mosaic of everyone I’ve ever loved.” I think...
Dec 4, 20202 min read
Embroidery for Older Adults with Anxiety
I chose to embroider. This experience was meditative, repetitive, rhythmic, kinesthetic, and sensory. I enjoyed feeling the tension of...
Dec 4, 20202 min read
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