For art therapists working on a shoestring budget, this quick and easy-to-use reference guide provides plenty of creative projects and activities at little to no cost. Giving advice on how to source inexpensive materials and set a modest budget, it also offers suggested client populations and applicable treatment goals.
For art therapists working on a shoestring budget, this quick and easy-to-use reference guide provides plenty of creative projects and activities at little to no cost. Giving advice on how to source inexpensive materials and set a modest budget, it also offers suggested client populations and applicable treatment goals.
Rachel Brandoff has over 20 years of experience as a teaching artist and an art therapist, and now coordinates the graduate art therapy program at Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. Angel Thompson is an art educator based in New York.
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Introduction Section 1: Projects Warm Ups Appreciation vs. Appropriation: Note of Intention Materials: Essentials and Alternatives 1. Masks 2. Flags 3. Boxes 4. Talisman, Charms, Amulet 5. Books & Journals Section 2: Materials 6. Materials Bought, Found, Recycle and Solicited What to buy, when to buy Section 3: Therapeutic Goals 7. Safe Spaces 8. Identity Exploration 9. Trauma Processing 10. Esteem Building Appendix 1: Where to Get Materials (by country, by city) Appendix 2: Customization Considerations Appendix 3: Resources by Project References