Unlearning
What if a large chunk of what you were taught in grad school turned out to be undesirable in some clinical situations? What if your...
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“Let Fredom be Free!”
Generally speaking, therapists strive to allow their clients the opportunity to express themselves without constraints. However,...
read moreVisual & Verbal Mismatche...
A mismatch between a client’s art products and her/his response to them could signify a thought disorder, a processing disorder, or...
read moreInsight, Introspection, &...
Let’s face it; we’re therapists, and we adore insight and introspection. But many of our clients don’t. Timing is everything, and...
read moreTake it to the Limit, Part II
In Take it to the Limit, Part I we met the Leader of the Pack, the tall and confident head honcho in a group of adolescent boys in...
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Limit testing. Most therapists have the limit-testing group client at least once in their lives. And depending on the population...
read moreCross-contamination, Part I
Should your clients see images created by other clients? Many therapists post these, typically at a client’s request, in their...
read moreCleaning Up One’s Act
The creative process is complete. Your client is ready to move on to whatever comes next in the session. But what does come...
read moreAccepting Aliens
It’s a no-brainer; in order to honor a client’s frame of reference for hurting and for healing, a therapist needs to attend to and...
read moreResistance is Fertile
Therapists who attend art-based workshops seem to be pretty gung-ho about learning new methods they can use with their clients. ...
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