module 2

Module 2 – The art therapy session

Content:

• How do you do an art therapy session with a client?
• How do you prepare for a session?
• How do you communicate with art dialog?
• Harvesting the painting-what does that mean?
• The Protreptic Conversation as a tool

Benefits for practitioners:

• Can explain how art, storytelling and artistic processes can be used for health, rebuilding and recovery
• How to create a new life story
• Can explain the module’s exercises to clients
• Can facilitate the exercises based on their own professionalism and practice

The module includes:

• Focus on art dialogue and art-oriented attitude
• We will explore painting, sculpting and drawing
• Exercise 1: How to engage with an image
• Exercise 2: Harvesting methods and techniques in high sensitivity
• Identity and the role of the artist

Read more about storytelling in art therapy here

Read more about the artist role in the therapy situation here