Therapeutic Methods 0f Art Therapy
Posted on January 18, 2010
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Art therapists, like other therapists, use many different therapeutic methods to examine and treat the emotional problems of their patients. Unlike other therapists, however, art therapists’ have therapeutic methods that focus on having the patient create and interpret art pieces. These methods can help the patient achieve personal insight to their problem as well as help them to handle their personal issues.
A few of the techniques used are interpreted by the art therapist rather than the patient. In these techniques, the patient’s art is analyzed according to the colors, shapes and designs used. Other techniques are used to ascertain the present mental state of the patient; these techniques typically involve the patient choosing geometric shapes and then recreating them. Additional techniques involve the patient drawing specific pictures and then explaining the pictures; these techniques give the art therapist clues to the personality of the patient.
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