Something to Draw On: Activities and Interventions using an Art Therapy Approach

Arising from concerns about children who are underachieving or presenting behavioural difficulties, this book documents a number of useful approaches for teachers and others to use with individuals, small groups and classes. The applications are suitable for addressing a range of concerns. What is an art therapy approach? Part 1 Setting up activities and intervention: uses; grouping; other considerations; monitoring outcomes and reviewing aims; introducing the session; the approach; choice of materials. Part 2 Activities using an art therapy approach; introduction; feelings - mood pictures, feelings, happy box, trunk of thingsthat upset me, images of contrasting feelings; self - autobiography, past/present/future, Star Trek, safe places, me ideas, patchwork quilt, inside/outside portraits, I am..., what I like about me; bullying/harassment/conflict - our rights, why do people bully? role play