Building Better Therapeutic Relationships with Children
This blog post was written by JKP author Deborah Schroder, author of Building Better Therapeutic Relationships with Children. This week is Children’s Mental Health Awareness…
Category: Arts therapies
Why So Angry? . . . And What’s Art Got to Do with It?
Why So Angry? . . . And What’s Art Got to Do with It? This blog post was written by Erica Curtis LMFT, ATR-BC, author…
Messy Art: The Brain Building Power of Sensory Play
This blog post was written by Anna Reyner, MA, ATR, LMFT, author of Trauma Informed Art Activities for Early Childhood. Messy Art activities are one…
A Neurodiversity-Positive Approach to Empower and Engage Participants Through Art Therapy
In this blog, written by Jessica Woolhiser Stallings the author of Special Interests in Art Therapy with Autistic People, she shares about her own ADHD…
Creative Arts Therapies and Clients with Eating Disorders
Trigger Warning: Eating Disorders This post was written by JKP author Annie Heiderscheit. Eating Disorders Awareness Week is February 26 – March 3, 2024 in order…
Music-Based Tips to Ease the Season of Joy for Children with Autism
The holiday season is filled with get-togethers, festive events, and treasured family traditions! Yet, children with autism and their families, may face unique challenges as…
In Troubled Times: How Gratitude and Liberation Art Promote Peace
This post was written by JKP author Amy Backos. Today is International Stress Awareness Day (November 1, 2023), and to encourage conversations and education around stress…
When Art Saves Lives
Trigger Warning: Suicide This post was written by JKP author Marney Schorr. September is National Suicide Awareness Month and Sep 10, 2023 to Sep 16,…
Q&A with Authors of Songs of Discovery for Music Therapy
Q&A with Authors of Songs of Discovery for Music Therapy Music is the universal language at The Center for Discovery® (TCFD) in the Catskill Mountains…
THE THERAPEUTIC POWER OF SONG: AMIR’S STORY
THE THERAPEUTIC POWER OF SONG: AMIR’S STORY This blog post was written by JKP author Conio Loretto, MS, LCAT, MT-BC. Songs play an undeniable role…