Consuming Art & Creating Art
This blog post was written by JKP author of ACT Art Therapy and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Art Therapy Amy Backos, PhD, ATR-BC. Throughout humankind…
Tag: PTSD
Don’t feed the trolls – an extract from ‘Things I Got Wrong So You Don’t Have To’ by Pooky Knightsmith
Don’t feed the trolls – an extract from ‘Things I Got Wrong So You Don’t Have To’ by Pooky Knightsmith As an internationally respected campaigner,…
Highgate Cemetery, Skulls, and Puccini: David Veale on How ‘Memento Mori’ Can Help You Live Life to the Fullest
Highgate Cemetery, Skulls, and Puccini: David Veale on How ‘Memento Mori’ Can Help You Live Life to the Fullest In this blogpost, David Veale, co-author…
Why do we need to look beyond ‘mental disorders’ when handling intense emotions?
Here Bridie Gallagher writes about why we need to explore beyond the ‘illness narrative’ to understand why people might feel the way they do.
New to Working with Asylum Seekers and Refugees?
Working with Asylum Seekers and Refugees is a new resource essential for those who are new to working with asylum seekers and refugees. Drawing on…
Suicide Prevention: Changing the Power Balance between Professional and Client
Words by Joy Hibbins, author of Suicide Prevention Techniques. It was my own experience of being under mental health services which showed me that there…
Comics: a great way to explore life issues with youths
Jenny Drew’s new book Cartooning Teen Stories is full of activities based on comic-making to help young people explore life issues. Read on to learn…