clinical skills and application Flashcards
Establish therapeutic relationship
therapeutic contract is mutually agreed upon
Provide empathy and validation
Facilitate the creative process
Apply general interviewing skills (e.g., reflective statements, summarizing, session closure)
Promote client understanding of the art process and attainment of treatment goals
Maintain an appropriate place for art therapy
Manage group dynamics
Facilitate termination of the art therapy process within the session
Utilize concepts of fine arts in the art therapy process
Provide crisis intervention
User art therapy skills to facilitate expression and exploration of feelings, thoughts,
perceptions, and behaviors (e.g., witnessing, intention setting, art directives)
Encourage client(s) to reflect on artwork
Respond to non-verbal behavior and body language
Observe and process the content of the art product through symbols, metaphors, and
organization of images (e.g., Jungian, Gestalt
Observe and process the form of the art product (e.g., color, line, shading, perspective
Offer art media instruction as needed
Respond appropriately to images that suggest violence or other risk factors
Connect symbols to personal, cultural and historic contexts
Make art alongside client as a therapeutic intervention
Evaluate clients’ progress on a regular basis
Assist client with aftercare planning
Observe the art-making process
Use of reflective art-making independently of client