Art therapy is an integrative and humanistically oriented therapy based on scientific principles. It is conducted by trained art therapists who support clients through visual arts, incorporating elements of music, dance, and drama to facilitate communication and expression. Art therapy supports clients of all ages and life situations, empowering them through the art therapy process to better cope with life’s challenges.
Globally, art therapy is practiced as a mental health profession in the following forms: as art psychotherapy or as art therapy (counseling), depending on the type of education the therapist has completed.
The European Federation of Art Therapists (EFAT) defines Art Therapy as: "a mental health profession that also has application in social, educational and medical fields. Art therapists enlist the creative process of art making to enhance the mind/body connection, foster personal development and improve psychological, and/or affective, cognitive and relational well-being of individuals, groups and families of all ages and backgrounds. Art therapy is based on the premise that the creative process generated in artistic self-expression, when practiced by a professionally trained art therapist, fosters the growth and development of the agentic sense of self. This art-making process involves personal exploration with visual/tactile art materials (drawing, painting, sculpture, and other expressive art forms, etc.) where imagery may or may not result.".
The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) defines Art Therapy as: "a mental health profession that enriches the lives of individuals, families, and communities through active art-making, creative process, applied psychological theory, and human experience within a psychotherapeutic relationship".
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U prosincu mjesecu godine 2023. objavljen je prvi broj časopisa za art terapiju i srodne znanosti Transfer.
Uvodimo novi kanal komunikacije među stručnjacima mentalnog zdravlja s ciljem poboljšanja kvalitete usluga koje pružamo, unapređenja međusobnog razumijevanja profesija te dijeljenja znanja i iskustava.
Također, predstavljamo art terapiju, promoviramo je kao profesiju, kao kliničku praksu, kao znanost, te potičemo istraživanja na ovom području. Stremimo prostorima razvoja čemu također aktivno doprinosimo.
U prvom, povijesnom broju Transfera pročitajte kako o počecima art terapije i njenom razvoju govori Judith Rubin, renomirana stručnjakinja i autorica; kako izgleda profesionalni put uspješnog art terapeuta danas; kako art terapija doprinosi odgojno-obrazovnom sustavu i da li je moguće uključiti art terapiju u škole; kako izgleda rad na traumi koristeći art terapijski protokol; kako se tradicionalna tehnika može transformirati u art terapijski protokol; kako se animacija koristi s djecom i mladima u proradi ratne traume.
Nadalje, u rubrici širi krug Kreativnih terapija: kako raditi na sebi tokom teških razdoblja koristeći tehnike ekspresivnih terapija; kako djeluje terapija plesom i pokretom na osobe s poremećajem hranjenja i poremećajem autističnog spektra.Uživajte u svakom retku i javite nam što mislite!
Srdačno
Mia Janković Shentser, glavna urednica