ERIC Number: EJ901198
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0742-1656
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Art Therapy Connection: Encouraging Troubled Youth to Stay in School and Succeed
Sutherland, Judy; Waldman, Gwenn; Collins, Carolyn
Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, v27 n2 p69-74 2010
This article describes the theory and practice of Art Therapy Connection (ATC), an inner city, yearlong school art therapy program in Chicago, IL, for students identified as being at risk of failing grades 3-12. The ATC program helps to address the mental health needs of students living in impoverished communities and the constant threats they experience on a daily basis. It utilizes an Adlerian art therapy approach, with an emphasis on developing group identity, group cohesion, and cooperation. In turn, a feeling of belonging and trust can be established through social interest so that students feel encouraged to stay in school and succeed. This article explains the program's goals and objectives, typical art directives, and informal outcomes.
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Mental Health, Urban Areas, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Art Therapy, Counseling Techniques, At Risk Students, Student Needs, Poverty, Group Dynamics, Cooperation, Interpersonal Relationship, Trust (Psychology), Social Development, Student Motivation, Group Therapy
American Art Therapy Association. 5999 Stevenson Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22304. Tel: 888-290-0878; Tel: 703-212-2238; Fax: 847-566-4580; e-mail: info@arttherapy.org; Web site: http://www.arttherapyjournal.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12; Grade 3; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Illinois
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