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What can art therapy do for YOU ? Art therapy can be helpful for many issues, such as: Dementia Depression Loss Memory Anxiety Fear Stress Illness Explore. Create. Heal. You don’t have to be Picasso! Art therapy is for anyone, regardless of age, experience, or artistic ability. Contact a certified art therapist today for information on what art therapy can do for you! Art Therapy Resources in Northwest Arkansas Sweet Emotions Counseli ng 1333 Arapaho, Suite A Springda le, AR 72764 (479) 871-5426 Creative Connecti What is Art Therapy? Healing through creation. Art therapy serves to improve or restore one’s functioning as well as one’s sense of personal well-being. With the guidance of an art therapist, clients use the creative process to create artwork. This allows participants to “explore feelings, reconcile emotional conflicts, foster self- awareness, manage behavior and Experience the Art Therapy in Northwest Arkansas University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine April 2017 Art Therapy and Dementia Studies have shown that art therapy can help patients with dementia. Positive, short-term benefits have been seen in: Emotional adaptation Sociability Language use Mood Behavior. 2 Created by Robert Garner M4 Priya Mendiratta MD Clerkship Director Email [email protected] References 1. “What is art therapy?” Created by the American Art Therapy Association. 2013 2. Rusted J, Sheppard L, and Waller D. A multi-centre randomized control group trial on the use of art therapy for older people with dementia. Group Analysis.

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What can art therapy do for

YOU?Art therapy can be

helpful for many issues, such as:

Dementia

DepressionLoss MemoryAnxiety FearStress IllnessAbuse GriefAnger Creativity artistic ability.

Contact a certified art

age, experience, or anyone, regardless of

Heal.You don’t have to be Picasso! Art therapy is for

Explore. Create.

Art Therapy Resources inNorthwest Arkansas

(479) 871-5426Springdale, AR 727641333 Arapaho, Suite A

Sweet Emotions Counseling

600 Museum WayBentonville, AR

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Cove atiCre

What is Art Therapy?Healing through creation. Art therapy serves to improve or restore one’s functioning as well as one’s sense of personal well-being. With the guidance of an art therapist, clients use the creative process to create artwork. This allows participants to “explore feelings, reconcile emotional conflicts, foster self-awareness, manage behavior and addictions, develop social skills, improve reality orientation, reduce anxiety, and increase self-esteem.” 1

Experience the

Healing Art Therapy in Northwest Arkansas

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

College of Medicine

April 2017

Art Therapy and DementiaStudies have shown that art

therapy can help patients with dementia. Positive, short-term benefits have been seen in:

Emotional adaptation Sociability Language use Mood Behavior.2

Created by Robert Garner M4Priya Mendiratta MD Clerkship Director

Email [email protected]

References1. “What is art therapy?” Created by the

American Art Therapy Association. 2013

2. Rusted J, Sheppard L, and Waller D. A multi-centre randomized control group trial on the use of art therapy for older people with dementia. Group Analysis. 2006.