Normalizing Art Therapy.

Congdon, Kristin G.

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ERIC Number: EJ414010

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1990

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Normalizing Art Therapy.

Congdon, Kristin G.

Art Education, v43 n3 p19-24,41-43 May 1990

Contends that art therapy promotes mental health beyond diagnosing and treating illness. Outlines four overlapping ways that art contributes to mental health: (1) giving people a sense of identity and place; (2) conferring status; (3) expanding and directing thought processes; and (4) utilizing the security of the rhythmic "takeover" phenomenon. (KM)

Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Therapy, Creative Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicrafts, Higher Education, Mental Health, Recreational Activities, Therapeutic Recreation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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