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Introduction to Art Therapy Techniques

Gezairi Building 403, Beirut campus

Art therapy is a type of psychotherapy that uses art as a form of communication between the therapist and the client to treat a wide range of mental health conditions. Unlike traditional forms of therapy that rely mainly on verbal communication, art therapy prioritizes artistic expression. It creates a space where individuals can engage in artistic creation without judgment and aims to help them overcome social, medical, and psychological barriers, ultimately fostering positive transformation.

Art therapy encompasses a wide range of artistic mediums, such as drawing, painting, sculpture, music, theater, physical expression, and writing. These various forms of art can be combined in limitless ways, allowing for diverse applications of art therapy. In this certificate, students are offered an introductory program through which they understand and learn the development and application of art therapy, one of the most popular specialties in the field of psychology.

Join us for this unique opportunity to discover the benefits of art therapy in engaging people who may struggle to participate in more traditional ‘talking therapies’ such as children, adolescents, people suffering from trauma, those with disabilities, language difficulties or those from diverse cultural backgrounds.

The certificate is two consecutive days and includes the following:

Day 1 Overview of Art Therapy Description
  Introduction to Basic Principles of Art Therapy Describes the development and the basic concepts of art therapy.
  Creative Therapy Examines the main approaches in art therapy. Includes applications of play, art, music, dance and other expressive therapeutic approaches for the development of emotional, social, perceptual, and cognitive strengths in children and adults.
  Integration of Arts and Therapy Explores different art forms like collage, play therapy and sand play therapy that help clients to explore deeper unconscious needs and healing in a playful way.
  Mandala Art Therapy Describes the form of expressive therapy that involves creating and reflecting on mandalas for therapeutic purposes.
Day 2 Between Mindfulness, CBT, Trauma and Art Description
  Mindful Creativity Examines the approach integrating mindfulness and meditation into art therapy, along with gratitude and self-awareness.
  Cognitive Behavioral Art Therapy Explores the intersection of art therapy practices and principles within Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) theories and models. This timely new resource examines CBT theory as it relates to art therapy, and offers an argument for the inclusion of CBT within art therapy-based treatments.
  Trauma-Informed Expressive Art Therapy Describes the specific approach to traumatic stress that integrates “brain-wise” arts-based interventions and embodied awareness concepts to support trauma reparation and recovery.