Art Therapy-Hands-on Approaches to Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment – Ellen Horovitz

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• Incorporate creative art therapy techniques and interventions for anxiety, PTSD, mood disorders, physical and sexual abuse, dual diagnosis, co-morbidity and more
• Spot normal vs. abnormal development in art
• Recognize cognitive, physical, and emotional irregularities in art

Do you have clients who are stuck, repeating the same patterns over and over and you feel powerless to help them? Are they often resistant to the interventions you offer?

Join internationally known art therapist, Dr. Ellen Horovitz, in this hands-on workshop where she will show you how to incorporate expressive art therapies into your practice in a disarming, imaginative and emotionally-safe manner.

Reach your most resistant patients with evidence-based practices that cut through an array of disorders, including mood, personality, developmental-learning, eating and body disorders. You’ll learn to identify both normal and abnormal artwork from cognitive, physical, emotional and developmental platforms. Add value to your clinical practice by learning creative art therapy modalities that succeed with individuals, couples and families.

Patient video footage of difficult case studies and active hands-on participation will demonstrate how to incorporate these assessments and modalities into your practice. No prior experience necessary!

1. Summarize the benefits of utilizing an art therapy approach in assessment, diagnosis and clinical treatment of mental health disorders.
2. Consider the ethical implications and clinical limitations of using art therapy modalities in treatment.
3. Utilize art therapy methods to identify both normal and abnormal psychological development in clients.
4. Articulate the methods by which art therapy assessment techniques (such as ATDA, BATA, CATA) can be utilized to improve clinical outcomes.
5. Incorporate art therapy interventions for identifying specific clinical issues including aggression, self-esteem, PTSD and eating disorders.
6. Recognize how to identify cognitive, physical and emotional irregularities in art that may indicate symptoms of anxiety and mood disorders and identify potential issues of physical and sexual abuse.

• Knowing Art Therapy
  • Know the ethical implications of using art therapy in your practice
  • Learn the psychotherapy behind the art and its language
• Development and Clinical Applications
  • Identify normal and abnormal developmental levels of artwork, including organicity and TBI
  • Streamline your reports using the apps such as Genogram Analytics, BetterMind, and Limbix
• Assessment: Hands on Activities
  • Art Therapy Dream Assessment (ATDA)
    • Video case study: Mourning and loss, dually diagnosed patient
    • Experience the ADTA firsthand
    • Practice how to dialogue with the patient
  • Belief Art Therapy Assessment (BATA)
    • Video case study: Mourning and loss, dually diagnosed patient
    • Experience the BATA firsthand
    • Practice how to dialogue with the patient
  • Cognitive Art Therapy Assessment (CATA)
    • Video case study: Schizophrenic spiraling into OCD moment
    • Learn how to redirect the patient
    • Experience the CATA and its importance in first art therapy session
  • Conducting Additional Assessments
    • Kinetic Family Drawing (KFD)
    • The Road Test
    • Person Picking an Apple From a Tree (PPAT)
    • The Bridge Drawing
  • Hands-on Techniques for Specific Populations
    • OCD and schizophrenic – fiber work
    • PTSD, co-morbidity – mask making
    • Dysmorphia, eating disorders, and more – body tracings
    • Mood Disorders – Breath of Joy exercises
    • Sexual/physical abuse survivors – co-operative blankets exercises, safe place/containers
    • Couple/ Family Collaborative Drawing Techniques
    • Aggressive, self-harming populations – 3-D exercises, paper exercise
    • All populations – word exercise – the bag exercise, self-esteem techniques
    • Bring an image of your younger self to the workshop or use a current image from your smartphone – Phototherapy techniques