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“HELPING CHILDREN BUILD SELF-ESTEEM THROUGH CREATIVE EXPRESSION”
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• Allows for emotional expression and healing through non-verbal means
• Enables the child to break through the barriers to self-expression using simple art materials.
• Invites a child to enter into an authentic relationship with themselves, their environment, and their
culture.
• Provides a safe environment for self-discovery, therapeutic reflection, and intervention.
• Fosters the use of both sides of the brain.
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| BENEFITS OF ART THERAPY
♦ Enhance self-confidence
♦ Build on personal strengths
♦ Improve overall creativity
♦ Experience success
♦ Improve visual-spatial processing and eye-hand coordination
♦ Enhance decision-making ability and autonomy
♦ Increase fine motor skills
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| “Art Therapy is a fun and effective way for children to develop high levels of self-esteem and become more confident in all that they do. When a child feels good and secure about who they are, it makes a positive difference in everything they do.”
-Anya Beebe, BFA
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