Module 3 – Art therapy with groups

  • Presentation by Melinda Meyer
  • How is an art therapy group created?
  • How do you do a concrete exercise?
  • The 3 components – Engaging, Connecting, Getting in contact with the body
  • What is an EXIT Program? (Expressive Arts in Transition-Flygtning.net.no)

Benefit for practitioners:

  • Can explain how Melinda’s technique is used in trauma processing
  • Can perform specific exercises for clients
  • Can facilitate the exercises based on own expertise and practice

Content for video

  • Intro to Melinda’s trauma processing technique
  • Focus on group work and personal development.
  • Exercise 1:
  • Exercise 2:
  • Facilitation of processes

Read about how art therapy strengthens life coping in the article here