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We learn how adults can help children grow in independence, mastery of materials, and the articulation of their own ideas through art therapy. Although these youngsters have many disabilities, the principles and approaches demonstrated are applicable to work with all children.A registered art therapist at a school for the blind demonstrates ways of working with high functioning visually impaired youngsters in both small and large groups. Many different ways of promoting expression and reflection are illustrated.
There are two parts:
- We’ll Show You What We’re Gonna Do byJudith A. Rubin, Ph.D., ATR-BC
- Creating, For Me by Susan Aach, M.Ed., ATR
What therapists are saying…
— Frances Anderson, Ed.D., ATR-BC Author, Art for All the Children: Approaches to Art Therapy for Children With Disabilities
A registered art therapist at a school for the blind demonstrates ways of working with high functioning visually impaired youngsters in both small and large groups. Many different ways of promoting expression and reflection are illustrated.
There are two parts:
- We’ll Show You What We’re Gonna Do byJudith A. Rubin, Ph.D., ATR-BC
- Creating, For Me by Susan Aach, M.Ed., ATR
Length of video: 00:51:00
English subtitles available
Group ISBN-10 #: 1-60124-631-5
Group ISBN-13 #: 978-1-60124-631-8
Judith Rubin, a pioneer in the field of art therapy, is on the faculty of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Society & Institute. She is a Registered, Board-Certified Art Therapist and a Licensed Psychologist. Dr. Rubin is the author of five books, including: Child Art Therapy, The Art of Art Therapy, and Art Therapy: An Introduction. She was the "Art Lady" on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood in the 1960s.
A past President and Honorary Life Member of the American Art Therapy Association, Dr. Rubin is retired from full-time clinical practice, and is devoting her energies to creating and disseminating films on the arts in therapy through a nonprofit organization, Expressive Media, Inc. Her other films include Beyond Words: Art Therapy with Older Adults (2004), We'll Show You What We're Gonna Do! (art with blind children, 1971), Children & the Arts (all of the arts with children, 1973), and The Green Creature Within (group art-drama therapy with adolescents, 1984). More about Judith Rubin's films and the organization can be found at http://www.expressivemedia.org.