Happy Creative Arts Therapy Week!
Posts tagged ‘Creative Arts Therapy’
Integrative Care in Military and Veteran Health
Super excited to be speaking on this panel on integrative healthcare with military and veteran clients.
Third National Summit: Advancing Research in the Arts for Health and Well-being across the Military Continuum
Americans for the Arts and hosted by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health/ National Institutes of Health
Friday, February 27, 2015 from 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM (EST)
Bethesda, MD
Research Innovations on Integrative Care in Military Health Settings and Applications for the Arts
Panel and discussion will explore the connections between the arts and integrative health, and how creative arts therapies practices can inform practice and research being conducted in integrative care across military treatment facilities (MTF) and VA clinical settings.
Creative Arts Therapy plays an Increasing Role in Standard of Care for Patients in Military Settings
This is a giant step forward for the creative arts therapies in the military. Please show your support by posting this info on your own blogs, Facebook pages, and Twitter accounts. Thank you!
For Veterans, a Surge of New Treatments for Trauma
So happy to see the media paying attention to the success of mind-body therapies in treating trauma symptoms with Veterans and military members.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/26/for-veterans-a-surge-of-new-treatments-for-trauma/
Department of Defense Endorses Art Therapy as a Way to Help Troops Heal
The Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs are utilizing the creative arts therapies on an increasingly regular basis to aid troops and Veterans on the road to recovery and healing. See this recent article published by the DOD.
New Video Promotes Dance Therapy with Veterans
There is a new educational video created by Veterans Health Administration about the recreation and creative arts therapies. Dance therapy is mentioned and I make a short appearance leading a group of Veterans in a dance therapy session. This video is a great resource and potential teaching tool for recreation and creative arts therapists. If interested in a copy, I will connect you with the person who faciltates the project.
