tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068321360881156023.post595454421873577629..comments2021-04-13T09:52:16.716-04:00Comments on The Art Therapy Rookie: Building RelationshipWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511672224216083343noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068321360881156023.post-53025007177219125462011-08-01T11:37:10.593-04:002011-08-01T11:37:10.593-04:00Tranasformers are huge. Them and me went to see T...Tranasformers are huge. Them and me went to see TRANSFORMERS D3 movie. It offered another opportunity for them to act like adults while adults act like children. Still, Leonard Nemoy played a rad backstabber. Thanks for response, I'll keep trying.Wisconsin is fur lovershttp://killercoke.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068321360881156023.post-63764068591837543572011-07-25T06:06:18.314-04:002011-07-25T06:06:18.314-04:00Thanks for asking! While I am certainly not yet a ...Thanks for asking! While I am certainly not yet a wealth of knowledge on tweens and teens, I can tell you what has worked for me in the past... there is no surefire way to engage anyone, but it seems helpful to know what they like and then do it, especially if you're not very good at it. Let them teach you something or use tools that you never thought could be therapeutic. I once worked with a kid who wouldn't meet with me because he was playing with Transformers, so I invited in his action figures and taught him how to make still-frame movies. He was also very active, so later we built a kite and went out and flew it. That may not seem like therapy, but since he had trouble 1. coming to therapy at all and 2. staying on task I think it was a big success. He started to ask to come to therapy and I gave him increasingly difficult tasks to focus on. I've also noticed if I can teach kids to use uncommon tools (as in not your regular art supplies), self-esteem seems to improve. If I know the movies and music they like, it can become a way to talk about the kids themselves, because we often like what reminds us of ourselves or whom we want to become. Also, I try to get their input on the agenda and not just work from a "your mom wants... and the system would like..." or saying nothing about goals. I like to know what their goals are and then find creative ways to work at it. Often adolescents are feeling the effects of their own behavior and want it to be different as well. They just handle it better when they are allowed to come to their own conclusion about it.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08511672224216083343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068321360881156023.post-64124340528340856072011-07-24T21:35:45.559-04:002011-07-24T21:35:45.559-04:00Burnout is the worst.
Dear ATR,
Hi, I'm a p...Burnout is the worst. <br /><br />Dear ATR,<br /><br />Hi, I'm a person from Wisconsin. I'm trying to engage a couple of tweens; one male, one female. They own some fuzzy family dynamics such as adoptive non-parents and concealed dead biological parents mixed with a more than healthy shot of routine youth trama. I've been involved with the pair since it was cold. I have had success with art and travel 'sessions' and was curious if you had any ideas.<br /><br />Signed,<br /><br />Moo-m from WisconsinLilith Porterhttp://cleverbot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9068321360881156023.post-56272654982994111462011-07-23T10:50:46.707-04:002011-07-23T10:50:46.707-04:00looks like a great tool kit! Asking for supplies i...looks like a great tool kit! Asking for supplies is always tricky, so I tend to keep a list of 'requested donations' handy just in case someone asks me what I like to use...you will be surprised at who might like to donate to your cause! <br /><br />Self care and avoiding burnout are so important! It's amazing that art therapists are taught that but other helping profession fields are not...and then it happens.Rosemary/sonriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526834495219216875noreply@blogger.com