August 5, 2011

Art Therapy for Elderly People

         Art therapy,is a therapy for elderly or senior people & disabled people in all ages,with a,
         physical,mental,disabilities,the purpose of the treatment is to utilize any art works for
         therapy,such as drawing,painting,or any kind of art works,that can be useful for treatment,
         therapist for this kind of treatment,called the Art Therapy,are Certified Art Therapist,and
         obtain the Degree of Art Therapy, and Master the Art Therapy as doctorate,the benefits of
         the treatment,is not just helping the patient, for improvement,and treatment,but is also
         the way,to be able to explore patient personality,much deeper,and on how & what level,of
         a patient thinking capacity,and how intelligent,this type of therapy,which is the Art Therapy,are
         used by Psychiatrist for their treatment.and in this days,the Art Therapy is part of elderly
         or seniors,as one of their therapy, and for those elderly or seniors that living in Care Home,
         the Care Home have the facility,and place for Art Therapy,and have an Art Therapist,to
         guide those elderly or seniors,in their therapy session.   
        
         The Art Therapy, made the Art not just for Artist, it also can be useful for treatment,
         for people with disabilities in all age,whether mental or physical,or an elderly senior
         people,and it can boost the interest for the elderly patient to engage and make it as
         a habit in day by day,or any day in a week,and in a way that a patient benefits for
         the treatment,it can also be a part of the time, and interest of the patient in any arts
         that they choose,that gained their interest and likeness of the Art Therapy,at the same
         time enjoying the art and the benefits from the therapy combined.


         Kinds of Art Therapy;

         1)Painting
         2)Ceramic
         3)Drawing
         4)Handy Craft, ( any Handy Craft,that manageable for the patient )
         
     
         Therapist,that uses the Art Therapy,such as Painting,Ceramic,Handy Craft.
         are require to provide the safety work place for the patient,such as ventilation,
         and responsible for the safety and health of the patient,during the Art Therapy session.

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