Expressive Arts Therapy Practitioner Training Course (3 months) – Theory and Practice. 🎨*

🫶🏻*Expressive arts therapy is a psychological approach that utilizes drawing, music, and movement to help individuals process emotions and experiences that are difficult to express through words. Its value lies in reducing stress, improving mental well-being, and developing communication skills and self-confidence in a creative and safe environment.*

💻 To watch the introductory lecture:

*😻Course Topics😻*
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🎨 A comprehensive introduction to art therapy.
🍁 The distinction between art as a source of enjoyment and art as a therapeutic tool.
🎨 The role of an art therapist, including observation skills and how to engage with visual expressions.
🍁 Experiencing the process of artistic expression firsthand to understand the therapist’s role in exploring symbols and visual imagery.
🎨 Designing and facilitating art-based psychological support sessions.
🍁 Essential criteria for selecting appropriate activities.
🎨 The psychology of art materials and their role in psychological support sessions and behavioral modification.
🍁 Exploring the psychological and emotional impact of various art materials.
🎨 Spatial requirements for conducting art-based psychological support sessions.
🍁 The psychological effects of specific materials (Aswan clay, colored modeling clay, and paper—including its use in collage, decoupage, and recycling/upcycling projects).

🎨 Stages of artistic expression development in children and its relationship to behavior.
🍁 Practical examples.
🎨 Obstacles to artistic expression in children.
🍁 Differences between the characteristics of drawings by boys and girls.
🎨 Managing emotions through visual art.
🍁 Utilizing visual art to uncover misconceptions.
🎨 A practical application of an art therapy session based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) principles.
🍁 Storytelling and puppetry as expressive tools in psychological support and art therapy.
🎨 Psychological foundations for using storytelling and puppetry in psychological support.
🎨 Colors and deconstructing cognitive distortions (CBT Art & Colors): embodying thoughts through color.
🍁 The richness of charcoal and healing the "inner child" using the non-dominant hand.
🍁 Collage and exploring psychological schemas: cutting and pasting images to express abandonment schemas.
🍁 Music and emotional regulation.

🍁 Lasting Legacies and the Art of the Keepsake Box.
🌟 *Course Features* 🌟
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✅ Access to the course materials for each lecture.
✅ A certificate of attendance, specifying the number of training hours, upon completion.
(Accredited certificates are also available for an additional fee.)
✅ Recordings of each lecture, accessible for 6 months from the start of the course.
✅ Only one lecture per week, allowing ample time for practical application.

🪻 *Course Instructors* 🪻
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☑️ *(Ms. Mira Kamel)*
💫 Expressive Arts Therapist.
💫 Diploma in Clinical Psychology, Tanta University.

*☑️ (Dr. Hebatallah Ahmed Badr)*
💫 Art Therapist.
💫 Master’s degree in the Psychology of Art Education.