Art as Therapy: Self-Expression and Special Needs in Art Education - Barcelona

Art related activities are powerful means of personal development, among young students and across their life span. Art has a strong therapeutic power and is strictly connected to our body: art activities can influence blood pressure and breathing. Art also promotes self-esteem and self-expression, empathy, self-knowledge and self-regulation, time and space management skills. Art facilitates mental and emotional growth. As a matter of fact, it can be a great tool to promote integration and communication among students, especially the ones affected by autism, attention deficit disorders, learning disabilities etc. The course aims presented the therapeutic power of Visual Arts through first-hand experimentation of various art techniques such as painting, 3D, collage, mixed media, photography. In addition, teachers were involved in group and role-playing activities related to the important role of art in the case of students with special needs. They also experimented the therapeutic power of art and learn how to properly respond to students needs and requests. Participants were involved in an active learning process, focusing on personal experience and self-expression, combining cognitive and emotional elements to ensure long-lasting retention of new knowledge.

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Art related activities are powerful means of personal development, among young students and across their life span. Art has a strong therapeutic power and is strictly connected to our body: art activities can influence blood pressure and breathing. Art also promotes self-esteem and self-expression, empathy, self-knowledge and self-regulation, time and space management skills. Art facilitates mental and emotional growth. As a matter of fact, it can be a great tool to promote integration and communication among students, especially the ones affected by autism, attention deficit disorders, learning disabilities etc. The course aims presented the therapeutic power of Visual Arts through first-hand experimentation of various art techniques such as painting, 3D, collage, mixed media, photography. In addition, teachers were involved in group and role-playing activities related to the important role of art in the case of students with special needs. They also experimented the therapeutic power of art and learn how to properly respond to students needs and requests. Participants were involved in an active learning process, focusing on personal experience and self-expression, combining cognitive and emotional elements to ensure long-lasting retention of new knowledge.

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The course was very intersting for variety of variety of contents. The teascher was very knowledgeable and I followed her with a lot of interest

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The course was very intersting for variety of contents. The teacher was very knowledgeable and I followed her with a lot of interest.

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The training experience was exceptional in all aspects despite the inevitable concerns due to Covid-19. The European Academy of Creativity organized a course that allowed all participants to achieve the planned objectives regardless of the level of linguistic competence in English, thanks to the great professionalism of the trainer Marta Mandolini and the network of contacts that the academy has built in Barcelona. I very much appreciated the operational setting that was given to the training that will allow me to spend immediately what I learned in class with my pupils.

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The course named: "Art as Therapy: Self-Expression and Special Needs in Art Education" developed the following issues: Art therapy and Art as therapy, Art and heatlth, Intuitive drawing- practical activities. Drama tecniques to foster collaboration and self expression. Emotions and colours, intuitive paintings. Mindful tecniques. Visual thinking strategies in practice. Art as therapy in inclusive classrooms. I also experienced an organized visit to Gracia, an area in Barcelona and to the MNAC ( National museum of Catalunya) My exprience was definitely positive both with the teacher trainer and the course and the course provider

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The course was about art therapy in education and covered a variety of topics. The content was well organized and focused on practical situations while providing a theoretical framework. The instructor, Marta Mandolini, was highly competent, open to feedback and supportive. Shortly after the course, she sent an email containing the bibliography, a list of websites and a YouTube playlist created for the course, which I found extremely useful.

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The course was responding to my expectations, interesting and engaging. I had contacts with course providers only by mail, but everything was very easy and clear.

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Art-related activities are powerful means of personal development, among young students and across their life span. Art has strong therapeutic power and is strictly connected to our body: art activities can influence blood pressure and breathing. Art also promotes self-esteem and self-expression, empathy, self-knowledge and self-regulation, time and space management skills. Art facilitates mental and emotional growth. As a matter of fact, it can be a great tool to promote integration and communication among students, especially the ones affected by autism, attention deficit disorders, learning disabilities, etc. The course aimed to present the therapeutic power of Visual Arts through first-hand experimentation of various art techniques such as painting, 3D, collage, mixed media, photography. Teachers were involved in the group and role-playing activities related to the important role of art in the case of students with special needs. Participants were involved in an active learning process, focusing on personal experience and self-expression, combining cognitive and emotional elements to ensure long-lasting retention of new knowledge. The experience with the course, the course provider and our teacher was excellent.

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Bilo je odlično, pružatelj tečaja vrlo profesionalan i zanimljiv

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Bilo je to vrlo zanimljivo iskustvo, obzirom da smo kolegica i ja bile jedine sudionice tečaja te smo imale zaista privatnu poduku. Svi materijali su bili prilagođeni nama i našim potrebama. Profesorica se osim engleskog jezika služila i talijanskim jezikom. Tečaj je bio kreativan, inspirativan, zanimljiv i zabavan. Poslije svakog dana aktivnog sudjelovanja na radionicama osijećala sam se bolje i ispunjenije.

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