Monday, March 15, 2021

Experiential session on Expressive arts therapy

 

East West Center for counselling & Training conducted a joint diploma program with the Department of Psychology, Women’s Christian College (WCC), Chennai offering Diploma in Expressive Arts Therapy (DEAT). Expressive Arts Therapy (EAT) is an integrated approach that combines modules of Psychodrama, Art therapy, Dance/ movement therapy, storytelling as therapy, Music therapy, Counselling, and Expressive Arts Therapy.

On the 11th and 12th of March, a presentation was held in the Women's Christian College campus where students from batches 7 and 8 of DEAT explained their Project work to an audience chaired by Ms. Magdalene Jeyarathnam, along with Assistant Professor Sruthi from the Department of Psychology, WCC. Among the audience were students from the 9th batch of DEAT and interns at the East West Centre who also got an opportunity to assess the presentations and gained an experiential exposure into the field of Expressive Arts Therapy through the various activities conducted by the presenters to demonstrate their work with their respective target groups.

 




Some of the presentations were on:

Enhancement of self esteem among Middle Adolescents using EAT;

Enhancement of Self-esteem and Academic Self Confidence through EAT interventions in Adolescents;

Effectiveness of EAT interventions in improving communication skills of young children;

Creating free space for children to develop mindfulness skills using yoga and creative arts;

Enhancement of Self esteem and Self Concept in early Adolescent girls using EAT;

EAT for preteens who have experienced bullying or peer rejection;

Impact of EAT in overcoming homesickness among residential school children in their early adolescence;

Well-being in transformation: an expressive arts intervention to look at individual's identity in relation to ecosystem contributing to well being;

Enhancing emotional health and diminishing psychological distress in adults working in NGOs through EAT;

Impact of EAT and well-being through creativity in a population of expatriate women in Chennai;

Enhancing resilience through EAT among children exposed to traumatic situations.

 

12th of March also marked the closure of Diploma in Expressive Arts Therapy for its 9th batch which became a memorable day for the students who had taken up the course as they bid farewell to each other.