15th Annual
Conference of Catholic Psychologists India
KERALA from 26th to 28th
September 2014
“Psychological Aspects of Aging”
Magdalene Jeyarathnam, Director of East West Center for
Counselling and Training was cordially invited to be a guest speaker at the 15th
Annual Conference of Catholic Psychologists of India, which was being held in
Kerala, India. It was held from the 26th to 28th of September
2014.
She conducted two Expressive Arts
Therapy workshops with the group that comprised of over 100 Psychologists, who hailed from all over India. She also discussed the benefits of using them
with the aging population. The group was enthusiastic about learning the new techniques and shared some personal stories with the entire group while working through the activities.
Expressive arts therapy uses
creative processes in therapeutic, rehabilitative, community or educational
settings to foster health, communication, and expression; promote the integration
of physical, emotional, cognitive and social functioning; enhance
self-awareness; facilitate change, including in the relation to personal growth
and community development. It can be practiced with individuals, couples,
families, and groups.
Expressive Arts therapy is
holistic. Its goals are optimum health and well-being, rather than the
diagnosis and treatment of disease and dysfunction. Even when expressive arts
are used within the settings of traditional medical and psychological
treatment, they are used in the service of learning, healing and growth.
