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.
