1. What is Art Therapy? Presented by Cara Levitt, M.S. ATR-BC Registered Board Certified Art Therapist

2. About Me. Cara E. Levitt, MS, ATR-BC, is a Board Certified Registered Art Therapist Experience working with a variety of challenging children, adolescents and families. Born and raised in Sarasota Florida Graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School's Art Therapy Masters Program in 2005.

3. Art Therapy is…. Using the processes and products of art making to express emotions, find creative solutions and improve quality of life. Used with all ages from preschool to geriatrics. All populations and it can address a variety mental health problems. It can help build social skills, coping skills, problem solving skills.

4. Products Assessments – analyzing projective drawings Diagnostically Developmentally Reflection – Looking at the artwork. – Discussing the artwork. – See the metaphors relate it to life. Tangible Success

5. Art Therapy Projective Imagery Assessment (AT-PIA) Projective Scribble- measures creativity Favorite Weather- environment/mood Human Figure- self concept/developmental Kinetic Family- Family dynamics Reason for Being Here- defenses/problems Free Choice- closure/recovery Used by trained professionals only.

6. Processes The process of art making can be therapeutic. Self soothing, teaches how to self regulate Builds coping skills Outlet for emotions Cathartic- release of emotions Container- holds the emotions

7. Expressive Therapies Continuum Structured-----------------------------Unstructured Controlled------------------------------Uncontrolled Ridged-----------------------------------------Fluid Dry Materials------------------------Wet Materials Pencils, crayons, markers,oil pastels,chalk pastels, glue, play dough watercolors, paints, paper mache, wet clay.

8. Try this at home to unlock your creativity Scribble freely on the page Look at this scribble from all directions See if you can find an image, and object or shape. Outline this shape and use other colors to develop the scribble into a picture. Place a title on the back.

9. Contact Info Cara Levitt,M.S., ATR-BC caralevitt@gmail.com 941-957-8130 Draw it Out! Art Therapy 200 S Washington Blvd 4A Sarasota, FL 34236