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What Art Therapy Learned from September 11th

By Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, LPCC, LPAT, 33 contributed posts
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Art theorist and perceptual psychologist Rudolph Arnheim once noted, “Art serves as a helper in times of trouble.” The events of September 11th, 2001 opened the door to understanding a lot more about how art serves as a helper in times of profound cris…

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Remembering 9/11

By Art Works, 329 contributed posts
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September 9, 2011 By Rebecca Gross   “John and Joe.” Video courtesy of StoryCorps No one needs to be reminded that this Sunday marks the tenth anniversary of 9/11. As we sift through the innumerable commemorative articles, exhibits, blog posts, and installations, we are shaken into remembering what that day really felt like, what the […]

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Helping Children Cope with Hurricane Irene: Start with Family Rituals

By Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, LPCC, LPAT, 33 contributed posts
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Post-disaster, participating in a creative activity together empowers families and activates storytelling about positive events previous to time of the traumatic event. And it becomes even more effective if psychologists and counselors encourage famili…

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Mark Wiener and Linda DiGusta: Surrender — Artist Lin Evola’s Flight of Angels

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“The Peace Angels are what I and my team of artists do. Hopefully, this will inspire artists to do art that compels, provokes change.” – Lin Evola

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