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When less is more: Using an attachment-based model in a brief art therapy intervention with complex trauma

19 September 2017
How can art therapists adapt their practice to ensure that children receive timely and effective treatment?... Mary Rose Brady at the 2017 Attachment & the Arts conference

Client and therapist attachment styles and working alliance

14 September 2017
Working alliance has been shown to be important in influencing the outcome of therapy... Dr Sandra Bucci at the 2017 Attachment & the Arts conference

Healing emotional life stories with visual art

09 September 2017
Visual art presents traces of intentional movements, generally ones made by hand... Professor Colwyn Trevarthen at the 2017 Attachment & the Arts conference

Finding creative ways to heal

08 September 2017
Art and medicine: mix them up and what do you get?... Jules Morgan interviews BAAT Lead for Children and Young People's Mental Health, Mary Rose Brady for the first ever issue of The Lancet, Child & Adolescent Health...

S reflects on her journey through art therapy

08 September 2017
A short film of S describing her experience of art therapy...

Processes of change in school-based art therapy with children

05 September 2017
This systematic qualitative study explored children’s school-based one-to-one art therapy in order to create a theory of change. Across two primary schools, 14 children were interviewed individually, as were their parents, teachers and art therapists...

Jacquie reflects on her experience of art therapy

31 August 2017
Jacquie reflects on her experience of Mentalization-Based Art Therapy for people who have received a diagnosis of personality disorders...

Art Programs in Calais Bring Humanity Back to the Lives of Refugees

29 August 2017
Through the artistic expression enabled by Art Refuge UK in Calais and echoed in the work of artists around the globe, refugees are reclaiming their identity as human beings despite the methodological dehumanization they face in the media, public policies and police brutality...

Art therapists with experience of mental distress: Implications for art therapy training and practice

21 August 2017
As part of its ongoing work to support and value the contributions to art therapy from service users, the British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) conducted a survey of art therapists with dual experience as professionals and mental health service users...

N reflects on her experience of art therapy

17 August 2017
A short film of N describing her experience of art therapy...

Gathering the evidence for art therapy in primary schools...

24 July 2017
A new review of studies on the effects of primary-school-based art therapy reports positive outcomes for children internationally and outlines the urgent need for further research to evidence clinical effectiveness.

"Creativity Offers People a Path Back to Themselves and Importantly to Others"...

30 June 2017
Dr Val Huet, CEO of the British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) and Director of the Oxford College of Arts and Therapies (OCAT), participated in a debate on “What is creativity?” at the International Arts and Health conference in Bristol on the 20th June. Here is what she said...

International Journal of Art Therapy: Learning Disability Special Edition

19 June 2017
This important special edition on art therapy with people who have learning disabilities includes a case study, two opinion pieces, a project report and national practice-based guidelines...

Art Therapist Wins Trust Award for Innovation

29 May 2017
Robin McCarthy, an Art Psychotherapist with 2gether NHS Foundation Trust, has been given an award for innovation.

Life After Brain Injury: The Role of Art in Rehabilitation

26 May 2017
For many, painting or drawing helps rehabilitation after brain injury, and often ends up becoming a passion, and a way of life.
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