Arts Based Therapy-Online Session

An overview of Arts-based therapy -Online session

A complimentary health practice

Gitanjali Sarangan

When we are looking at intervention we are looking at well-being as the foundation. It is a therapy that uses multi art form like music drama dance and play to help the child to meet the academic and therapeutic goals. The basis of a ABT is subtle energy guide . the subtle energy guide includes mindfulness and self-awareness. ABT is rooted in eastern mind science.
ABT Addresses the functions of body , attention,  cognition , narration , social and expressive skills .
It is noticed that when the motor domain is activated their verbal expression is increased. Arts is used used as a language to achieve skills. Goals need to be specific and sometimes as we are working the client may go beyond the specified goal. For example rhythm is used to develop motor planning and auditory integration. Kids are good with rhythm and patterns. Drumming is taught through a template. The children are given counts to begin and to end.This Helps in impulse control.
Story is used to develop  Descriptive speech . puppets are used to develop Eye contact and attention span. Mirrors also help to teach boundaries.
Gradation and grids are put down to understand and plan a program . the four major areas are artistic skills combine art and learning and metaphors.

It is important for practitioners to practice self renewal before starting the session. It helps in aligning for the day. It also creates an intent and achieves the goal.

Each program is divided into a pilot session and an action research session. For group work there is 15 hours of pilot session and 35 hours of action research. For a one-on-one session there are six sessions of pilot and 12 sessions of action research.

The pilot phase helps to get rating or assessment. The intervention is planned at the action research phase.
Home visits are done where one family in the group invites the other members of the group . parents and caregivers are also encouraged to participate and to do drumming and dancing.