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- In the most inclusive sense, the use of painting as a therapy which has a curative effect  upon mental, emotional or behavioral disorder.

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American Art Therapy Association - AATA home page is designed to inform art therapists involved in legislative activities of issues affecting the practice of art therapy. 3/5
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Art & Drama Therapy Web Page - A resource for those who use theatre techniques for other or more than arts or entertainment purposes, and for those whose theatre styles incorporate other than traditional presentation styles.  4/5  Student
Art therapy - The House-tree-Person technique is one of well-known psychoanalytic tasks, which is widely used as a psychoanalytic approach in art therapy. A very brief introduction. 2/5
Art Therapy.Com - Michael J. Hanes, MAT, ATR-BC, LPAT, LPC is a Registered Art Therapist-Board Certified, Licensed Professional Art Therapist, and Licensed Professional Counselor. He is a graduate faculty member at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University where he teaches courses in psychoanalytic art therapy, art therapy techniques, art in assessment, and group dynamics. 2/5
Art Therapy on the Web - This site was developed to accompany a talk given in July, 1996 to the London Regional Group meeting of the British Association of Art Therapists.  2/5
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Arts in Therapy - This website is dedicated to providing an online community for Creative Arts Therapists (CAT) and those who are interested in the Healing Arts. Take a spin around these resources and enjoy!   4/5  Student
Colour Psychology - Colour Affects presents a radically different approach to the psychology of colour: a clear, logical system developed in the early 1980s by colour psychologist Angela Wright. 3/5
Expressive Therapy Concepts - 3/5
Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education - The Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education is a full member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy, and is accredited by the British Accreditation Council for Higher and Independent Education.  3/5
Institute for Psychological Study of the Arts - The discipline of literature-and-psychology explores literary questions using psychology, often psychoanalytic psychology, but other psychologies as well. Literature-and-psychology addresses such questions as, Why does this writer write the way he or she does? Why do different people read differently, as they do? How can we understand such-and-such a character or genre psychologically? The program at the University of Florida is particularly strong and extends toward the psychological study of other arts, such as film, visual arts, video, and so on.  Home of PSYART, the journal and the forum. 3/5
International Arts Medicine Association - The International Arts-Medicine Association is a non-profit organization formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1985 by Richard A. Lippin, M.D., IAMA founding president and president through 1995. The organization has about 300 members in 20 countries. The IAMA purpose is to provide a forum for interdisciplinary, international communication between arts and health professionals. Members include clinicians, educators, researchers and artists who have an interest in one or more of the many aspects of the relationships between arts and health.  3/5
  The Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education - The Institute is a well-established fully accredited College of Higher Education dedicated to the in-depth theoretical and practical study of artistic, imaginative and creative expression for emotional health and well-being. It is a full member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy and is also accredited by The British Accreditation Council for Higher and Independent Education 3/5
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The National Expressive Therapy Association - Founded in the mid-1970's, The National Expressive Therapy Association is the official not-for-profit, tax-exempt professional membership organization representing the field of expressive therapy and expressive arts therapy. The Association is dedicated to the advancement of expressive therapy and expressive arts therapy in general, and to the increasing welfare of practitioners and the public they serve. Among its specific purposes are to promote the general recognition of the profession, to further the professional goals and aspirations of its members, and to develop additional opportunities for employment. 4/5
Northern Ireland Group for Art as Therapy - The founding of the Group was inspired by Rita Simon, Art Therapist, who is now President of NIGAT. Rita is also a founding member of the British Association of Art Therapists. She is now Honorary President of BAAT. To date, Rita Simon has published two books on art therapy - see Recommended Reading  for details. She is currently working on her third book. The Rita Simon Collection is a collection of artwork (made between 1942-1984) deriving from Rita Simon's 55 years of work as an art therapist in private practice, hospitals and day centres of the National Health Service and Social Services. The collection is housed in the Wellcome Trust's History of Medicine Library - Iconographic Collections. 5/5
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PSYART Journal Masthead - A Hyperlink Journal for the Psychological Study of the Arts. 5/5
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Survivors Art Foundation - Dedicated to encourage healing through the arts, Survivors Art Foundation is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization committed to empowering Trauma-Survivors with Effective Expressive Outlets via Internet Art Gallery, Outreach Programs, National Exhibitions, Publications and Development of Employment Skills.  5/5
The Development of Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence in - Children - Implications for Education and Artistry. 2/5
Vicky Barber's Art Therapy Page - This page will hopefully answer some questions you may have about Art Therapy, what exactly it is and who may be able to benefit from it. If you have any specific questions, I will be happy to answer them for you. I can be contacted by email at: vicky@vickyb.demon.co.uk  5/5  Student
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