0 The use of artistic methods to treat psychological disorders and enhance mental health is known as Art Therapy. According to the study of the American Art Therapy (AATA), art therapy is making use of art creations as a form of psychotherapy. Margaret Naumburg referred to as “The mother of Art Therapy” in “a Brief History of Art Therapy” was a 20th century psychologist who helped establish the discipline of art therapy and developed an approach called “Dynamically Oriented Art Therapy”. Naumburg's book Dynamically Oriented Art Therapy was published in 1966. This art therapy uses a psychodynamic approach, influenced by Sigmund Freud. It was not until 1940s to 1970s that the term “Art Therapy began to be used to describe …show more content…
In 1939, occupational therapy was introduced to the sanatorium for the first time and Hill was invited to teach drawing and painting to other patients - at first to injured soldiers returning from the war, and then to general civilian patients. Hill found that the practice of Art seemed to help to take the patient's mind off their illness or injuries and to release their mental distress. In 1940,s a British artist Edward Adamson began working with patients at Netherne Hospital, a long stay mental hospital in Surrey. He began working at a time when treating mental illness often meant controlling its symptoms through drugs, electric shock or operations like lobotomies. Art therapy was virtually unknown. The techniques used in art therapy help with the creative process as well as improving the mental and emotional well-being of individuals of all ages and abilities. The initial purpose of art therapy is to support the client to understand and resolve difficult feelings, conflicts and problems, manage behaviours and achieve an insight into their chaotic life. These are the clients who are fighting to handle their daily life activities and they need help to address and improve their mental …show more content…
At first he did not engage with Megan due to his family visits clashing with therapy sessions, but at his first intervention the initial drawing was a drawing he had drawn before when he was younger. It was his dream, a house in the country, a road leading to the house, he had never been able to finish the road it never reached the front door. The client was never able to tell his wife about his dream house. When Megan worked with him he was able to finish his drawing and he was able to get the road to the front door. He was able to use the drawing as a tool to use to speak to his wife. Elisabeth Kubler Ross discussed the 5 stages of death and dying in her 1969 book “On Death and Dying”, these are • Denial and Isolation • Anger • Bargaining • Depression • Acceptance The art work of Clients who are told or who may be aware of their death often has a sequential effect, they can show change – the client “finishes the drawing” road finally gets to the