You don’t have to take my word for it … (Part II)

Articles

These articles are just two of many that highlighted the extraordinary effect that arts therapies can have on peoples’ lives.

“Moving Moments,” from the Daily News in New York (available through Lexis-Nexis or other periodical search engines) tells the story of a group of typical office workers and their first encounter with dance/movement therapy. Because they are “everyday” people, it is easy to relate to their feelings and thoughts. Perhaps the workers’ positive experience could serve as a useful testimony to similar creative arts novices or even skeptics.

“Why Art Therapy,” published on the Web site of Darkness to Light, an organization that deals with child sexual abuse, describes the very important therapeutic role art therapy had in helping a group of young survivors deal with their pain. The article describes how art succeeds where words often fail.