DAPHNA DISHI, ART THERAPIST
SERVICES
ART THERAPY FOR CHILDREN
What is art therapy?
Art therapy uses art and other visual media to assist an individual access their internal resources and express and explore the inner world of feelings, thoughts, emotions and images.
Art Therapy for children
Drawings offer therapists a powerful tool for understanding children’s thoughts, feelings, fantasies, conflicts, and worries, as well as their perception of, and reflections on the world around them. Children can speake poignantly about themselves through their drawings, depicting feelings or experiences that may be too difficult to verbalise. Art therapy can offer children a safe, contained, developmentally appropriate and fun way to communicate and express issues and concerns.
The process of Art Therapy
In an art therapy session, children are encouraged to explore a variety of art media such as pencils, pastels, texta colour, paint, collage and clay to express and communicate various issues that brought him/her into therapy. Just as creating pictures prompt children to express what is uppermost in their minds in a genuine and spontaneous way, engaging in the art making process and talking ‘through’ the art may allow a level of comfort and a sense of safety sometimes not found through talk therapy alone. This helps the therapist understand a child’s perception and feelings about what is happening to him/her and explore possible alternatives.
Art therapy requires no artistic ability. The Art Therapist offers guidance and support and the opportunity to explore issues of concern using a variety of art materials.
Who can benefit from art therapy ?
Art Therapy is useful for those who are experiencing emotional, behavioural, physical communication or developmental difficulties. It can help children dealing with grief and loss issues including divorce or the death of a parent, sibling or friend, trauma and anxiety, eating disorders, sexual or physical abuse or a medical condition. It has also been shown to benefit children with conditions such as autism.
What training do Art Therapist have?
Art therapy requires that practitioners have training skills in two different disciplines, art and therapy. Practitioners need to have obtained a tertiary degree in one of the following fields: counselling, psychology, occupational therapy, medicine, art education, education or fine arts as well as have experience in visual arts. This is then followed by a Master of Art Therapy accredited by the Australian and New Zealand Art Therapy Association (ANZATA). The practitioner is trained to work therapeutically with children using art as the means of expression.
About the art therapist
Daphna Dishi is an Art Therapist who graduated from La Trobe University with a Masters degree in 2006. Daphna is passionate about working with children and understanding their world. She has experience working with children who have emotional, behavioural and intellectual problems. Her work experience includes 6 years experience working with disabled children as well as working in a psychiatric hospital, runing art therapy group sessions, mostly working with depression and substance abuse issues.
What can be offered?
•Individual sessions (sessions run for 45 min)
•Group sessions (up to 5 people, 1.5hr)
•Information session for parents, teachers or staff organisations on the ‘foundation of art therapy’ (this will include experiential and educational material)
• A series of workshops for adults, teenagers or children (run for 6 weeks, one session per week)
* Materials will be provided by the art therapist
For more information please contact Daphna Dishi, Art Therapist on
0425852152
Or by Email: dafna33@hotmail.com
Service Categories
Art Therapists, Counselling, Psychotherapy
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