Collage and Artx

Darren Daz Cox asks:
Hey Liz, what collage techniques do you use in your work?

When I think about collage, I usually think about a magazine photo collage where you cut out words or pictures from magazines and glue them onto a separate page. In art therapy, often times collage is used as a way to approach [...]

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DSM for People with Developmental Disabilities

I recently attended a conference in San Jose hosted by UCLA’s TARJAN Center for Developmental disabilities entitled, Innovative Approaches: Treatment for People with Developmental Disabilities & Psychiatric Disorders. There I discovered that a new DSM specifically tailored to individuals with developmental disabilities is now available. The title is: The Diagnostic Manual- Intellectual Disability (DM-ID): A [...]

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Mindfulness and Artx

After doing a substantial amount of podcast listening on mindfulness and its integration into therapeutic practice, I couldn’t help but wonder, doesn’t art making bring us into the present moment and help us pay attention to the details of the world that surroundings as well as out inner world?
In regards to paying attention to [...]

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