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Art Therapy

We offer you a world of possibilities...

 

​No universities offer an extensive Art Therapy program in India, and the program isn’t offered at all in many other countries. For those further abroad, Antidote now offers International Art Therapy Courses in countries worldwide.

With a flexible and engaging style, ANTIDOTE’s art therapy training courses and workshops explain theory, demonstrate techniques, and provide practical experiences. The use of experiential methods supports an in-depth learning process.

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1. Art & Drawing in Psychotherapy/Counseling

Art & Color has the power to heal, and art therapy is now a recognized therapy method.

Dr. Anupama Bajaj, PhD in art therapy, will conduct a workshop called ‘Art & Drawing in Counselling and Dr. Anuradha Kabra, Ph. D. in Clinical Psychology and Licensed to practice psychology in NY, USA.

Drawings show 'leakage from one's subconscious mind' and can be a powerful tool for understanding clients' subconscious and psyche. While they are seen as essential tools when working with children, they can easily be used with adolescents and adults.

This workshop aims to teach the participants how to understand drawings and what to look for in drawings to understand the client's world better. Learning will be through live demonstration, experiential process, creative exploration, and practicum sessions.

The workshop is open to counsellors, therapists, teachers, social workers, and anyone interested in using art to understand themselves.

2. Diploma in Art Based Therapy

The Indian subcontinent has always ascribed high spiritual value to art and celebrated its obvious aesthetic repercussions. Our community might naturally lean towards art, but therapeutic art has not taken off in our society so far.

Here is a course that might introduce you to the nuances of art for therapy and diagnostics.

3. Advance assessment course in art-based therapy

4. Basics of Art Therapy

There are two approaches to art therapy: “The Art Psychotherapy Approach”, and “The Art Therapy.

Approach” besides employing art as a diagnostic tool as part of the therapeutic process. The course can be considered a broad introduction to art therapy, based on which Participants would have the opportunity to experiment with the use of the arts for human transformation and emotional healing so that they can synthesize their personal experience with conceptual learning. Mastering art therapy demands understanding visual expression, creative process, human development, behaviour, personality, and mental health.

Course Structure

The topics covered include the history of art therapy, various theoretical approaches in art therapy

and various populations on whom art therapy can be used.  Learning will be through live demonstration, experiential process, creative exploration and practicum sessions. Basic facilitation skills (active listening, therapeutic witnessing, use of metaphor language and transformation of negative energy into positive resources) will be integrated with practice through experiential exercises and sharing of reflections. The arts modalities, including visual art, music, sounding, dramatic play, body movement and writing, will be introduced in this course.​

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Courses offered:

 

1. Art Therapy Workshop 2024​

2. Certificate course in Art Therapy​3. Diploma Course in Art Therapy 2024

(6 months contact Dr Anupama Bajaj 9901411333)

4. Advance assessment course in art-based therapy

(contact Dr Anupama Bajaj 9901411333)

​​You don't need a high grade in artistic skills to take this course. More than technical skills, it is the ability to explore, understand, and share.

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