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Open House
Posted by Dr. Rowena on 9/30/2021 4:00:00 PM -
Dandelion Wishes..
Posted by Dr. Rowena on 4/19/2021It's all about Dandelion Wishes.... This week, we're going to participate in a special spring project using black sharpies, crayons and watercolor paints. Follow the video to make an awesome Dandelion project and don't forget to send me a picture of your finished product so I can give you credit!
Remember to have fun and be creative!!
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Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere!!!
Posted by Dr. Rowena on 4/5/2021Welcome Back everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful spring break!
For the next 2 weeks we will be focusing on a bubble unit including Bubble Resist Drawings, big bubbles and bubble sensory exploration!!
This week, we will drawing a Bubble Resist Drawing using crayons and watercolor paints so be sure to have those ready for your art therapy session. The name of the game is to find activities that will promote relaxation and positive vibes to help us get through our day! So join along for some bubble fun!
For remote learners, please have the following materials ready for your session;
Paper, Crayons, watercolor paints, brush and water cup
Bubble Solution, bubble wands
Pipe cleaners
Straws, yarn and beads
**Also, check out the Art Therapy Assignments to complete your assignment for the week and get your well-deserved credit!
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Master Artist Series: Vincent Van Gogh
Posted by Dr. Rowena on 3/22/2021
This week is Art Therapy, we will continue with our Master Artist Series.
We will be focusing on Vincent Van Gogh. Please follow along and learn about Vinvent Van Gogh and 2 of his most famous paintings; Sunflowers (1888) and Starry Night (1889). Vinvent Van Gogh was best known for his "Power of Color" philosophy and how colors can show our emotions. So join along and learn all about this truly inspiring master artist!
When you are finished with your creative product, don't forget to email me a picture of it for class credit. Remember, be creative and have fun!
Art with Mati and Dada: Van Gogh
Van Gogh and The Sunflowers Read Along
Good Night Starry Night Read Along
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2020-2021 Art Therapy Collaborative Project
Posted by Dr. Rowena on 2/8/2021
It's that time of year again in Art Therapy for our COLLABORATIVE PROJECT!
This year, we won't let COVID get us down, we will be creating an Art Therapy Wall Mural in the Art Therapy classroom where every hybrid and remote student will participate to create! It's going to be AWESOME!!!!!
This collaborative project is a multiple step process that will go on for the months of February and March. We will be working on the following areas of creative expression;
- Air Dry Clay Tile (cutting and design)
- Paper Art Tile
- Designing a Concept focusing on creativity and community to be painted directly onto 1 art therapy classroom wall
- Painting the largescale wall mural
- 3D design incorporating tile mosaic art, clay tiles and paper tiles
So get ready and let's create! We'll be posting pictures as the process begins!
Phone: (914) 376-8585
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Degrees and Certifications:
PhD in Expressive Therapies ATR (Registered Art Therapist) LCAT (Licensed Creative Arts Therapist) Permanent Teaching Certification in Special Education (K-12th)
Dr. Rowena Talusan-Dunn PhD ATR LCAT
About me....... I'm celebrating my 19th year here at the Westchester Hills Scholl 29, I greatly enjoy my work with our students with autism, multiple handicaps and MR. I have experience and clinical training in the following areas; Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communiation Handicapped Children (Mesibov, Schopler & Hearsey, 1994) and Sensory Integration (SI) for the child with autism. My practice stems from the visual arts with work on the manipualtive process of three-dimensional mediums, process-oriented explorations and structured art experiences. My doctoral research includes a pilot study through a single-subject design exploring the treatment of deficit areas in children with autism through art therapy and a program assessment for docotoral dissertation of the Boston Higashi School art curriculum evaluating progress of student cognizance through structured art experiences and structured art programming. My specialties include Art Therapy and Autism Program Development, Research in Art Therapy and the Child with ASD, School Art Therapy Program Development (Public Sectors).
What is Art Therapy? Art therapy is a psychoeducational therapeutic intervention that focuses upon art media as primary expressive and communicative channels. The art therapy process allows one to explore personal problems and potentials through nonverbal and verbal expression and to develop physical, emotional, and/or learning skills through therapeutic art experiences. In art therapy, the child can directly manipulate materials and the environment, symbolically exploring, organizing and assimilating meaning from a complex world of ideas and experiences. This process may facilitate order, reduce confusion and uncertainty and promote the integration of experiences. This integrative process is important for children as they experience, communicate, and negotiate through developmental levels.
Is art therapy beneficial to special education students? For children with special needs, art therapy in a school setting can offer opportunities to work through obstacles that impede educational success. Art therapy can facilitate appropriate social behavior and promote healthy affective development so that children can become more receptive to learning, realizing their social and academic potential. Therefore, art therapy in a school—whether public or private—can be relevant to a child’s educational and social maturation.
Dually serving as an invitation into the child’s world, art therapists are able to catch glimpses into the expressive world of the client, while gaining clearer perceptions of their functionality and emotional development.
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