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Gain Important Education Outcomes:Implement a Successful Art TherapyProgram within K-12 Schools

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American Art Therapy Association

Art therapy is a creative and engaging way to address inappropriate behaviorssuch as bullying; identify an individual’s barriers to learning; increase studentretention; support special needs students; enhance academic performance;provide gifted youth with a new skill; increase motor and sensory skills; and,excite kids’ learning experience . . . and there are a variety of funding streamopportunities available to implement a program.

Art Therapy: Making A Difference in K-12 Schools“Art therapy attends to a student's verbal and nonverbal communications with the aidof a master's level therapist who is trained in art, psychology, and the therapy process.The art therapist is qualified to observe and analyze behaviors, art products and processes,a student's communications, and formalizing art therapy assessments and treatmentplans for students for adherence to educational goals and benchmarks. As a whole,art therapy can offer students the opportunity to work through obstacles that may beimpeding their educational success while facilitating appropriate social behavior andpromote healthy affective development so students can become more receptive to theireducational environment.”

⎯ Robert Lackie, MS, MA, ATR, LPC, TLMFT Shawnee Mission School District, KS

IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS:Art Therapy in K-12 SchoolsArt Therapist Job DescriptionResponsibilities & ActivitiesCertification & LicensureProgram OptionsAfter SchoolArt InstructorDistrict CoordinatorSpecial Needs

OUTCOMES & APPLICATIONSAcademic Performance EnhancementCognition / Remove Barriers to LearningRetention / Attendance ImprovementGifted Students ProgramSocialization Improvement Positive Interaction as Alternative to BullyingSpecial Needs Students Program

MODEL ART THERAPY PROGRAMS IN K-12 SCHOOLSFlorida: Miami-Dade County Public Schools (urban)Kansas: Shawnee Mission School District (suburban)Kentucky: Oldham County Schools (rural)New Jersey: Jersey City Public Schools (urban)Pennsylvania: Mt. Lebanon School District (suburban)Texas: Hays Consolidated Independent School District (suburban)Alabama: Community Consulting Model (suburban)Vermont: Burlington School District - Integrated Arts AcademyMagnet School (urban)Wisconsin: Green Bay Area Public Schools District - AlternativePrograms of Chance for Change and Curry Lane AlternativeSchool (suburban)

RESOURCESFund a ProgramSAMHSA SupportK-12 GuidesEarly ChildhoodColoring BooksSystems of Care

Tips & Lessons

LEARN MOREContactsArticlesADHDAutismBullyingRetentionSocializationSpecial Needs

Bibliography

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Model Art Therapy Programs in K-12 SchoolsFlorida: Miami-Dade County Public Schools (urban)Kansas: Shawnee Mission School District (suburban)Kentucky: Oldham County Schools (rural)New Jersey: Jersey City Public Schools (urban)Pennsylvania: Mt. Lebanon School District (suburban)Texas: Hays Consolidated Independent School District (suburban)Alabama: Community Consulting Model (suburban)Vermont: Burlington School District - Integrated Arts Academy Magnet School (urban)Wisconsin: Green Bay Area Public Schools District - Alternative Programs of Chance forChange and Curry Lane Alternative School (suburban)

FLORIDAMiami-Dade County Public Schools (urban) 5555 Southwest 93rd Avenue • Miami, FL 33165Craig A. Siegel, MA, ATR-BCThe Miami-Dade County Public Schools art therapyprogram began in 1979. Due to the successes instudents’ emotional functioning, the focus of arttherapy in M- DCPS changed from serving a widevariety of special needs students to servicingstudents identified with Emotional/BehavioralDisabilities.

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KANSASShawnee Mission School District - SpecialEducation Department (suburban)7235 Antioch Road • Shawnee Mission, KS 66204Robert Lackie, MS, MA, ATR, LPC, TLMFTArt therapy within the Shawnee Mission SchoolDistrict began informally in 1972 as an adaptive artprovision for special needs children who were notpart of the regular education classrooms untilpassage of the Education for All HandicappedChildren Act in 1975. Currently, art therapy is offeredas a Related Service to Special Education studentswith Individualized Education Plans (IEP) who areidentified as not making progress on goals.


KENTUCKYOldham County Schools - Exceptional ChildrenServices (rural) 1350 N Hwy 393 • Buckner, KY 40010Max Wineinger, MA, ATR-BC, LMFT, LPATThe Oldham County Schools’ art therapy programworks with seven schools to offer direct support ofchildren, safe schools assessments, intervention, andserves as liaison with many regional resources. Theprogram works to help students with a variety ofissues including school transition, behavioral, andattendance.


NEW JERSEYThe Jersey City Public Schools Creative ArtsTherapy Program (urban)346 Claremont Avenue • Jersey City, NJ 07305Brian Tepper, MPS, ATR-BC, LCAT, LPsyAThe Creative Arts Therapy Program provides studentsthe opportunity to participate in a process of creativeexpression using various media to enhanceemotional, behavioral, and social growth. CATP isdesigned to address the needs of youth in crisis andoffers counseling within the context of enjoyable,confidential, and non-threatening activities.


PENNSYLVANIAMt. Lebanon School District (suburban)31 Spalding Circle • Pittsburgh, PA 15228Lisa Wright, Lisa, MA, ATR-BCThe Art Expression program mission is to facilitatepositive socialization with youth through expressiveart activities in an inclusive educational environment.The after school program is a fully inclusive programdesigned to meet the needs of all learners in anoncompetitive setting. The purpose is to increasesocialization, self-esteem, and communication skillsamong students.


TEXASHays Consolidated Independent School District(suburban)4800 Jack C Hays Trail • Buda, TX 78610Megan Van Meter, M.A.,LPC-Intern, ATR-BCThe primary purpose of the program is to provide arttherapy as an enrichment service and a relatedservice to special education students as specified byIEPs. Services are provided in both individual andgroup settings using accepted theories andtechniques. The art therapist works to assist studentsin achieving goals through the promotion of learning,which is an action-based, dynamic process.


ALABAMACommunity Consulting Model (suburban)Targeted News ServiceNovember 2, 2010 TuesdayArt Abilities Program Serving 16 Schools inShelby CountySeveral Shelby County schools participate in a specialart therapy program, Art Abilities. The supplementaryprogram runs nine weeks and focuses on developingmotor skills, socialization, sensory adaptation, and morefor children with moderate to severe special needs.


VERMONTBurlington School District - Integrated ArtsAcademy Magnet School (urban)1141 Falls Road l Shelburne, VT 05482Elizabeth Myers, ATR-BC, LCAT, LCMHCThe school population is comprised of approximately 218students in grades K-5. Of these students, 98 wereEnglish language learners, 38 were on IEPs, and 88% ofthe students qualified for free and reduced lunch. Arttherapists also provide school clinician services to 18students and their families; some services are alsoprovided to other IAA students. Sessions utilize the arts toaddress and increase pro-social skills, social reciprocity,positive communication, problem solving and conflictresolution skills, while enhancing self esteem and senseof mastery and autonomy through the art process.Click here for more information

WISCONSINGreen Bay Area Public Schools District -Alternative Programs of Chance for Changeand Curry Lane Alternative School (suburban)4029 Willow Tree Lane l De Pere, WI 54115Anne Rakow-Weist, ATR-BCThe program is run by one art therapist. Art therapyservices serve a vital role in helping students withspecial needs or circumstances to gain a readinessfor school participation and to make emotional andcognitive gains. Students are comprised of twogroups: those with school policy-violations in theareas of violence, threats, weapons & AODA issues;and, those living with chronic mental illness.Click here for more information







Implementation Tools:Art Therapy in K-12 SchoolsThere are a number of accessible options for implementing anappropriate, thriving Art Therapy program.

Art Therapist Job Description

Responsibilities & Activities

Certification & Licensure

Program OptionsAfter School

Art Instructor

District Coordinator

Special Needs







Outcomes &ApplicationsThere are a number of important educational and socialdevelopment benefits that are advanced through the use of Art Therapy.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT Nine schools were included in this study to obtainmeasurable observable terms and to identify the:problematic behavioral presentations observed in innercity schools; overall effect of school resources on targetbehaviors; and, changes promoted by art and musictherapy intervention. Tepper, B. & Silva, R. (2010).

The use of art therapy to improve academicperformance. Pleasant-Metcalf, A. & Rosal, M. (1997).

A 12-year-old whose academic performance decreasedafter parents divorced received art therapy treatment,which focused on problem solving and self-concept.Pleasant-Metcalf, A. & Rosal, M. (1997).

COGNITION / REMOVE BARRIERS TOLEARNING Three elementary students having experiencedpersonal trauma reap the benefits of art therapywhich helped them re-energize, relaxed sense ofsadness, and developed or re-developed a sense ofempowerment and hopefulness. Kaufman, B. (2010).

Study of 34 primary school children to investigate theuse of three art-based instruments using imagerythat measure children's cognitive development.Hagood, M. (2002).

Correlational study of art-based measures of cognitivedevelopment: clinical and research implications for arttherapists working with children. American ArtTherapy Association.

RETENTION / ATTENDANCE IMPROVEMENT Art therapy services implemented for students in aninth-grade English classroom of an urban high schoolwere successful in reducing drop-out rates,decreasing school failure, and improving students’attitudes about school, family, and self. Rosal, M.,McCulloch-Vislisel, S., & Neese, S. (1997).

GIFTED STUDENTS PROGRAMDo gifted students have greater depression levels incontrast to non-gifted students? Clarissa Nieves, LisaBuckingham Mentors: Michaele M. Barsnack, Sabato D.Sagaria. According to Mueller (2009) “gifted childrenthat are exposed to bullying, and their extremesensitivity have led them to aggressiveness, extremedepression and social isolation.” Gifted students functionat higher cognition levels than non-gifted students, butmay require greater attention to their emotional needsbecause of barriers they encounter with depression(Neihart, 1999). "Distance Training in Gifted/TalentedEducation: Description of a Collaborative WorkingMode,” Rural Special Education Quarterly (1996);"Enhancing Emotional Development Through Art andImagery With Gifted Students" (1993), Dr. Heidi Van Ert.

SOCIALIZATION IMPROVEMENTArt therapy programs meet a variety of student needs,allowing students the opportunity to addressemotional and social needs. Bush, J. (1997).

Pregnant adolescent females from economically andsocially disadvantaged environments participated in acomprehensive program enhanced by art therapy.Stiles, G. & Mermer-Welly, M. (1998).

Group art therapy intervention within a school setting toincrease coping skills and decrease disruptive behaviorsin a group of 6 eighth-grade students at risk for makinga poor transition to high school. Spier, E. (2010).

POSITIVE INTERACTION AS ALTERNATIVETO BULLYINGGroup of teens engaged in expressive mask making toaddress the age appropriate developmental tasks ofidentify formation and improve self-concept.Brumleve, E. (2010).

A cooperative classroom art therapy intervention in apublic elementary school that provided conflict resolutioneducation, social learning, and group cohesion amongsixth-grade students. Gibbons, K. (2010) .

SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS PROGRAMArt therapy treatment implemented with two boyswho had similar classroom behavior disorders.Rosal, M. (1993).

Single-case study investigated the effectiveness ofart therapy with a five year-old male with sensoryintegration difficulties. Kearns, D. (2004).

Art therapy study of two boys opens the door tochildren participating in tangible ways in thescreening and evaluation of their own AD/HD drugtrials. Munley, M. (2002).







RESOURCES

Corporate and Private Grants

Government Grants

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)www.samhsa.gov/grants/

SAMHSA Sample Program Budgethttp://sshs.samhsa.gov/media/sshs_media/pdf/SampleFY09budget.pdf

The Foundation Center (membership required or visit a location free of charge)Homepage: http://foundationcenter.org/Locations: http://foundationcenter.org/about/locations.htmlServices: http://foundationcenter.org/about/Requests For Proposals: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/

U.S. Department of Educationhttp://www2.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Health Resources & Services Administrationwww.hrsa.gov/grants/index.html#Health%20Professions%20Open%20Opportunities

SAMHSA SupportToo Smart To Start

K-12 Guideswww.samhsa.gov/children/earlychildhood_school.aspx

Early Childhoodwww.samhsa.gov/children/earlychildhoodmat.aspx

Coloring BooksEnglish www.projectabc-la.org/dl/materials/My_Feelings_en.pdfSpanish http://projectabcla.org/dl/materials/My_Feelings_es.pdfChinese www.projectabc-la.org/dl/materials/My_Feelings_cn.pdf

Systems of Carewww.samhsa.gov/children/systemofcaremat.aspx

Tips & Lessons www.samhsa.gov/children/aatahandout.aspx

There are a number of resources available to assist inthe funding, development, and implementation of asuccessful Art Therapy program.

FUND A PROGRAM Art therapy is cost effective. It is a preventive treatmentmodality and has demonstrated that it can improveacademic performance as well as enhance mental health.In treating students before academic and social problemsarise, art therapy reduces the need to treat students whenthey experience problems that require immediate andcostly measures. Art therapy approaches, techniques, andstrategies in schools are already in place.




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Learn More!

CONTACTSAmerican Art Therapy Association-Headquarterswww.americanarttherapyassociation.org

American Art Therapy Association-Chapterswww.americanarttherapyassociation.org/aata-chaptersmain.html

Art Therapy Credentials Boardwww.atcb.org/

Arts In Educationhttp://artsusa.org/networks/arts_education/001.asp

Find an Art Therapisthttp://therapists.find-a-therapist.com/Directory/Art-Therapist.aspx

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

www.samhsa.gov/

U.S. Department of Educationwww2.ed.gov/

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, HealthResources & Services Administrationwww.hrsa.gov/

ARTICLESYouth art class helps in grieving: Bereavement Program gives kids a creative way to express feelings

Art Abilities Program Serving 16 Schools in Shelby County

Parents fight for special-needs therapy in Frederick County Public Schools

A Tracy’s Kids Art Therapy Program

Empowering the Traumatized Child Through the Use of Art and Action

Expressive Mask Making for Teens: Beginning Insights

Art Expression Incorporated–An Innovative School Based Approach

Help Kids Decompress

Minn teen copes with cancer through art, poetry

Help for deaf kids after abuse: What I do

Autistic children, families offered help from Children’s Center of Wayne County

Autistic Children and Families in Detroit Are Offered Help from theChildren's Center of Wayne County as They Prepare for School

BIBLIOGRAPHY

For more background about art therapy and education.

There are a number of resources available to assist indeveloping, incorporating, expanding, or enhancing anArt Therapy program.




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