Workshop presented May 25, 2013 at the Ontario Art Therapy bi-annual conference at the Burlington Art Center, Burlington, Ontario, CA

1. AHMIR (COVER) PERFECT BY PINK

2. Perfect BY PINK
Made a wrong turn, Once or twice
Dug my way out, Blood and fire
Bad decisions, That's alright
Welcome to my silly life
Mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood
Miss "no way, it's all good", It didn't
slow me down
Mistaken, Always second guessing
Under estimated, Look, I'm still around
Pretty, pretty please
Don't you ever, ever feel
Like you're less than perfect.

3. DRAWING THE LINE, BUILDING
RESILIENCY, AND CREATING ART
MARGARET M. MCGUINNESS MED, ATR-BC
KATHY J. SCHNUR MED, ATR-BC
https://www.facebook.com/DBC.art

4. Resiliency
Self-reflection/self-esteem, building connections/ sense of belonging, mastery of skill,
problem-solving, perspective-taking
2008 Prescott et all, Art Making as a Component and Faciltator of resleiency with homeless youth, Art Therapy: Journal of the American
Association, #25(#4)pp,156-163

5. Creativity isn’t only an aspect of resiliency, it also fosters resilience…
“(you) can take refuge and rearrange the details of your life to
your own pleasing.” (Wolin & Wolin, 1993)

6. Self Regulation who needs it?

7. Expressive Arts Foster Positive
Emotions and fuel Resiliency

8. Positive Emotions and self-regulation are fuel for
Resilience.
Building emotional resilience assists our
higher thinking brain (pre-frontal cortex) to
manage emotional regulation so we can
engage in connecting to others and create a
sense of belonging
Self-compassion
Slow down
Practice gratitude
Practice Humility

9. Creating art together in a group
promotes greater resiliency

10. ACCEPTANCE

11. Drawing the line, Building Resiliency, Creating Art

12. DRAWING THE LINE, BUILDING RESILIENCY, AND CREATING ART

13. DRAWING THE LINE, BUILDING RESILIENCY, AND CREATING ART
Lines, we can write them, read
them, draw them, say them, or
sing them. Lines are basic to self-
expression, one of visual arts’ main
building blocks. Arnheim

14. Art Therapy
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HEALING ARTS WORKSHOPS
Healing Arts Workshop
Ortonville, MI July 20, 2012
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15. Art Therapy in Schools
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• Collaboration.
• Creativity: empowers, promotes, bridges and heals.
• Prosocial behaviors increased.
• Peace psychology.
• Conflict resolution promotes: mutual respect, empathy, and security.
(Gibbons, 2010. Journal of the American Art Therapy Association.)

16. Welcome Back Part Two

18. Directive: Draw a Bully

19. ANTHEM BY LEONARD COHEN
The birds they sang
at the break of day
Start again
I heard them say
Don't dwell on what
has passed away
or what is yet to be.
Ah the wars they will
be fought again
The holy dove
She will be caught again
bought and sold
and bought again
the dove is never free.
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.
We asked for signs
the signs were sent:
the birth betrayed
the marriage spent
Yeah the widowhood
of every government --
signs for all to see.
I can't run no more
with that lawless crowd
while the killers in high places
say their prayers out loud.
But they've summoned, they've summoned up
a thundercloud
and they're going to hear from me.
Ring the bells that still can ring ...
You can add up the parts
but you won't have the sum
You can strike up the march,
there is no drum
Every heart, every heart
to love will come
but like a refugee.
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.
That's how the light gets in.
That's how the light gets in.

20. What do children draw?

21. Young children

22. Bully and Bystanders

23. Bully by exclusion

25. Bully Ball
http://www.amazon.com/American-Educational-Products-BULLYING-
CLEVER/dp/B0013P5OXO/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1369340162&sr=8-
17&keywords=bully+ball

26. Empathy

28. Communal Art Exploration of Building
Resiliency
• Reflective
• Regulation
• Perspective
• Connection
• Flexibility

29. References
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30. References Cont.
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