What do non-arts therapists think/know about art therapy?

I have been doing presentations recently for non-arts therapists about my research in art therapy. I have done experiential exercises, slide show case studies, and, probably most effectively, research presentations that were verbal and analytical. Some verbal therapists have told me that they don't have a clear idea about how art therapy actually works. As someone who has experienced both art therapy and verbal therapies as a client and a therapist, I find the functions they serve, populations they are useful for, etc.. very similar. I am interested in hearing what non-arts therapists have to say about art therapy, how they would describe it. What form of presentation or information informed you most effectively about art therapy?

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What do non-arts therapists think/know about art therapy?, by Jean Fitzpatrick, 5/26/96 Art therapy is often insight-oriented, by Sophia Kelly, 5/29/96 A Rose by any Other Name . . . ., by Carol Shauger, 7/4/96 Art Therapy Guidelines, by Sophia Kelly, 7/6/96 london art therapy internship sought, by f, 11/18/96 Need information on internship, by judy capote, 10/5/97 A non-arts therapists experience of art therapy, by Suzanne Dawson, 11/11/96 Welcome., by Sophia Kelly, 12/27/96 chatting about art therapy, by Ivy, 3/2/97

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