Goals of Origami as an Art Therapy For hospitalized children and adolescents: • Encourage the self-expression of thoughts and feelings related with illness/hospitalization • Help children process and work through traumatic experiences associated with hospitalization • Facilitate positive self-esteem and positive body image • Promote a sense of independence and feelings of control • Provide peer interaction and a sense of community within the hospital environment • Encourage the development of healthy strategies for coping with hospitalization For children and adolescents living with chronic pain or chronic illness: • Encourage the self-expression of thoughts and feelings related with chronic pain/illness • Facilitate children/adolescents understanding of how chronic pain/illness affects their lives • Understand how situations may increase pain perception and/or stress • Learn effective techniques to promote self-management of chronic pain • Learn effective techniques to self-manage stress and anxiety related to chronic illness • Facilitate the process of acceptance for children struggling with a chronic condition For children with newly acquired physical limitations: • Facilitate adaptation to physical limitations • Promote problem-solving skills • Facilitate hand-eye coordination and gross motor skills • Encourage non-verbal communication skills For children recovering from brain injury: • Raise awareness and orientation to things such as time, date and place • Increase attention-span and decrease frustration level • Follow step-by-step directions more easily • Organize thoughts to make independent decisions • Facilitate the process of representing thoughts symbolically • Encourage the process of cause and effect problem solving
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 03:04:21 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015