Off-Site and Contract Programs The Art Therapy Studio has also contracted with a wide range of organizations (such as the Children's Oncology Unit at the Cleveland Clinic, VA Medical Center, New Directions, Mentor High School, Eliza Bryant Nursing Home, the Shaker School System, Gathering Place, Goodwill Industries, United Cerebral Palsy, Children & Family Services, Positive Education Program, Cuyahoga County Board of DD, Achievement Centers, Ohio Renal Care Group, University Settlement and University Hospitals-Addiction Recovery Services to provide off-site art therapy services specifically designed to meet their special needs. This has proven especially beneficial to frail elders and physically challenged clients who cannot participate in programming outside of their facility
Art therapy:
helps people cope with change after traumatic accident
provides focus and a way to find peace for those with mental illness
provides control and a sense of self to people with cancer and other illnesses
teaches new skills and enriches lives of senior citizens
Art therapists work with groups and individuals who find that personal creativity is encouraged as well as honored. (Group Stories...)