Ingrid Pénzes in conversation with art therapists Marion Winters and Linda Heerschop from Frisius MC Linda & Marion ArTA is typically conducted across three – and sometimes more – observation sessions, using different materials, techniques and instructions. But what does this look like in a setting where time is limited, hospital stays are short, and diagnostic questions often arise quickly? What does it require of an art therapist when there is no time for a process to unfol

How can we make what happens in art therapy visible, understandable, and meaningful for colleagues within the multidisciplinary team? And how do we translate rich observations from the art-making process into an Electronic Health Record (EHR) without losing the essence of our profession? These are questions that regularly come up in conversations with art therapists participating in ArTA training. In fact, they are among the issues many colleagues begin to wrestle with once t

On neuroaesthetics, Arts in Health and Creative Arts Therapies. There is a lot going on in the field of neuroaesthetics, a branch of...