Candice Chan Pooi Yan, MA, AThR & Natalie Kang Qian Yi, MA, AThR (Singapore)

In this familiar classroom, where early intervention (EI) professionals routinely embrace the unpredictable nature of early childhood, holding space for children with diverse needs, and guiding them toward meaningful developmental goals, today was different. For once, the focus shifted inward as these professionals were invited to explore their own emotional landscapes and replenish their psychological reserves through the creative process of art-making.

Natalie Kang Qian Yi, Yoko Choi Chi Mei, & Dr. Pamela Costes-Onishi (Singapore)

Amongst the many materials used in art therapy, masks have been used as a projective technique in exploring one’s persona, allowing one to bring to consciousness how they see themselves. As such, this offers the individuals an opportunity to engage in an exploration of self-image and identity.

Marie-Christine Gauthier (Montréal, QC)

La création artistique peut être expérimentée comme une pratique qui permet au système conjugal de trouver une nouvelle voie de passage à la compréhension empathique de leur communication intersubjective. La visée de cet article est de donner un aperçu de comment les arts expressifs peuvent être envisagés comme l’expression d’un langage de l’amour dans le cadre d’une démarche thérapeutique conjugale.