Creative Arts in Therapy: Program News and Events

Recently Published News about the Hahnemann Creative Arts in Therapy Faculty

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Angela Watson, Drexel DMT Program Alumnae '01 teaches
West African Dance to current Drexel DMT students

Recently Published News about the Hahnemann Creative Arts in Therapy Faculty

The Triangle

April 18, 2008

Students dance to drums to relieve stress

Photos and Captions by Nicolle Morales Kern

To relieve the stress students face the week before finals, graduate students at the Center City Hahnemann Campus in the Creative Arts in Therapy program organized drum circles with dancing. The point was not only to provide a stress release, but to also raise awareness of National Creative Arts Therapy Week. This week is dedicated to providing information to the public about the benefits of art, dance/movement, music, poetry, and drama therapy.

Onlookers were encouraged to participate by students and faculty of the program, and participants ranged from Drexel students to doctors to security guards.

"People are drawn to the rhythm created by the drum. It is an instrument that everyone can relate to," Sherry Goodill, director of the Creative Arts in Therapy program, said. "Art Therapy is about the process of making art and not the finished product. It is about expressing your feelings."

There are about 100 students in the program. Each will graduate with a Masters in Art Therapy, Dance Movement Therapy or Music Therapy. Students enter the program with a background in the art medium of their concentration as well as psychology.

The Piece for Peace project was a community art therapy project created and orchestrated by Robin Valicenti, one of the alumnae from the Hahnemann Creative Arts in Therapy Program at the American Art Therapy Association (AATA) conference in Albuquerque, NM in November, 2007. Robin is Chair of the Art Committee for AATA.

Robin said, about the project "I collected the toys from thrift stores, friends and the like, smashed them in a machine shop, took them to NM and then focused on transforming the image, not just the message. It was an interesting process. I was very pleased with the outcome and had my concerns regarding it's success prior to the event. We were working with violent material and it was important that the images transform the violence and not simply reassemble, reconstruct or reconfigure it. It was challenging. I believe it spoke to how connected we are as a society to violence and how difficult it is to distance ourselves from it. "

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Photographs by Sarah Abramovitz, Art Therapy Graduate Student, Hahenmann Creative Arts in Therapy Program

“I am Albert Schweitzer” Local students accepted to prestigious Schweitzer Fellowship Program

Gillian Farrelly and Ivania Quesada, students of the Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions have joined the ranks of new Schweitzer Fellows. Honoring the legacy of Dr. Albert Schweitzer by committing to a year of service with a community agency, Gillian and Ivania, and eleven other 2007-2008 Schweitzer Fellows will each devote more than 200 hours
of service to local communities lacking access to adequate health services. The mission of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship is to reduce disparities in health and health care by developing “Leaders in Service” – individuals who are dedicated and skilled in helping undeserved communities, and whose example influences and inspires others.

Recently Published News about the Hahnemann Creative Arts in Therapy Faculty

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