Individuals who have experienced trauma, as well as communities that have endured historical traumas, deserve the support of intentional healing-centered communities. Such communities can be based on cultural tradition, spiritual practice, and creative expression that represents a journey to well-being. Resilience occurs through the development of personal coping skills, experiences of compassion, community connection, as well as spiritual and cultural recognition and integration.
This workshop will provide a snapshot of the transformative power of the arts and provide takeaway trauma-informed art activities. Learning will focus on how art plus caring adult relationships can transform children’s trauma into resilience. Insights will be based on the Free Arts program model that builds on safety, self-expression, skill-building, self-efficacy, and resilience through mentorship and the arts.
Individuals who have experienced trauma, as well as communities that have endured historical traumas, deserve the support of intentional healing-centered communities. Such communities can be based on cultural tradition, spiritual practice, and creative expression that represents a journey to well-being. Resilience occurs through the development of personal coping skills, experiences of compassion, community connection, as well as spiritual and cultural recognition and integration.
This workshop will provide a snapshot of the transformative power of the arts and provide takeaway trauma-informed art activities. Learning will focus on how art plus caring adult relationships can transform children’s trauma into resilience. Insights will be based on the Free Arts program model that builds on safety, self-expression, skill-building, self-efficacy, and resilience through mentorship and the arts.
