Monday, March 31st was a big day for paint. As we trial this new art therapy program, we discover some things about the patients and how they view the sessions and their own artistic abilities. The existing occupational therapy program instills a sense of pride for work and accomplishment and it is easy to see this same sense appear when the patients play in the world of art. We are excited to see how focused and serious everybody is when trying out new art forms and techniques.
While we are definitely seeing an improvement in artistic skill, I have been told, informally, that the patients are benefiting in terms of recovery. It will be exciting to see how effective the full program will be.
Check out some of the fine painting studies everybody made. Click "Read More" to see all of the day's paintings:
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