Beverly Hawk paints a tree at Methodist Hospital. “Something like a painting activates all areas of the brain,” said Chris Kawamoto, head of the hospital’s therapeutic recreation program. Earl ...

Art therapy encourages creative expression through painting, drawing, or modelling. It may work by providing a person with a safe space to express their feelings and allow them to feel more in control ...

When Ronnie Bernardo steps into the kitchen, she immerses herself in the art of cooking, in focusing on the people she is feeding, and in all the senses that putting culinary creations together ...

February is Recreation Therapy Month, time to recognize the importance of Recreation Therapy and the Creative Arts Therapies (Art, Dance, Drama, and Music) in the rehabilitation and overall ...

Last year I posted a six-part series called "So You Want to be an Art Therapist," covering education, credentials, and challenges involved in undertaking art therapy as a profession. Just when I ...

More than 400 people attended the annual Therapeutic Recreation Day at the Carroll County Farm Museum this week. The family fun event was first held in 1989 and provides a social outlet for disabled ...