N/NY-0701 - Sidewalk Chalk as a Catalyst for Creativity

Description

The use of sidewalk chalk as a medium holds great therapeutic value to the developing child's creativity and ability to play. The therapeutic, kinesthetic, social/interpersonal, and psychological areas within childhood development can be addressed with the inclusion of sidewalk chalk as a catalyst for creativity. This course explores sidewalk chalk within the aspect of play, provides adaptive techniques and discusses intervention techniques within the school setting.

Learning Objectives

Explain the use of sidewalk chalk as a therapeutic medium.
Describe three benefits of using sidewalk chalk within the school setting.
Apply this knowledge to children within their own community,school, or therapeutic practice.

Dr. Deborah Elkis-Abuhoff

Associate Professor and Program Director, Hofstra University

Deborah Elkis-Abuhoff, PhD, LCAT, ATR-BC, ATCS, is an Associate Professor and Program Director of the Creative Arts Therapy Counseling program at Hofstra University, and holds an Appointment at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Center of Neuroscience. She has extensive experience incorporating the use of artwork in the therapeutic process. The focus of her work is to bring art therapy to the medical population.

Morgan Gaydos

Nassau University Medical Center

Morgan Gaydos, MA, LCAT, ATR-BC, currently practices art therapy within a forensic psychiatry unit in a hospital setting, and has experience with inpatient/detoxification chemical dependency programs, children diagnosed within the autism spectrum, and within a private practice. Research efforts, through publication and presentation, focus on art therapy and neuroscience.