Artherapeducation

"Studying art and design involves inquiry, posing and solving problems, perseverance, re-purposing, taking risks, and persuading and inspiring....

...Students engaged in visual art and design gain confidence in communicating and defending their ideas and decisions, and demonstrate a strong sense of self-identity...

....Artists are able to transform, reorganize, and transfer understanding into personal renderings and interpretations of the world around them" 

-Colorado Department of Education 

Visual Art Standards

I think they're a bunch of Art Therapists ;)

It's really nice to see this written because folks wonder how art therapy is done in the classroom. I too wondered and questioned as an intern and a "first year" how I was going to combine the two worlds. Well, duh. they are not two worlds. 

Just teach art.