1. Integrative Medicine in the Community through the Creative Arts Therapies Robert Carroll, MD Erica Curtis, MFT, ATR-BC Lora Wilson-Mau, MA, BC-DMT Pam Dunne, Ph.D., RDT-BCT Judith Pinkerton, MT-BC Ping Ho, MA, MPH – Moderator Annual Conference for Integrative Medicine at UCLA February 2, 2013

2. Creative Arts Therapies overall definition Creative Arts Therapists are human service professionals who use arts modalities and creative processes for the purpose of ameliorating disability and illness and optimizing health and wellness. www.nccata.org/

3. How are they different from therapeutic uses of the arts? What is unique about them as therapeutic disciplines? Creative Arts Therapies

4. How are they different from therapeutic uses of the arts? Creative arts therapists are professionally educated in both mental health and the arts. They are trained to be able to develop individualized assessment and treatment plans. They focus on the process of creative expression, which evokes unconscious information that is reflected upon for insight, self- awareness, and behavior change. Creative Arts Therapies

5. What is unique about them as therapeutic disciplines? From a public health perspective… Can expand possibilities for health care in different settings. Can be delivered in groups, and they build community. Intrinsic value and healing potential appeals to diverse populations without any stigma of therapy. Nonverbal processes can accommodate those unable to engage verbally. Offer a means of addressing the increasing societal health care burden from chronic diseases rooted in emotions and behavior. Creative Arts Therapies

6. Full Emergence as Academic Disciplines and Professional Practices  Art Therapy  Dance Movement Therapy  Drama Therapy / Psychodrama  Music Therapy  Poetry Therapy Emergence of Creative Arts Therapies in the mid-20 th Century

7. Poetry Therapy Poetry therapy is the intentional use of poetry, journal writing, and literature to promote healing, growth, and transformation. www.poetrytherapy.org

8. Robert Carroll, MD

9. Amazing Change Amazing Change by Robert Carroll, MD We can go through amazing changes when we are faced with knowing we have limited time. After one woman got brain cancer, she decided what she wanted was to go to Africa to see the gorillas.

10. Amazing Change Amazing Change by Robert Carroll, MD She and her husband and the guides began the long trek through the jungle up the mountains, but the woman was having trouble. The guides tried to convince her to go back, but she wouldn’t. She struggled and struggled.

11. Amazing Change Amazing Change by Robert Carroll, MD Eventually she won the guides over, and everyone was rooting for her, but there came a point. She couldn’t go on, so she lay down on the grass, and when she did, the gorillas came out of the jungle to her.

12. Poetry Therapy Populations  veterans  substance abusers  adolescents  the learning disabled  families with problems  prisoners in rehabilitation  the frail elderly  the physically challenged  survivors of violence, abuse and incest

13. Poetry Therapy Settings  mental health  medical  geriatric  therapeutic  educational  community www.poetrytherapy.org

14. Poetry Therapy Education and Credentials www.poetrytherapy.org Certified Applied Poetry Facilitator (CAPF) Bachelor’s with coursework in psychology, literature, professional practice Certified Poetry Therapist (CPT) Master’s or higher in mental health field, or MD, with licensure with coursework in psychology, literature, professional practice Registered Poetry Therapist (PTR) Additional coursework, practice, supervision, and peer group poetry therapy

15. Poetry Therapy Finding the Words to Say It: The Healing Power of Poetry http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2005/ 795029/abs/

16. Art Therapy Art therapy is the therapeutic use of art making, within a professional relationship, by people who experience illness, trauma, or challenges in living, and by people who seek personal development. Through creating art and reflecting on the art products and processes, people can increase awareness of self and others; cope with symptoms, stress, and traumatic experiences; enhance cognitive abilities; and enjoy the life-affirming pleasures of making art. www.arttherapy.org/

17. Erica Curtis, MFT, ATR-BC