Description
Elicit clients’ inherent capacity for art making to enhance their physical, mental and emotional well-being, treating people with developmental, medical, educational and social or psychological impairment.
Alternative labels
enhance medical conditions through arts therapy
treat patients’ medical conditions with arts therapy
treat medical conditions with arts therapy
treat patients’ medical conditions with art therapy
enhance medical conditions through art therapy
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
occupation-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential skill
Treat medical conditions with art therapy is an essential skill of the following occupations:
Art therapist: Art therapists help patients overcome psychological and emotional difficulties through an artistic process which reflects emotions and feelings, focusing on patients who suffer a variety of problems such as mental, psychological, and behavioural disorders in order to facilitate self-understanding and awareness.
Optional skill
Treat medical conditions with art therapy is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
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