Free Webinar: The Art of Self-Expression
June 23, 2015 from 3-4pm
Posted Friday June 12 2015 at 06:49 am.
Used tags: art, free, vsa, webinar
The goals of this webinar are to support the attendees to make the visual arts a daily form of self-expression for individuals with mild to severe physical, intellectual and emotional disabilities. Founder and executive director of Art Therapy Express Program, Inc., Lisa Bartoli will cover characteristics, strategies and goals for five major areas of disability (physical, visual, intellectual, emotional, and learning), positioning individuals for maximum success, adaptive and work station devices, 2d vs. 3d, sensory stimulation, space, securing the work, tools, sources for adaptive equipment, thinking outside of the box, textures, wheelchair rollers, foot painting, head sticks, etc. This webinar is jam packed with useful information for adapting an art program, resources for buying or creating assistive technology, and even low cost recipes.
Presenter: Lisa Bartoli is the founder and executive director of Art Therapy Express Program, Inc. She graduated with a Master's Degree in Creative Arts in Therapy and brings 27 years of post graduate experience. She has introduced art as self-expression to thousands of children, teenagers, and adults with mild to severe physical, intellectual, and emotional disabilities. Lisa utilizes the arts to empower individuals, providing self-expression and communication for individuals within schools, hospitals, nonprofit organizations and her own adapted art studio. By building a bridge between each student's capability and his/her imagination, providing a place where even the non-verbal individual can speak through the arts. Lisa provides teacher and staff in-services and student internships to local colleges and universities.
Intended Audience: Administrators, principals, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech therapists, art therapists, art teachers, special education teachers, teachers, professors, university and college interns and students, volunteers, nonprofit staff, museum staff, and parents and siblings of students with disabilities.
The Art of Self-Expression: Textures, Tools, Techniques, and Thinking Outside of the Box
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 3-4pm
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