Expressive Arts Interventions for School Counselors

Presents 100+ interventions using creative and expressive arts counseling techniques in school settings

Expressive arts therapies are a rich resource for use with children and adolescents, who are often unresponsive to traditional talk therapy, and highly useful to school counselors who must overcome cultural, language, and ability barriers that are increasingly present in diverse and multicultural school settings. This is the first book written specifically for school counselors about using creative and expressive arts counseling techniques in school settings. It presents over 100 interventions using art, drama, music, writing, dance, and movement that school counselors can easily incorporate into their practices with individual students and groups, and in classroom settings. These creative interventions, based on the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model framework, support the key student domains of academic, career, and personal/social development. The text also meets the important demand for accountability in school counseling by providing guidelines for evaluating the effectiveness of each intervention.

Addressing such issues as emotional expression, social skills development, managing anger/aggression, developing self-esteem, working well with diverse peers, career exploration, and academic skill development, the book is organized by specific types of expressive arts therapies and how they can be used to support different domains in the ASCA model. Each intervention outlines the presenting concerns for which it is most useful, appropriate grade levels, required materials, preparation needed, step-by-step instructions, modifications for special needs students, and an outcome assessment plan. A handy quick reference chart helps readers to quickly locate appropriate interventions for specific concerns. Ideal for the school counselor, social worker, or psychologist who may not have specific training in arts therapies, this book can also help trained arts therapists who will be working in a school setting to select appropriate interventions.

Key Features:

• Presents over 100 creative and expressive arts interventions that can be easily incorporated into school counseling practice
• Addresses all relevant ASCA National Model domains (academic, career, and personal/social)
• Provides easy-to-follow preparation and delivery directions and outcome evaluation methods for each intervention
• Includes modifications for special needs populations
• Offers a handy quick reference chart matching interventions to appropriate concerns

Contributors

Preface

PART I: LAYING THE FOUNDATION

1. Introduction

PART II: VISUAL ARTS

2. Visual Arts Interventions in the Academic Domain

Creating a Vision (Board) With Your Students

Lisa Burton and Jonathan Lent

Four Directions

Michael T. Garrett and Michael A. Keim

Imaginative Mind Mapping

Tamara J. Hinojosa and Suzanne D. Mudge

Totem Activity

Michael T. Garrett and Michael A. Keim

3. Visual Arts Interventions in the Career Domain

Career Cards

Laurel Malloy and Katrina Cook

Envisioning Your Future

Montserrat Casado-Kehoe

Heroes: Identity and Adaptability in the World of Work

Stephanie C. Bell, Kevin B. Stoltz, and Susan R. Barclay

I'm the School Counselor. What Do I Do?

Edward F. Hudspeth and Linda G. English

My Family's Careers: Using Play Genograms to Explore Career

Stephanie E. Eberts

Promoting Career Aspiration Through Movie Characters

Varunee Faii Sangganjanavanich

Trying a STEM Hat on for Size

Michelle Perepiczka and Megyn Shea

The Wheel of Work

Melissa Luke and Allison Hrovat

Your True North: The Life You Learn From and the Life You Live

Michelle Kelley Shuler and Katrina Cook

4. Visual Arts Interventions in the Personal/Social Domain

Anger Switch

Jennifer H. Greene and Saron N. LaMothe

Creative Expression of Healing

Lori Ellison and Carol M. Smith

Culture Shock

Stefi Threadgill and Brandy Schumann

Decreasing Mental Illness Stigma With Visual Art and Writing

Allison Crowe and Kylie P. Dotson-Blake

Doodle ArtóJust for Fun?

Bridget Tuohy Helms

Erase and Replace

Tony Michael and Hewitt B. Rogers

Expression on the Spectrum

Adrienne E. Ahr, Jacqueline J. Young, and Lisa L. Schulz

Feeling Frustrated and Sad

Anne Stuart Henry, Alicia H. Schwenk, Genevieve Shaw, and Sherry A. Bosarge

Freeze Frame

Katherine M. Hermann and Christopher Lawrence

Friends and Family

Amanda N. Byrd-Desnoyers

Group Puzzle Drawing

Anne Stuart Henry, Alicia H. Schwenk, Genevieve Shaw, and Sherry A. Bosarge

I Am Thankful For Ö

Imelda N. Bratton

I Have ""Two Eyes, a Nose, and a Mouth""

Marco Hernandez and Rebeca Hernandez

If Animals Went to School: Making Connections

Nicole M. Randick and Rebecca E. Michel

Mandalas and Mindfulness: Identifying the Real Me

Nicole M. Randick and Rebecca E. Michel

Memory Making

Evelyn Esther Robinson

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

Stefi Threadgill and Brandy Schumann

The Myth of the Phoenix

Anne Stuart Henry, Alicia H. Schwenk, Genevieve Shaw, and Sherry A. Bosarge

Our Multicultural Stars and Selves

Clare Merlin and Lenore Katz

Progressive Paintings

Diane J. Shea and James R. Huber

Puzzled

Nicole M. Randick and Rebecca E. Michel

Recycled Reflections: A Visual Journal Project

Laura L. Gallo

Reflecting in Color

Kanessa Miller Doss

The Remembrance Tree

Edward F. Hudspeth and Rochelle Moss

Self-Discovery Through Nature

Sherrionda Heard-Crawford

Self-Expression: Letting Your Worries Go

Anne Stuart Henry, Alicia H. Schwenk, Genevieve Shaw, and Sherry A. Bosarge

Soundtrack to Your Life

Shannon Halligan

The Stars in Your World

Hennessey Lustica and Atiya R. Smith

Success, Stones, and Solutions

Elsa Soto Leggett

Tee-Shirt Art as an Expressive Therapeutic Intervention in Schools

Gaelynn P. Wolf Bordonaro

Using Artist Trading Cards to Enhance Self-Esteem

Marta Garrett

The Weight That I Carry

Ajita M. Robinson

What Monsters Are Hiding in Your Closet?

Marie Bonner Huron and Karen L. Lee

What's in Your Locker?

Barb Wilson

PART III: MUSIC

5. Music-Based Interventions in the Academic Domain

Lyrics and My Life

Erin N. Friedman and Benjamin P. Friedman

6. Music-Based Interventions in the Career Domain

Retirement Celebration ""DJ Playlist""

Katherine M. Hermann and Lindsey B. Guidry

7. Music-Based Interventions in the Personal/Social Domain

Connecting Students to the Civil Rights Movement Through Music

Barb Wilson

Feelings Song About Managing Anger: ""When You're Angry and You Know It""

Hennessey Lustica and Atiya R. Smith

Multimedia Timeline Life Map

Suzanne D. Mudge and Katrina Cook

The Music of My Life

Jennifer M. Foster

Musical Questions

James R. Huber and Diane J. Shea

Stress Is Played Out: Using Music to De-Stress

Tamara J. Hinojosa and Suzanne D. Mudge

PART IV: MOVEMENT AND DANCE

8. Movement-/Dance-Based Interventions in the Academic Domain

Cakewalk Hip Hop: Dance Your Way to Academic Success

Katherine M. Hermann

9. Movement-/Dance-Based Interventions in the Career Domain

Overcoming Obstacles: Navigating the Road to Career Success

Sarah LaFont and Lindsey M. Nichols

10. Movement-/Dance-Based Interventions in the Personal/Social Domain

Balloon Walk

Diane J. Shea and James R. Huber

The Banana Split

James R. Huber and Diane J. Shea

Being Atlas: Carrying the Weight of the World

Charles E. Myers

Emotional Obstacle Course

Eric Jett

Exercising Our Bodies and Brains

Sarah O. Kitchens and Amanda M. Evans

Give Me a Hand!

James R. Huber and Diane J. Shea

Just Dance!

Amanda N. Byrd-Desnoyers and Jennifer Rhodes Wood

Mindful Movements

Tamara J. Hinojosa and Suzanne D. Mudge

Office Basketball: Talk and Play

Elizabeth Crawford and Jake J. Protivnak

Pop Goes the Feeling

Barb Wilson

Scrambled Feelings

LaWanda Edwards and Sherrionda Heard-Crawford

Stepping Stones

Jenny Wagstaff

Shaking Medicine: A Group Intervention for At-Risk Youth

Christine Abrahams

Strike a Pose: Expressing Emotions Through Body Postures

Diane M. Dryja

PART V: EXPRESSIVE WRITING/POETRY

11. Narrative/Expressive Writing Interventions in the Academic Domain

Color-Coded Elements

Edward F. Hudspeth and Glenda L. Hyer

Imagining a Future Me

Erin N. Friedman and Benjamin P. Friedman

My (Gritty) Collage

Erin N. Friedman and Benjamin P. Friedman

The Playbook

Amanda N. Byrd-Desnoyers

12. Narrative/Expressive Writing Interventions in the Career Domain

Career Story Haiku

Katherine M. Hermann and Lauren R. Hasha

13. Narrative/Expressive Writing Interventions in the Personal/Social Domain

Blue Goodbye

Barb Wilson

Can You Feel Your Personality?

Kelly Emelianchik-Key

The Collaborative Story

James R. Huber and Diane J. Shea

Expressing Grief Through Poetry Writing for Spanish-Speaking Students

Katrina Cook

The Forget-Me-Not Book of Reminders During Deployment

Laura S. Wheat and Peggy P. Whiting

""I Love Being Me"": Be the Author of Your Own Story

Cynthia B. Greer

Personalized Stress Ball

Joseph Graham, Neffisatu J. C. Dambo, and Saron N. LaMothe

Strengths Scrabble

Amanda N. Siemsen

The Trust Tube

Kevin A. Fall

Who Am I?

Kanessa Miller Doss

PART VI: DRAMA

14. Drama-Based Interventions in the Academic Domain

Albert Ellis's ABCs the Drama Way

Jennifer L. Marshall and Trey Fitch

Doing Something Different

Laura Bruneau

15. Drama-Based Interventions in the Career Domain

A Career for Me?

Lacey Ricks and Elizabeth Hancock

16. Drama-Based Interventions in the Personal/Social Domain

Elvis Blindfold Maze

Diane J. Shea and James R. Huber

I See Your True Colors

Magdalena M. Furniss

Imagine Yourself as a House

Magdalena M. Furniss

Labels Are for Cans, Not for People

Sandra Logan and Tori Charette

My Superhero Strength

Lacey Ricks and Elizabeth Hancock

Using Your Words Against Bullies

Imelda N. Bratton

PART VII: OTHER MODES OF CREATIVE EXPRESSION

17. Creative Interventions in the Academic Domain

Sand Tray for Special Needs Groups

Suneetha B. Manyam

18. Creative Interventions in the Career Domain

Garden of Care

Michael Paz and Dee C. Ray

Exploring Occupations Through Sand Tray and Miniatures

Varunee Faii Sangganjanavanich

19. Creative Interventions in the Personal/Social Domain

Conflict Garden: Using Expressive Arts to Address Conflict With Adolescents

Nancy L. A. Forth, Corie Schoeneberg, Atsuko Seto, and Penny Dahlen

A Cup of Community

Kylie P. Dotson-Blake and Allison Crowe

The Many Feelings of Nature

Tori Charette and Sandra Logan

My Dollhouse

Shannon Halligan

Personal Pizza Party

Tamara J. Hinojosa and Suzanne D. Mudge

Pocket Pillows

Shannon Halligan

Remembrance Bead Bracelet

Mary G. Mayorga and Katrina Cook

Resolving Conflict in the Sand

Charles E. Myers

Appendix: Intervention Chart With Suggested Applications