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:: Where Are We :: Historical Background |
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The SPAT |
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The Portuguese Society of Art Therapy (SPAT) is a non-profit association with a scientific focus developing activities within Art Therapy in the following fields: - Clinical – practice of Art Theray and Art Psychotherapy - Didactical – training of Art Therapists and Art Psychotherapists; - Pedagogical – education through integrated; - Dissemination – of the potential provided by Art Therapy within Psychotherapy and Psychopedagogy; - Research - in Art-Therapy. Since 2001 SPAT is recognised as a member in the International Society for the Psychopathology of Expression and Art Therapy (SIPE) as well as a recognised training institution by DGERT. Art Therapy as we understand it, can integrate different approaches within the Arts. The psychotherapeutic process in Art Therapy acts: - Facilitating communication / Intra and Interpersonal relationship through artistic expression; - Allowing emotional creative expression through verbal and non-verbal metaphors in a safe and protective environment; - Promoting personal development and knowledge; - Developing the ability to think. It assumes a specific theoretical body in which creativity is central. SPAT has its own conceptualization: The Polymorphic Model. Such presupposes 4 modes of intervention in Art Therapy: • Psycho-Educational • Experiential • Integrative • Analytical |