My group is focusing on Art Therapy something heavily utilized in a trauma-informed classroom and practice. Understanding and teaching how students can process and identify feelings without having to share outward. Art Therapy allows communication to happen through non-verbal communication. I have learned the importance and value of non-verbal communication this year with 90% of my classroom receiving speech therapy and 4 students using AAC.
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Hi Gracen,
Wow, I followed along with the presentation, and it was super easy to follow and a great way of introducing art therapy. It is so nice to see how simple a learning design can be yet it hit all of the crucial points that needed to be included in order to have kiddos benefit from the therapy. I also agree that there is something to be said about non-verbal communication. It is so essential as human beings, especially as a young kiddo they are so susceptible to non-verbal communication, and use that as a primary form of communication for a very long time. The thought of having more art therapy in the classroom is so critical like you said it is an amazing tool and so vital for those kiddos to express themselves in non-verbal ways.