Art & Music Expressive groups

Expressive Arts Internship Program at Easter Seals El Mirador mission statement:
To facilitate art & music making in therapeutic groups with  participants with develpomental disabilites.  Expressive art therapies can improve social skills, build fine motor skills, enhance self-esteem, and foster cognitive development in a therapeutic environment.  By using art & music therapuetically graduate students create curriculum and engage participants in weekly sessions.  Participants express a sense of connectedness within group sessions.  We create opportunities for individual expression through the integration of expressive art modalities. 

 Through expressive arts we can promote:

·        Fine motor skills

·        Social skills

·        Confidence building

·        Spatial skills

·        Decision-making skills

·        Sensory Stimulation

·        Attention Span

·        Imagination

·        Problem-solving skills