Project Art
About Project Art
This 8-session therapy program encourages participants to engage in creative activities to explore, discover and reflect on a range of wellbeing themes. Art therapy provides the opportunity to express and share inner experiences in a visual way and acquire healthy creative outlets for emotions. Art Therapy can lead to enhanced wellbeing and self-care, increased self-awareness and understanding as well as discovering new perspectives.
This program may be suitable for you if:
- You would like to learn a new skill to change the way you feel.
- You have difficulty with talk based therapies.
- You have been feeling stuck in a cycle difficult emotions and would like this to change.
- There are a lot of stressors in your life and you are not sure how you can keep balancing them all.
- You have no art or creative experience.
Program content
- Expression of Feelings
- Coping with Loss and Change
- Living with Mental Illness
- Self-Awareness and Self-Esteem
- Identifying and Building Strengths
- Problem Solving
- Stress Management
- Relaxation
- Mindfulness
What you will experience
Throughout this program you will participate in group sessions lead by a qualified Art Therapist. No previous experience with art making is required and you do not need to describe yourself as artistic or creative in any way to participate. You will be supported through creative directives aimed to express, reflect and gain insight into your experiences. As a group, you have opportunity to share what you have learnt and experienced throughout.
Treatment objectives
Objective 1
Learn to understand and express your emotions using different art materials and activities.
Objective 2
Learn how to self-soothe by engaging different senses in the creative process.
Objective 3
Learn how to use mindfulness in the creative process to reduce stress, reduce anxiety and improve mood.
Objective 4
Gain a deeper understanding of yourself through the expressive process while learning to use self-compassion.
What's included
Education
To develop or refine new skills and strategies.
Workbooks
To guide you through education, reflection and exercises designed to tackle your symptoms.
Action Plans
Step-by-step activities to help you put new skills into practice.
Check-ins
Support between treatments to help keep things on track.
Progress Tracking
Questionnaires to help you monitor your symptoms and/or progress.
Extra Resources
Tools to help you overcome common challenges.
How to get started
For you to access this program, we need a valid referral from a medical practitioner to a psychiatrist with admission rights to Robina Private Hospital. Referrals can be sent via our website, www.robinaprivate.com.au, or directly to the private practice. General enquiries about this program can be made by calling 07 5665 5100.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost?
Participants are admitted as a day patient and as such, can claim their attendance via their health fund. Privately paying is also an option. We ask that patients confirm any applicable out-of-pocket excess or gap costs directly with Robina Private Hospital by calling 07 5665 5100.
Who will find this program helpful?
Individuals who have diagnosis of a mood or anxiety disorder and want to learn ways of accepting and living with their condition.
When does this treatment start, and how long does it take?
This treatment is designed to be completed within 8 weeks. Participants will attend one session per week from 9:00am to 2:30pm. Morning tea and lunch is provided. The treatment can be started any week of the year and is for admitted patients only.
