Art Moves: Recreation Therapy

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This project started out as a way to visually play. Having a personal desire to do things differently and take a risk was the catalyst of “Art Moves”. As well as a chance encounter with a large yet affordable roll of heavy stock paper from an art supply store. One of my personal goals as a recreation therapist is to leave the patient with a memory, because memories and experiences last a lifetime. Art has been the key to help patients utilize motor skills, use cognitively planning, and to execute art pieces. Besides the benefit of helping patients find a new activity that can help reduce boredom and depression when they return home and have to face their new challenges. Patients in turn have something to brag about, and take home

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