I had the opportunity to attend a symposium recently which was a nice change of pace. Besides the plethora of sponsors and free posters, there was an interesting seminar about different art therapy techniques. A lot of my sessions usually involve some sort of creative activity, since children are more apt and at ease to express themselves through play and art rather than through structured conversation. However, I learned a new intervention and decided to put it to use. The instructions are simply: 'Draw a person in the rain'. Here are a few examples.
Some drawings seem to have a happy outlook on life, the rain is manageable and doesn't appear to be affecting them. 'He feels happy, he doesn't need an umbrella... he's going to school and everyone needs a stop sign so that they won't get hurt'. ~age 9
Some have protection to keep them from getting wet.
'he's all dry and his umbrella is his favorite colors' ~age 6
Some have serious protection.
'He's an awesome ninja with a ninja sword and spiky things that he throws, no rain can get him!' ~age 7
Some find the rain overwhelming. One of his parents was killed a few months ago.
'The boy is sad, he keeps getting wet, the rain came as a surprise'. ~age 10
For this child, the rain is a severe lightning storm that is causing seriously bodily injury. The child has a history of known physical and sexual abuse.
'He's crying out but they left him outside and no one is coming to help'.~ age 7
On a lighter note, I like how this boy isn't getting any rain on him at all because of his
'awesome tank... I just got a new video game!' ~age 6
I had the opportunity to attend a symposium recently which was a nice change of pace. Besides the plethora of sponsors and free posters, there was an interesting seminar about different art therapy techniques. A lot of my sessions usually involve some sort of creative activity, since children are more apt and at ease to express themselves through play and art rather than through structured conversation. However, I learned a new intervention and decided to put it to use. The instructions are simply: 'Draw a person in the rain'. Here are a few examples. 
Some have protection to keep them from getting wet. 'he's all dry and his umbrella is his favorite colors' ~age 6
For this child, the rain is a severe lightning storm that is causing seriously bodily injury. The child has a history of known physical and sexual abuse. 'He's crying out but they left him outside and no one is coming to help'.~ age 7
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