Creative Arts Therapy

Creative Arts Therapy

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

International Law, Preemie Stress, Creative Arts, Modern Press

Episode: International Law, Preemie Stress, Creative Arts, Modern Press

  • Jan 20, 2016 10:00 pm
  • 19:36 mins

Guest: Melissa Walker, Creative Arts Therapist at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence at Walter Reed Medical Center Imagine a display of handmade masks painted with American flags or words written across the forehead or cheeks. Some have eyes. Some don’t. They’re the first exercise in a four-weak treatment program for military service members suffering from PTSD, brain injury and other psychological issues. The National Endowment for the Arts and the Department of Defense are so committed to this kind of therapy that they recently expanded a program called the Military Healing Arts Partnership at various military facilities including the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland.