Different Strokes: Art & Photo Therapy Promote Healing
It seems that a growing number of social workers are marrying their professions to art or photo therapy to enhance their practices. H. Mari Pizanis arrived at art therapy from the practice and later...
View ArticleThree Pieces - An Online Art Exhibit for Social Workers
An online exhibit of three pieces of art by a social worker, Mary Martinez-Drovie: Imagine, The Guitar, and The Beginning of Mother Earth.
View ArticleGroups: Rescuing the Creative Self: An Art Expression Group
Not all that long ago in our culture, creative pursuits were more commonplace. People kept personal journals, painted watercolor studies of their gardens, sketched while on vacation, and repurposed...
View ArticleNational Child Abuse Prevention Month: Art Gives Children in DCFS Care a Voice
The exhibit titled “Art From Youth in Care and From Others Who Care” will be on display, open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.daily, through Friday, April 25, 2014, on the main level of the...
View ArticleArt for Reproductive Justice
These works from the Repeal Hyde Art Project are part of a series on reproductive justice.
View ArticleNever Lose Hope
Artwork entitled "Never Lose Hope," by social work student Laura Daugherty of Warner University. Social work is more than lending a helping hand, but can provide a sense of hope, which is rooted deep...
View ArticleSocial Worker Acronym
An acronym for "Social Worker" by ECU social work student Kayla Marek.
View ArticleOrange and Blue Dahlia
A photo of a dahlia by social worker Allison Fine. "Flowers are a reminder of the beauty that exists in this world."
View ArticleCreating a Place of Reflection Through Art - A Mural for a Social Work Office
Social work student Denise Walter created a place of reflection by painting a mural for her social work office.
View ArticleQualities of a Social Worker - Artwork
Katie Prochnow is a social work student at the University of North Dakota. Her drawing shows how positive personal qualities of social workers are related to their careers and make them who they are.
View ArticleSocial Workers Don't Wear Spandex and Capes - Artwork/Typography
My artwork aims to signify the attributes they share with mainstream superheroes, like Superman. Although they don't wear spandex and capes, social workers are superheroes to those in the community.
View ArticleThe Scales of Justice
The Scales of Justice - poetry and artwork by Keborah Andren, social work student at Portland State University.
View ArticleTwin Towers - Artwork
Twin Towers is artwork by Dr. Nubian Sun of Western Kentucky University.
View ArticleSelf-Care Summer: Coloring for Social Workers
The recent trend toward coloring books for adults inspired the creation of these coloring pages for social workers, from Nate Crowell, blogger at SocialWorkerSuccess.com.
View ArticleHarm Reduction Energy - Original Artwork
This art piece was inspired by the information from a 2016 summer graduate school class at California State University East Bay. The class was Assessment and Treatment of Substance Abuse, and it...
View ArticleConnection – The Key to Healing and Resilience
Recognizing the space and time needed to heal from trauma, isolation is the opposite of what we need. The key to healing and building resilience is connection with others.
View ArticleBook Review: Photo Explorations: A Girl’s Guide to Self-Discovery Through...
Book review of Photo Explorations: A Girl’s Guide to Self-Discovery Through Photography, Writing and Drawing.
View ArticleAccessing Inner Worlds - Photos as a Social Work Tool
Expressive techniques such as photography, writing, and other arts are tools for both the client and social worker to benefit from by accessing inner worlds and processing thoughts and feelings.
View ArticleSocial Work Dream Catcher - Visual Art
A dream catcher by UND social work student Selena Hobbs encompasses the values and ethics of professional social workers.
View ArticleUnifying Latin American Families - Visual Art
“Unifying Latin American Families” presents a group of arms tattooed with different kinds of Latin American traditions’ images, surrounded by signs indicating uncertainty. This art piece was inspired...
View ArticleHealing Through Culture and Art: A Process of Self-Care
As a member of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, the cultural teachings I learned in my youth have sustained me through challenging times. In all tribal nations, cultures’ spirituality and...
View ArticleKids in Care and Those Who Care Art Exhibit Held in Chicago for Child Abuse...
The IL Department of Children and Family Services, with Prevent Child Abuse Illinois, held the 6th annual "Kids in Care, and Those Who Care Art Exhibit" at the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago, IL,...
View ArticleRecognizing the PAIN in PAINT: Consciously Choosing Self-Expression When...
The heavy toll that can come from doing emotionally difficult work requires a conscious application of creativity and energy to move it forward.
View ArticleThree Art Pieces - Racism, Homophobia, and Sexism
Art is a powerful means of expression. These three art pieces by social work educator Wendy Turner address issues of racism, homophobia, and sexism.
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