10 Art Therapy Ideas for Black & Latino Men

Hello! I hope you’re alive and well. Quick update before the article: I am currently in my last semester of undergrad at Delaware State University, studying Studio Art and Social work. I do work as an associate clinician, however I am not a registered art therapist..yet :) The information in the articled has been gathered through my social work practice thus far, and my own personal experience in coping with seasonal depression as an Afro-latino man. I hope you enjoy!

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Art therapy is a form of psychotherapy centered in unapologetic creativity and self expression. Some of the psychological benefits include but are not limited to; increased self awareness, recovery from post traumatic stress, increased self esteem, and. building positive social interactions. As a mental health professional and social work student, I’ve found that art therapy is great for black men & Latino men. Language barriers have stifled us men from communicating openly and freely based on environmental factors such as socialization in school, economic hardship growing up, and educational disparities. In 2003, the institute of medicine found that minority Americans tend…