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Institute for Therapy through the Arts

Create. Grow. Heal.

ITA Open House Thursday, October 29, 2015

September 22, 2015 by ITAChicago

We would like to invite our colleagues in the educational, mental health, and medical communities to join us for an open house at our facility in downtown Evanston on Thursday, […]

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ITA is 40!

August 25, 2015 by ITA Staff

  The Institute for Therapy through the Arts (ITA) celebrated 40 years of providing creative arts therapies to children, adults, and families by welcoming more than 130 guests to a […]

Filed Under: Articles, Events Tagged With: carrie ann inaba, creative arts therapies, creative arts therapy, harriet wadeson, iata, illnois art therapy association, ita is 40, marilyn richman legacy award, ted rubenstein

Aging

August 17, 2015 by ITAChicago

Aging is a natural process in the life cycle. When all systems are functioning and well balanced, the individual is likely to maintain a satisfying existence. Every day is filled […]

Filed Under: Glossary Tagged With: aging, Alzheimer's disease, art therapy, creative arts therapies, creative arts therapy, creativity, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, dance movement therapy, dementia, drama therapy, elderly, fatal insomnia, frontotemporal dementia, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome, Huntington's disease, kuru, Lewy Bodies dementia, music therapy, old, Parkinson's disease, prion disease, vascular dementia

Traumatic Brain Injury

August 17, 2015 by ITAChicago

A brain injury can be acquired in many ways.  Most commonly known are Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) which are caused by an open or closed head injury damaging one or […]

Filed Under: Glossary Tagged With: art therapy, creative arts therapies, creative arts therapy, drama therapy, music therapy, NCD, posttraumatic amnesia, TBI, traumatic brain injury

Trauma

August 17, 2015 by ITAChicago

Trauma Informed Expressive Therapies Trauma occurs when an individual witnesses or experiences emotional, psychological or physical injury and the result of the experience, or series of experiences, is one of […]

Filed Under: Glossary Tagged With: acute stress disorder, adjustment disorders, art therapy, creative arts therapies, creative arts therapy, dance movement therapy, disinhibited social engagement disorder, drama therapy, music therapy, posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD, reactive attachment disorder, trauma

Adolescence

August 15, 2015 by ITA Staff

The adolescent must cope with the loss of childhood, emerging from a world rich with fantasy into one which includes some stark realities.  The adolescent also copes with the stress […]

Filed Under: Glossary Tagged With: adolescence, adolescent, adolescents, art therapy, creative arts therapies, creative arts therapy, creativity, dance movement therapy, drama therapy, group therapy, indivdual therapy, music therapy, teenagers, teens, tweens

Neurological Disorders

August 15, 2015 by ITA Staff

Neurological disorders include any disorders triggered from damage within brain and nervous systems.  Functioning may be impaired when chemicals in the brain are produced in excessive or decreased amounts. Depending on […]

Filed Under: Glossary Tagged With: Alzheimer's disease, art therapy, creative arts therapies, creative arts therapy, dance movement therapy, drama therapy, Huntington's disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, music therapy, neurological disorders, Parkinson's disease

Psychological Disorders

August 15, 2015 by ITA Staff

A psychological disorder may exist when a pattern of behaviors or symptoms causes significant stress or impact an individual’s ability to function in more than one domain of life such […]

Filed Under: Glossary Tagged With: anxiety, art therapy, creative arts therapies, creative arts therapy, creativity, dance movement therapy, drama therapy, mental health, music therapy, psychological disorder, trauma

Emotional Adjustment & Coping

August 15, 2015 by ITA Staff

Often times we confront obstacles in our daily lives which can be very challenging to deal with emotionally.  Difficult relationships, financial struggles, illness or physical limitations can make us feel […]

Filed Under: Glossary Tagged With: anxiety, art therapy, coping, creative arts therapies, creative arts therapy, dance movement therapy, drama therapy, emotional adjustment, music therapy

Parenting

August 15, 2015 by ITA Staff

Of all the jobs in the world, the one that comes with the least amount of directions or how-to-do instructions is parenthood. No amount of friendly advice or reading “what […]

Filed Under: Glossary Tagged With: art therapy, children, creative arts therapies, creative arts therapy, creativity, dance movement therapy, drama therapy, family, music therapy, parent, parenthood, parenting

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