Centre users healed by art.PEOPLE at a North East day centre are experimenting with art therapy. St John Ambulance day centre at Berwick Berwick, former county, Scotland: see Berwickshire. , Northumberland, has brought in art therapy student Linda Shardlow to work with the vulnerable adults for whom it cares. Linda said: "Art therapy can help people explore their thoughts and feelings, particularly when they are facing changes, perhaps surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. their health or with issues of bereavement Bereavement Definition Bereavement refers to the period of mourning and grief following the death of a beloved person or animal. The English word bereavement or with the difficulties associated with getting older. "I've been working with a mixed age group and they are all very creative people but you don't have to be artistic to use art therapy. People who have not done anything creative or artistic for many years have had great fun with brilliant results in experimenting with the materials. "Art therapy is very new to St John Ambulance and it is lovely to see people at Berwick Day Centre take the opportunity to join in the workshops." |
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