Creative arts therapy uses arts modalities and creative processes during intentional intervention in therapeutic, rehabilitative, community or educational settings. 

This helps to promote:

• Good mental health
• Communication 
• Expression
• The integration of physical, emotional, cognitive and social functioning 
• Enhanced self-awareness
• Behavioral change.

Creative arts therapists at our therapeutic residential facility work with patients to develop coping skills for intense emotional distress, while enhancing relaxation.

• Visual art therapy – utilizes visual arts such as drawing, painting, collage or coloring to help patients express emotions through art
• Drama therapy – the use of drama or theater for expressive and therapeutic purposes 
• Dance/Movement therapy – therapeutic use of dance to cope with psychological distress
• Music therapy – guided by a music therapist, music therapy makes a therapeutic connection to address psychological, emotional and cognitive issues
• Poetry therapy – the use of writing and reading poetry to make a psychological connection and enhance well-being 
• Psychodrama – a form of therapy in which patients act out a traumatic event from their past

Heartland Behavioral Health Services provides acute inpatient and residential treatment services to children and adolescents at our treatment facilities in Nevada, Missouri. We cannot offer a diagnosis, counseling or recommendations online, however, our professional staff offer 24/7 assessments at no cost. We can be reached anytime by calling 800-654-9605. If you need immediate medical assistance, contact 911 or seek the nearest emergency room.