Learning Teaching Training Activity of Color Therapy Project in Barcelona, Spain.

Our Treat post-traumatic disorder through art- Online Colour Therapy project which aims to develop an innovative training package for health VET trainers to use as a basic tool to train health support staff to familiarize them with PTD and increase their skills and competences to recognize and treat individuals with traumatic disorders through proper strategies for de-escalating stressful interactions, had a Learning Teaching Training Activity last week in Barcelona, Spain. 

This week we were in Barcelona Spain, together with psychotherapist, psychologists, art therapists and health specialists from Spain, Romania, Cyprus and Turkey, to learn about using art therapy for treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. 

What we did in Art Therapy activities in Barcelona?

We have learnt when art therapy is most helpful and its effective usage. 

Colour art therapy techniques; We have also learnt painting/drawing technique and using it for therapeutic purposes on PTSD and collage techniques with therapeutic purposes. We have tested Virtual Reality environment for mental health and how VR can help in treating PTSD and the main characteristics of VR scenarios developed in the project.