Abstract
Art has been used as a pathway for healing throughout history. The use of art, creativity, and image can help facilitate connection, as well as provide a space for empathic attunement to Self and Others. Recent neurobiological research has shown evidence for increased immune response when one experiences an empathic attunement. Additionally, empathic attunement assists the healing process through psychological subjective reports of increased well-being. My presentation will highlight through my work and observations how the arts can help assist with creating empathic attunement. I will also explore how feelings of loss and isolation experienced by children in the hospital can be addressed through communal art experiences, allowing for the opportunity to enter into a sense of connection, belonging and hope.
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Social, Political and Community Agendas in the Arts
KEYWORDS
Art, Children’s Hospitals
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