About the objective of the training in Erbil, Rejna Alaaldin, a lawyer in the region and the program manager for this training, said they were aiming to enable teachers and social workers with skills to reach out to students.
“Some children may not be able to express themselves using words and it is essential that every child is given the opportunity to fully communicate their feelings and thoughts” Alaaldin stated.
“Art therapy is known to reduce anxiety and anger,” she explained, adding it was a way of gaining insight into student’s emotions for social workers.
“Even highly intellectual people, academics; when you ask them to describe how they are feeling they usually tell you how they are thinking rather than expressing their emotions—because they can’t find the right words for their emotional state. When you ask them to draw something, for example from a period of time in their life, they can then start describing the images which further helps express emotions and develop communication skills.”
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Rejna Alaaldin 