表達藝術治療跟其他心理治療方式有什麼不一樣？
How is expressive arts therapy different from the other form of psychotherapy?
表達藝術治療讓服務使用者在多元的藝術體驗中（如：視藝、聲音及音樂、動作及舞蹈、文字及創意寫作、戲劇、即興創作等）自由表達自我，在過程中探索及轉化情緒，達致個人成長及心靈療癒等心理治療目的。表達藝術治療特色在於：
Expressive Arts Therapy encourage service users to freely express themselves through multimodality of arts (e.g. visual arts, sound & music, dance & movement, words & creative writings, drama, improvisation), explore and transform emotion in the process, facilitate personal growth and healing in the clients. Expressive Arts Therapy is characterised by:
想像力
潛意識蘊藏著很多我們未曾了解到的自我信息，在無意中軀動著我們的言行思想。潛意識總喜歡以想像、夢境、白日夢等方式說話，藝術為這些沒有實體的意象賦予了實體，讓服務使用者更清楚看見及整理自己的內心。
想像力的世界沒有對錯之分，也沒有限制。表達藝術治療讓服務使用者安心表現自我，可认安心地在這𥚃探索各種人生的可能性。
Imagination
Imagination is the language of unconsciousness, art is the container of imagination. Service users can increased their self-understanding through arts expression. Besides, the world of imagination is free of restriction, one can feel safe to explore the endless possibility of life through arts.
非語言主導
表達藝術治療讓客戶以藝術表達自我，適合不同語言能力及文化背景的人士包括：發展遲緩、少數族裔、認知障礙等、選擇性緘默症等。
Non-verbal
Expressive Arts Therapy use arts as the fundamental means of expression, it is suitable for people with different language abilities including: developmental delay, ethnic minorities, dementia, selective mutism etc.
低技巧高敏度
表達藝術治療師會按服務使用者的身心需要（如：認知程度、藝術技巧、身體健康狀況等）去構思合適的藝術活動。治療的重點不在藝術技巧，而在於服務使用者在創作過程中的自我發現，以及藝術成品所盛載的含意。因此，服務使用者不需任何藝術基礎，任何身心狀況的人士都適合參加。
Low Skills High Sensitivity
Expressive arts therapist prescribe arts experiential in consideration of the service user's needs (eg.: the cognitive ability, art ability, health condition etc.) The therapy focus on the self-discovery during the creative process, and the meaning convey by the art product. Therefore no arts skills is required, all physical and mental conditions are welcome to join.
多元藝術運用
聽到旋律身體會動起來，讀到文字腦內會浮現畫面。不同種類的藝術是互通的，表達藝術治療利用這種的互通性，促進服務使用者的自我表達，以全身所有感官去創作，釋放潛意識隱藏的信息。
Multimodality of Arts
Our body moves when hearing music, images appears in our mind when reading words. Expressive arts therapy utilise the interplay of different art modalities to facilitate service user's self-expression using all body senses, release the repressed materials from the unconsciousness.
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