ABSTRACT
I have used the following open-ended projects with trainee art therapists, other professionals wanting an introduction to the process of interactive art therapy, patient groups-mainly of functioning out-patients with problems such as drug and alcohol addiction, eating disorders, depression and phobias. I have found them useful ways either to begin or to continue a time-limited workshop. They can be developed by each group according to its preoccupations at the time and to the level of the participants’ abilities. All the projects give ample opportunity for exploration of simple visual media-which in the case of non-art trained participants can be extremely useful for confidence building.
