Call it mindsight, empathy, or attunement-- or call it the third hand
Published on October 31, 2010 at Psychology Today Blog
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Therapy Intervention #1 is not really a technique or method, but the essence of what makes art therapists different from other helping professionals who use art as form of treatment. It's called the "third hand" and to me, it's art therapy's version of
mindfulness, insight and empathy. By definition, it's an overarching way of thinking about intervention that describes how art therapists apply their artistic competence and imagination in service of others.
Edith Kramer, a renowned US art therapist, artist and author, is credited with coining the term "third hand," an idea
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