To assist Dr. Duckett’s Independent Review of NDIS Creative Arts Therapies, I have had a handful of incredible NDIS participants whom I...

ART THERAPY IS NOT THE SAME AS AN ART CLASS ART THERAPY Uses different creative modalities for self-expression and regulation Focuses on...

Dr. Stephen Duckett is conducting an Independent Review of NDIS Creative Arts Therapies and seeks information from participants to...

“Rae invited me to create an artwork in response to the NDIS changes. This is what emerged. Art therapy is such an integral part of...

“Through this process I had some accidental experiences. I did panic but was able to make changes. It is a bit like life itself.” This...

“Art Therapy belongs in the NDIS! Art Therapy saved my life! Without it I wouldn’t have been able to grow from my trauma, make safe...

Creative Arts Therapies are designed to help people with physical or psychosocial disabilities. This includes people with limited to no...

Please sign this petition: https://www.change.org/p/creative-and-experiential-therapies-belong-in-the-ndis In Australia, people with...

Jocelyn Bishop (she/they), our favourite independent support worker, recently won the “Influencer of the Year” award at the Transgender...

“The sun Dot by dot Step by step Clears the mind” This participant has given consent to me share her artwork and poetic words ...

“This is my experience restrictive eating, self harming and being overcome by my obsessions. Recently, my obsessive anxiety has been...

“Rae and I had a look at all my artworks I made over the past year or more. Then cut up the interesting bits and stuck them onto an old...

“I didn’t like it the way I painted it and found it hard to look at. Rae invited me to flip it around and for some reason it makes me...

Aria Unne ariaunne@outlook.com.au +61 401 719 004 “Very recently, I found it was an absolute must to start doing work with more meaning,...

“I do random little pictures, whatever comes out onto the page. I did this over a few sessions. I go through phases of liking to draw...

“This was inspired by my holiday to Tasmania. The sunsets were very pretty there and this was my way of taking them with me. I am really...

“This Is Vox and Charlie from Hazbin Hotel one of my favourite medias. It was really fun to create this artwork. I enjoyed working with...

“This is a mermaid that I made. I made mermaids a lot when I was a kid. Making mermaids was the sweet part of my bittersweet childhood....

“This toothbrush holder is made out of polymer clay. I made it because I want to bring in a bit of nature into my home. I find nature to...

“I started with acrylic pour painting and experimenting with a skewer. Then once dried I use posca pens to add details.” Consent to share...