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FOR YOUR HEALING ARTS JOURNEY

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THE WORKBOOK

THE WORKBOOK

The Healing Arts Workbook is a practical handbook for educators, counselors, and community workers to use the expressive arts with at-risk populations. The workbook includes 21 arts-based activities that facilitate healing and growth in a group context.

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Hands that Heal: Revised and Updated

Hands that Heal: International Curriculum to Train Caregivers of Trafficking Survivors: Faith Alliance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAAST)

Hands that Heal: International Curriculum to Train Caregivers of Trafficking Survivors: Faith Alliance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAAST)

Hands that Heal: International Curriculum to Train Caregivers of Trafficking Survivors provides a comprehensive approach to serving victims of trafficking and can educate caregivers to provide effective care and support. Hands that Heal was originally published in 2007, and while much remains the same, much has changed as well. The updated edition of HTH will continue to draw on various aftercare models and will also seek to highlight commonalities across contexts and cultures. The broadened approach allows organizations and ministries to flexibly apply interventions that align with their local cultural, economic, social, and religious contexts.

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  • "The Method has helped me find a safe space to embrace my God-given, creative abilities and has helped me to step out in ways I never would have before..."

    ~Melissa

  • "I was encouraged by the variety of ways that the arts help us lower our guard and allow vulnerability and closeness with others."

    ~Lisa

  • "Because I lived in crisis mode for much of my life, art-making became a space to explore, play, take risks, and trust my sensibilities, which are values that Healing Art Studios gave me permission to run with as an artist."

    ~Molly

Meet and connect with the dedicated individuals who have completed their Healing Art Method studies and are now fostering creativity and personal growth in diverse contexts.

Each brings their unique expertise to Healing Art Studios. See if there is a facilitator near you!

FACILITATORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

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JOYCE MULROONE

  • I run creative intervention programs with trafficking survivors in Wilmington, Delaware.  I also lead one-day conferences at churches focusing on the links between the creative character of God and how the Healing Arts Method helps people access the creative parts of themselves that were laying dormant.  Additionally, I have designed and led a one day conference with a foster care support agency.  I taught 25 foster caregivers exercises from the Healing Arts Method and how to utilize the method with children they are caring for. 

    Method use: I used the Healing Arts Method to expand my own understanding, simplifying emotions, experience, and personal emotional expression.  I found that a big part of working with at-risk individuals is a keen assessment of each one’s tolerance, and creating a safe space for a diverse group of people at different points in their process–To allow participants to take one step in the right direction without feeling they have gone beyond what they can handle.  Collaborative projects are the hardest to facilitate, yet the collaborative process has such enormous potential for deepened relational capacity.

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In Deleware
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TAMMY WOLNER

  • Founder of New Beginnings Safehouse and Healing Program, Southeast Asia– a Safe House for survivors of childhood sexual exploitation and abuse.

    Method use: The Healing Arts Method is an effective part of our healing program for children recovering from sex trafficking. This method supports trauma-informed self-expression, provides a structured and safe environment for processing personal narratives through multiple creative models, and builds important connections in group settings through shared experiences. These healing activities provide us with open doors for conversation and prayer that lead to greater healing in the children’s lives. It’s been a welcome and beneficial addition to our program. 

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In Indonesia

ZAC RAY

  • I serve as the Public Relations Coordinator for Global Teen Challenge and help lead On The Way Global Missions, the mobilization and sending department of Global Teen Challenge. My work focuses on storytelling, media, and creating opportunities for students, interns, and mission teams to engage in life-changing ministry around the world. I previously served in India for over a decade and have ministered in more than 30 nations.

    Method use: I have seen the Healing Arts Method create space for individuals to process trauma, encounter God’s presence, and express what words alone often cannot communicate. Through creative expression such as music, storytelling, and visual art, people begin to rediscover identity, hope, and freedom. In cross-cultural ministry and recovery settings, the arts consistently open hearts, build trust, and help facilitate deep emotional and spiritual healing.

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In Oklahoma

MELISSA OSWALT

  • Currently, I am completing a degree in Christian Counseling and am based in Georgia. I direct a creative business along with my husband called Mariposa Company, an official LLC, and am enjoying growing this passion project. We participate in art installations, gallery shows, arts festivals, sell our products online, and do commission work for art pieces. 

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In Georgia
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SHRISHTI GARJA

  • I work as a teacher, coordinating youth activities and leading children’s programs in Lucknow, India.

    Method use: I have discovered that when you don’t know how to express your emotions, art helps you to bring those emotions out, and adds words to them. I have coordinated programs with at-risk children, coordinating art and drama programs that help them with social-emotional intelligence, discovering healthy modes of expression. The arts build confidence and better communication in children of all levels, hence giving them a stronger foundation for educational success.

    Method use: I have seen the Healing Arts Method create space for individuals to process trauma, encounter God’s presence, and express what words alone often cannot communicate. Through creative expression such as music, storytelling, and visual art, people begin to rediscover identity, hope, and freedom. In cross-cultural ministry and recovery settings, the arts consistently open hearts, build trust, and help facilitate deep emotional and spiritual healing.

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In India

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