help veterans deal with PTS Sharing their stories with ArT

#Painting4PTS Program

The #Painting4PTS program is a vital component of our mission to assist veterans in coping with post-traumatic stress (PTS). Through the medium of art, we offer veterans a platform to confront and express the memories and emotions that weigh heavily on their minds. Art pieces crafted during our sessions serve as a vehicle for revisiting memories and sharing stories, empowering veterans to delve into their unconscious minds and articulate their experiences.

Within these sessions, we cultivate a nurturing and safe environment where veterans can engage in art therapy, a proven method that promotes mental well-being. Through the creative process, veterans can explore their innermost thoughts and feelings, akin to the introspective nature of a Rorschach Test used in psychological assessment.

One compelling example of the impact of our program is the piece titled 'Homeless Hero,' which depicts a veteran's journey from homelessness to reintegration into society, symbolized by tears of red, white, and blue shed for fellow comrades still struggling on the streets. Utilizing a beer bottle as a canvas, veterans can capture their personal struggles and memories, providing an avenue for healing and self-expression.

If you or a veteran you know wishes to share their story through art, we invite you to connect with us at ArtTherapy@TrueTop1Percent.com. Our unwavering commitment is to provide these transformative services to veterans and their families at no cost, recognizing it as our privilege to support those who have selflessly served our nation. #Painting4PTS

Art Therapy

Art therapy (not to be confused with arts therapy, which includes other creative therapies such as drama therapy and music therapy) is a distinct discipline that incorporates creative methods of expression through visual art media. Art therapy, as a creative arts therapy profession, originated in the fields of art and psychotherapy and may vary in definition.

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how it works

This is a simple therapeutic release for an individual Veteran. It is a 2 – 3 month process, the following are the steps:

1. Select Veteran and give them a questionnaire, to include what they would like to discuss, any vision for their art medium, are they in any therapy and why they chose to participate.

2. A Foundation art/clinical therapist is chosen to be on call for the Veteran based on questionnaire.

3. The Foundation Therapist makes the initial contact a few days prior to the in-person or zoom to establish and break down how the program will go and the steps, and to offer their help along the way to let them know they are not alone.

4. The Veteran to describes the trauma, story, etc. to 1 or a set of artist. During this conversation, the therapist is to be vigilant for signs/triggers during the story that they be able to step in and cut off the conversation to bring back the Veteran. And continue the conversation then or at a later date.

5. Once complete the artists are given a week to create a mock up or sketch of what they think that image could be with the desired medium they wish to create it, clay, wood, paint, digital, etc. In which the they have full access to the Therapist to ask for advice and questions about the Veterans story.

6. The Veteran Chooses the top 3 if possible. The top one is given 2 months to create the piece of art.

7. During the entire process the Veteran has full access to the on call Therapist.

8. Once the artwork is complete, we pay to ship or deliver it to the Veteran. But before the Veteran can open the artwork, the Therapist must be on the phone or in person to make sure there are no setbacks.

9. For a few weeks after the delivery the Therapist is still on call, to help and if determined the therapist will hand over notes to their current therapist, or we as the Foundation help to find them one through the VA, etc.

help veterans deal with PTS Sharing their stories with ArT

#Painting4PTS Program

Art Therapy

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