The document provides information about the Art as a Therapeutic Measure (ATM) program organized by Mind's Eye. The one-year program uses various art forms like painting, drama, music, and crafts as therapeutic tools to help people with mental health issues. The program aims to train and empower caregivers, teachers, and community workers to use art-based techniques for counseling individuals of all ages experiencing emotional distress. The training includes both theoretical and practical components, with an emphasis on experiential learning. Eligible applicants include those with interests or backgrounds in art, psychology, teaching, or social work.

1. PG Program: ART as a
Therapeutic Measure (ATM)
For the year 2019-2020
At North Kolkata: (1) 4H Rashmoni
Bazar Road, Flat: 3D, Kolkata:
700010;near Rashmoni Bazar SBI
Bank; (2) 122/1 Bangur Avenue,
Block-C, Flat: Ground Floor,
Kolkata: 700055;
9051815449;09433516243/AtSouth Kolkata: (1)74, R.K.Ghoshal Road,
Kolkata: 700042,Near Chittaranjan Boys’s School; (2)513B, Block-M, New
Alipore, Kolkata: 53,

2. The program ATM is organized under Mind’s Eye on the concept Healing Art:
Psyche and Soul; this is for building capacity of living a
prosperous life in a way of always better than the gone
days. Its primary function is to build capacity for those
who are in the act of healing on psycho-social lines or with
a mindset using the art as a methodology of alternative
way out to reach healing of mind and soul.
ATM works in the areas of capacity building for all those who are
working with children, youth and senior citizens that cater to people
at risk emotionally.
More over for those also who are interested in using the arts as a
methodology to connect and care for communities in their locality as
an alternative.
Our Mission:
The idea behind ATM, using art as a therapeutic is building capacity among the care
givers, teachers, facilitators and outreach to work with a variety of creative arts in the
context of conflict arising in mitigating daily life crisis of the beneficiaries (all age groups
who really need the help to come out from their conflicting zones). Art helps children,
young adolescents, adult to self-express without any boundaries and expressive art helps
them to know their emotions and also to come out from the crisis zone by few alternations
and addition of the way of expression. The entire process will become a great help to the
persons who relentlessly need it.
Projects:
It’s the new chapter of Mind’s Eye working for the people who need the help of counseling
on a regular basis for maintaining themselves with the go of the life. The course helps care
givers, facilitators, teachers etc. to help out people who actually in the need
of it. Art as a therapeutic measure (ATM) helps the wounded soul or
differently able people to be habituated with the daily need/practice
through relaxation.

3. What is Art as a Therapeutic Measure (ATM)?
The training aims to provide an artistic and therapeutic learning process that provides the
necessary skills, knowledge, theoretical understanding and
practical competencies for a successful career as a therapeutic
practitioner. We believe that the program is unique in both its
content and methods of delivery. Much of the learning is
experiential; theory is taught and embedded through artistic
practice and group processes. The teaching emphasizes the
development of intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual
awareness.
The training is designed to:
 empower students with a thorough and systematic
knowledge base, experience, skills and confidence to
work as a professionally qualified Transpersonal Arts
Counsellor / Therapist so that they can demonstrate a
comprehensive understanding of
therapeutic techniques and
approaches
 provide students with a thorough in
depth and systematic
understanding, from specific
theoretical perspectives, for practice
while relating these to treatment
models in other appropriate forms
of psychological therapy or other forms
of treatment;
 provide students with appropriate
clinical placements, with adequate
supervision, in order to develop their
competences and capacity to work
confidently, effectively and
professionally, whilst giving sensitive
holistic support to challenging client
groups in complex organizations;
 encourage and develop the students’ ability to critically assess and reflect upon
their role as potential reflective professional practitioners by active exploration and
critical analysis of the key processes involved in therapeutic work and relationships;
 provide opportunities for the students to reflect and focus on their self-
development, self-awareness, interpersonal l sensitivities and creativity as they
develop their identity as autonomous and creative therapists;

4. Since ancient times, the arts have been used in well
being and health. The dynamic combination of
traditional and modern artistic material with an
interdisciplinary basis of Indian Psychology, philosophy
and modern Science makes ATM a viable and
meaningful therapeutic practice. In ATM there is a
occurrence of art forms {Drama, music and visual arts
and works with objects(symbols)}.This enables a
practitioner to acquire a generic vocabulary of stories,
songs, roles, rhythms, drawing and colors and use
appropriate combinations to address client-specific
needs.
Teaching & LearningMethods
Knowledge is developed through:
 Lectures
 Workshops
 Seminars
 Tutorials
 Reading
 Experiential Therapeutic Exercises (Experience of Art and Creativity)
 Simulated practice
 Observations
Intellectual Skills are developed through:
 Written Assignments
 Experiential group and exercises
 Group Discussion

5.  Journal Writing
Practical Skills are developed by:
 Arts in Therapy role play
 Experiential exercises
 Proficiency in artistic skills
 Recognize the significance of image elements in artistic works
 Reflecting on the Artistic Process
 Ability to use the Goethean Phenomenological research method
What is “ability to use the Goethean Phenomenological research method”:
Goethean science is an approach to knowing the world, that serves as an intuitive or "right
brain" (so to speak) complement to the traditional rationalistic "left brain" science.
Fundamental to Goethe's approach to science was his insistence that the scientist is not a
passive observer of an external universe, but rather engaged in a reciprocal, participatory
relationship
with nature, and hence the observer is able to interact with the observed.
An example of Goethean Metamorphosis - The Leaf Sequence
The most well-known example of Goethean science is observation of the leaf types of plants,
demonstrating a new intuitive way of understanding plant development. This takes a number
of different leaf morphtypes and puts them in a sequence, revealing a hidden pattern of
morphogenesis. The following is a series of growth stages in a leaf.

6. How Art as a Therapeutic Measure works on People?
 Empowers people to think beyond limit
 Reinforces the concept of inherent healing skill is there in every one
 Helps develop motor movement, communication, social, cognitive and emotional
capacity
 Facilitates the joint attention and the group activities
 Reduces violent behaviour, anger and hostility
 Provides techniques to manage the traumatic experiences and gain the personal
independence
 Generates as a whole mental wellbeing
Who are the target people?
 Anyone wanting to explore their creative side and has likeness to use it as a as a
Therapeutic Measure (ATM)
 Anyone wanting to use art as a means of therapy or healing
 Anyone looking to lower their stress levels by using active meditation (such as
coloring-in)
 Teacher / Child Counselor/ Montessori Teacher may join
 Anyone looking for ways to beat mental blocks
 Artists with the trait of serving community mind-set can join
 Students of psychology, sociology, social science having creative traits can join for
developing their professional skill.

7. Eligibility for the Application
 Comprehension and reading skill in English
 Education: Graduation, teaching skill /t teacher, special Educator, Artist: Painter,
students ofpsychology / social science / human development
 Having good skill to work with children / young adults / senior citizens
 Applicant must have good understanding / idea of ‘pathology’ of illness s/he will
be working with
 Inclination or strong passion for the various art forms: drama, communication,
story- telling, music or any other forms of art; this is not mandatory but the taste a
student must have
 Have inclination to work with the people / child who are really in emotional
distress
Duration of the Course:
 For regular students :
o Twice in a day for 1- year
o Theory and practical both will be organized at the same time
o Life study after 6-month ofthe program
o Writing ofcase studies in the form of Project
 For distance students:
o Theory paper will be delivered after deposition of fees along with the
submission ofthe form
o For practical classes students need to attend classes at the site for 10
days as a whole by making their own arrangement.
Course Fees:
 For regular students:Rs 20, 000/- including material charges and kit
 For distance students:Rs 22,000/-
 The fees is only taken by RTGS or NEFT, for local candidates by cheque or
cash only
Course Dates:
 It will start from April & November
 Certificate ceremony at the end of session after immediate finishing ofExam

8. Course Foundation
ATM - a program of Mind’s Eye is for the interested people who want to use ART as a
Therapeutic for the healing of psychic and soul; as the person who needs the continuous
curative program for this usual well being of emotion ATM will become a great help for
them as in the entire process ATM facilitates people to have relaxation between two
prearranged program that would eventually help to come out from catastrophe /
predicament zone / conflicting situation-ATM acts as the way in finding out most
conflicting / mind-numbing situation motivating and bright so that anyone who once to
gets the chance to be in the whole course of action can recur it without being bias making
present blissful and worthy.
To bring comprehensive arts in healing program within the framework of working with
youth and children and senior citizens at risks systematically allows practitioners to bloom
and to develop into indigenous practices.
Course Design: Syllabus: 600
Psychological part: Marks: 100
 Child Counselling including special child and parenting
 Adolescent Counselling and self-tutoring motivation
 Mid life conflict
 Being aged and facing the old age catastrophe: how to combat with loneliness and
feeling of being left out by close one
 PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

9.  Know about Behaviour Therapy and Behaviour Modification(BM): the concept of
 Relaxation Technique
 Psychopathology and use of Art Therapy
Assessment part: Marks; 100
 Scribble and Scratches drawn by child
 DAP
 House-Tree /Picture analysis( from Graphological concept)
 Concept of colour and analysis
 Therapeutic aspect
Art as a Therapeutic: Marks: 100
 Patten and suitability
 Painting and colour decision
 Communication: helping to become assertive
 Movement as a therapeutic
 Drama: Communication or Movement Drama
 Design: Jewellery making / craft products / skill development program for better
motor movement towards IGP( Income Generation Program)
 Etc. depending on demand: Gardening / Cooking spl. non-fire cooking / Food
Garnishing / Home Décor
Project: Marks 150
 4-case studies( Direct Clients’ Contact)
 Project Documentation
 Mentoring process by Art Therapy( Direct Clients’ Contact)
 Workshop Report
 Research Report including your findings
Assessment: Marks: 150
 From daily Reponses, clients meeting, crisis evaluation, remedial exploration,
project writing, active participation in workshop/mentoring process

10. ATM Faculty
Dr Rupa Talukdar
Executive Psychological Counsellor,
Mind’s Eye, Phd in Chemistry, MS in
Psychological Counselling and Behaviour
Management, RCI recognized PGDREPY
in Rehabilitation Psychology, Senior
Graphologist
Sunita Singhi
Counsellor and Graphologist, MS in Psychological Counselling and Behaviour
Management and Senior Graphologist
SusmitaMukherjee
Counsellor and Graphologist, MS in Psychological Counselling and Behaviour
Management and Senior Graphologist and Art analyst
Swaha MitraBose
MSW and DMT
Shukla Dutt
Art Therapist
SudarsanaSaha
Special Educator and Art Therapist