Psychology: Arts I

Psychology: ARTS ® is a ten-week seminar that applies principles of expressive arts therapy, positive psychology, and social-emotional development to promote individual and community healing. Through structured visual art exercises, mind-mapping, guided self-reflection, and collaborative dialogue, students explore psychological themes such as resilience, identity formation, trauma response, communication, and emotional regulation. Each week builds toward the creation of an original ARTS ® portfolio—an expressive body of work reflecting personal insight and growth. The course integrates culturally responsive and creative Social Emotional Learning (SEL) practices, emphasizing creativity as a tool for cognitive processing, emotional expression, and strengthening interpersonal relationships. Psychology: ARTS ® supports interdisciplinary engagement across clinical, community, and educational psychology settings.