Art as an Intervention for Healing and Empowerment
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Komal Patel, an occupational therapist and artist residing in New Jersey, provided the cover art for the Fall 2024 issue of the Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (OJOT). “Emotions” is a piece made from acrylic on canvas that depicts the emotional complexities the human mind goes through during a person’s experience or stage of life. The inspiration comes from her personal journey of moving to the United States from India and the emotional turbulence, both negative and positive, she experienced. Art has become part of the healing story for herself and others. She shares how incorporating this intervention leads to improvement in physical, emotional, and social outcomes close to the individual but also for society.
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Komal Patel, occupational therapy, art, healing, empowerment
Recommended Citation
Barrus, Erin, "Art as an Intervention for Healing and Empowerment" (2024). Open Journal of Occupational Therapy: Occupation and the Artist. 48.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/ojot_occupationandartist/48