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Unit 9: Using creative Activities In care By Charlotte Raistrick. Firstly, I feel this quote "no special ability or disability required" (Something to draw on by Carol Ross) is the most effective concise statement to answer the above question. The advantages of using creative activities give self-explanation to why creative activities are used in care. These advantages are listed as follows; * Almost everyone has used art as a child, and can still do so if encouraged to forget about images having to be 'artistically or culturally correct'. * It can be used as means of pre-verbal or non-verbal communication. This can be important for those who do not have a good mastery of verbal communication, for whatever reason. It can be a vital tool in those peoples communication. * Pictures can act as a bridge between an Art Therapist and client, where the subject is too embarrassing to talk about or too disturbing to the...

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