Expressive Arts Therapy

Sage Aging

This week on Sage Aging

The expressive arts, in general, are a great escape for so many people. So it's no wonder that they're considered a really effective therapy to allow older adults to experience a more satisfying and engaging life. This week in Episode 42 of Sage Aging we explored the use of Expressive Arts Therapy with older adults.

My Guest

Caitlin Pilette is the Expressive Arts Coordinator at an assisted living and memory care facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as well as a per diem clinician for a family bereavement nonprofit organization in Arlington. She holds a BS in psychology, a BA in dance, a certification in dance medicine, and an MA in clinical mental health counseling with a specialization in dance movement therapy. She first started working in elder care running dance groups with individuals with Parkinson's disease. And through that and other programs discovered her love for working with older adults. Caitlin has the arts in her blood and is happy to have a career that allows her to benefit others using her passion.

Links and resources

Links And Resources We Mentioned

• American Music Therapy Association
• American Art Therapy Association
• New England American Dance Therapy Association
• Book: Keep it Moving by Twyla Tharp
• Book: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.

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