Abstract
The Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC) provides atheoretical model for art-based assessments and applications ofmedia in art therapy. The three levels of the ETC (Kinesthetic/Sensory, Perceptual/Affective, and Cognitive/Symbolic) appearto reflect different functions and structures in the brain thatprocess visual and affective information. Assessment of the formalelements in an artwork can help a therapist determinehow a client is processing information via the different levels ofthe ETC. Treatment planning can identify stepwise transitionsbetween the ETC levels as well as horizontal transformationswithin each level. The author posits that these same transitionsreflect the different structures and functions of the cortex thatare involved in processing visual and affective information.Understanding of the ETC, thus, can enhance art therapyinterventions and further studies on art therapy and the brain.
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