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I'm a school social worker and my job is to help support student's social, emotional and mental well-being at school. It's been said, "The mind can't learn when the heart is broken." I work with students to break down the barriers to learning and through research, I have found that using "art" is a great way for students to express their feelings. Releasing emotions through artwork can be a helpful experience for students. As a student pours out their emotions through their artwork, they can also evaluate and understand factors that contribute to varying moods. Experimenting with different painting forms helps an artist understand what triggers feelings such as happiness, sadness, love or anger. Painting is often a type of healing through abstract emotional expression. Once students have had the opportunity to release emotions from their heart, their mind will be better able to focus on academies.

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I'm a school social worker and my job is to help support student's social, emotional and mental well-being at school. It's been said, "The mind can't learn when the heart is broken." I work with students to break down the barriers to learning and through research, I have found that using "art" is a great way for students to express their feelings. Releasing emotions through artwork can be a helpful experience for students. As a student pours out their emotions through their artwork, they can also evaluate and understand factors that contribute to varying moods. Experimenting with different painting forms helps an artist understand what triggers feelings such as happiness, sadness, love or anger. Painting is often a type of healing through abstract emotional expression. Once students have had the opportunity to release emotions from their heart, their mind will be better able to focus on academies.

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