Bilateral drawing with fingers, audible and figurative expressing of feelings,

art therapy at relapse and terminal condition, help and support of family and siblings

In the days from 17 to 19 June in the city of Varna was held annual certification seminar of Foundation "ARTON Bulgaria" in the field of child psycho oncology and clinical experience of the art therapy. Experts from the three cities - Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna - who work under the program "ARTON" at the university hospitals of the country gathered for the second consecutive year in order to exchange experience and enhance their specialized qualification. This year, besides upgrading the experience, skills and knowledge in art therapeutic practice, the team is trained in the sensitive matter of communication and support to families and siblings of suffering from malignant disease child.

 In the style of Foundation "ARTON Bulgaria" the seminar combined in an intensive program of lectures and practical classes. The specialists participated in new, innovative for the country methodologies and techniques, with materials and supplies unused so far in Bulgarian clinical practice.

Lecturer and trainer of the seminar was once again Ivayla Georgieva, certified consultant in art therapy and oncological psychologist with 26 - years of clinical practice and specializations in the field of child psycho oncology in Romania, France and Russia. From 2013 she is a certified Art consultant in the training program "Art therapy as a method in counseling, prevention and rehabilitation" of the Bulgarian Association of Art Therapy. Member of the Society of Psychologists in Bulgaria (No.BG-RP-0999, ISCO-2634-6001-6002), Bulgarian Association of Psychological Oncology and the European Association „Pancare”.