Monetizing Your Creativity - Pursuing A Career In Film, Television, Writing, Theatre, Music & Design With Your Talents

We like to do the occasional episode that can best be described as "off the beaten track." This is one of them! There’s a certain art in science and certainly elements of science in art. Wesdyne Otto is one of the rare trans-species known as “adaptive art specialists” or "arts therapists". These individuals work in a variety of therapeutic environments with all the tools of the artist’s trade and the wisdom of psychologists. If you have an appreciation for artistic expression and the benefits it provides for those with physical, mental or emotional limitations, you can earn a living while improving the quality of life in others. In this Edmonton interview, Wesdyne describes the training required and the benefits to be had by the therapist, the clients ... and client families. From developmental disabilities to individuals with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), adaptive art specialists find or restore voices to the voiceless through visual art, movement, drama, music or various combinations of those e