Humor in Art Therapy
Humor as an attitude - A door opener as a tool for working with people

Humor does not solve every problem – but it often changes the way we see a situation and is sometimes the beginning of a new possibility.

Art therapists, therapists, educators, and anyone interested in discovering and deepening the power of humor as a valuable resource for their professional and personal practice.

Students of artistic therapies are also very welcome – they can deepen and differentiate their knowledge by attending the continuing education course during their studies and use acquired university certificates in applications. Students at Alanus University have the opportunity to book the continuing education course at special rates (see below).

We would like to enable students of Alanus University to participate in continuing education courses with a 50% discount. An individual quota is available for each continuing education course. University certificates are excluded from the discount.

Humor is far more than laughter. It is an inner attitude that can help us face difficult situations with greater ease, creativity, and flexibility. Especially in art therapy, humor opens up new approaches to expression, encounter, and change.

In this lecture, we explore the question of what significance humor has for art therapy processes and how it can foster creativity, relationship-building, and resilience. This is not about jokes or entertainment, but about the power of shifting perspectives, about an appreciative approach to imperfection, and about the ability to remain flexible even in difficult situations.

In addition to theoretical impulses, a short practical experience awaits you, showing how humor can stimulate creative processes and give rise to new ways of seeing.

The lecture is aimed at art therapists, therapists, educators, and anyone interested in discovering and deepening the power of humor as a valuable resource for their professional and personal practice.

Humor does not always change the situation – but it often changes the way we look at it. And that is precisely where
its power lies.

Humor is more than laughter. It is an attitude that can change the way we view people, situations, and challenges.

In educational, therapeutic, and creative fields of work, humor helps people respond flexibly to the unexpected, strengthen relationships, and remain capable of acting even in challenging situations.
Humor opens up new perspectives and helps us recognize possibilities where previously mainly difficulties were visible.

In this continuing education course, we explore humor as both a method and an attitude. We train an appreciative perspective on ourselves and others, develop greater flexibility in dealing with change, and discover the power of shifting perspectives.

This is not about being funny or making others laugh. Rather, we learn to respond with openness, playfulness, and presence to what the moment brings.

Through exercises involving the body, voice, perception, and artistic media, we experience humor directly. Playful experiments, improvisation, and reflection open up new approaches to creativity, communication, and relationship-building.

The continuing education course provides practical impulses for your own professional practice:

• promoting an appreciative approach to mistakes and imperfection
• strengthening flexibility and improvisational skills
• enabling shifts in perspective
• activating creativity and spontaneity
• expanding resilience and scope for action
• shaping encounters on equal footing.

The experiences are made visible and reflected upon through drawing, painting, and object work. In this way, a lively transfer emerges between self-experience, artistic expression, and professional practice.

Humor does not solve every problem. But it often changes the way we see a situation – and thus opens up new possibilities for action.

No university certificate

Head of the Institute for Continuing Education in Artistic Therapies:
Brigitta Jaroschek (research associate)

Further information, contact options, and our FAQ can be found here:

edu.Art – Institute for Continuing Education in the Artistic Therapies | Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences