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Art Therapy: Theory and Practice 272 The Journal of the Royal Institute of Thailand Vol. 37 No. 1 Jan.-Mar. 2012 should be forgotten in clinical practice. It must be stressed that the results of treatment rely upon the process of creation and not the finished art product. Methodology The objectives of art therapy and the conventional art practice are different. Art therapy focuses mainly on therapeutic benefit and not on the artistic achievement or personal skills; it emphasizes on the therapeutic process within the art. For effective practice, art therapists must follow the following framework. 1. Art Therapy Settings; either group or individual art therapy. The settings should be easily accessible by the community experiencing natural disaster. A temporary room must be set up equipped with tables, chairs, and art materials. 2. Art Therapy Materials Art materials such as pencils, charcoals, chalks, pastels, color markers, paints, brushes, palettes, drawing papers, scissors, etc., should be fully accessible during the art therapy sessions. 3. Art Therapy Sessions Art therapists have to present art materials to their clients, and give directive to them and better is to let them draw or paint freely from their minds. Listen to the clients’ narrative or stories about their art products. Responses to art making process and product, and verbal interactions of the clients. 4. Art Therapy Evaluations Art therapists must observe the process, the client’s dynamic behavior, and make notes about them, and the responses of the client during the art therapy session. Art products (drawings and paintings) are then use for interpretation analysis by art therapists after each sessions. As for this practicing modality, techniques may vary from one practitioner to another. For a standard practice, clients would usually apply for art therapy services through appointments. In the first encounter, clients must be introduced to art materials that are available for them. Next, they should explore any art materials that they find comfortable with in making their artworks. Each art making session takes about one to one and half hour and the session includes the client’s expression of internal world through symbolic