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In order to take art therapy to future generations, we must be open to new image making and creative tools. The computer is one of the most prominent art mediums of today’s society. Today many school systems, after school programs, and hospitals have incorporated computers into their creative spaces. Children and adolescents are learning to express themselves through the digital medium. As art therapists, we cannot ignore computers as an art making and creative tool, but we also must not expect the work to be therapeutic simply by introducing a client to the computer’s creativity software. Barbara Parker-Bell (1999) explained, “No art tool – including the computer – suits all needs or situations, but most can be used well in a therapeutic context if the therapist knows the properties and potentials they hold” (p. 184).
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