With the support of the Martín-Baró Fund, the Mobile Expressive Therapies program in 2015 provided training for 25 kindergarten teachers in the West Bank and developed a training manual to enable teachers to continue to work with their students independently. During the last few months of 2015, the denial of human rights by the Israeli government intensified. Israeli settlers perpetrated several atrocities and settler violence escalated, while racist and even genocidal rhetoric became more acceptable in Israeli public discourse. The Mobile Expressive Therapies program had to function within this context of heightened tension, fear, and despair.

In response to the desperate need and with the help of the Martín-Baró Fund, the program was able to expand in several important ways. The program is now facilitating groups just for parents, to help them overcome isolation and to share strategies for confronting the daily challenges of living under Israeli occupation. Training in expressive therapy techniques is being provided for teachers and counselors of children ranging in age from seven to twelve, in refugee camps, schools, and community centers. These children have a wide range of emotional, behavioral, and physical disabilities. The families, both parents and siblings, of special needs children are receiving help. Expressive therapy techniques provide ways to minimize stress, relieve anxiety, experience joy, and generally maximize resiliency for all participants.