This lecture will focus on two different art therapy group curricula that were created and implemented with youth in an alternative to incarceration program. The groups were based on elements of experiential learning, art and narrative therapy and were designed to engage youth and foster program connectedness. Theoretical background along with clinical application of each curriculum will be discussed. This should be of interest to clinicians who are working with at-risk youth, specifically those who are resistant to traditional forms of therapy. Jessica Zapotechne, ATR-BC, LCAT, currently works with at-risk youth involved in the criminal justice system at the Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Service (CASES) and previously worked in a District 75 school in Brooklyn. Zapotechne received her training in the use of narrative therapy from Dr. Amy Smiley at the Center for Rehabilitation and Recovery in New York, and has been designing and implementing art therapy groups for adolescents for the past seven years with a specific focus on engaging and empowering youth through art making and the experiential process of learning. She has presented both nationally and internationally and maintains a private practice. Presented by the MPS Art Therapy Department.