“…First, the tactile sensations and malleability associated with clay are thought to help produce a nonverbal route to emotional expression. Second, the physical process of clay modeling is thought to activate an individual's creative impulses, particularly through the ability to transform a formless mass into a concrete and meaningful object (for more extensive theoretical discussions, see Anderson, 1995;Banker, 2008;Elkis-Abuhoff, Goldblatt, Gaydos, & Corrato, 2008;Henley, 2002;Or, 2010;Sholt & Gavron, 2006). To our knowledge, no RCTs have yet been performed to evaluate these and other claims regarding the therapeutic benefits of clay work.…”