Art For Life’s Sake

2018Danielle ByersMarch 13, 2019Capstone Project, anxiety, resiliency, school, community, children, psycho-education, adolescent, high school

The Seven Sacred Teachings and Art Therapy

Tayler SchenkeveldMarch 13, 2019indigenous, metis, female, adolescent, self-esteem, social constructionism, first person

From Once Upon a Time to Dear Diary: A Narrative of Storytelling, Therapeutic Games and Third Hand Art Making

by Evie Dunville

The intern explored the creative process of an adolescent client as they collaborated to develop a book.

2016Evie DunvilleJuly 16, 2016third hand approach, adolescent, narrative therapy, storytelling, feminist, metaphor, board game, writing

Rebel Agents of Transformation: Altered art in Alternative Education Programs

by Aislinn Cornett

This thesis explores the question: what is the value and function of creating altered art objects in an alternative education program with at-risk adolescents?

2015Aislinn CornettJuly 15, 2016altered art, alternative education, high school, adolescent, hermeneutic, phenomenology, arts-based research, at-risk youth, group art therapy, poetry, identity, child development, social constructionism

Art for Cultural Expression and Connection: A Therapeutic Art Group with International Students

by Laura Andrew

The intention of this research study was to explore the value of a therapeutic art group for international high school students.

2015Laura AndrewJuly 15, 2016international students, high school, adolescent, culture, language, group art therapy, art as therapy, identity, immigration

The Internal Compass: Self-discovery and The Use of Art Therapy

by Sarah Leyes

This thesis asks the question how does short-term art therapy assess and improve appropriate emotional expression and emotional identification?

Reconstructing: The Benefits and Challenges of Integrating a Bi-weekly Art Therapy Program Into an Alternative Education Setting With Youth at Risk

by Zoe Armstrong

This thesis will explore the question: What are benefits and challenges of integrating a bi-weekly art therapy program into an alternative education setting with youth at risk?

2012Zoe ArmstrongJuly 12, 2016alternative education, at-risk youth, adolescent, action research, phenomenology, group art therapy, in-service education

Digital Art As Therapy: Embracing the New Norm

by Angela M. Poot

This case study demonstrates the value of using computers creatively for the development of self among at-risk youth.

2012Angela M. PootJuly 12, 2016digital art, technology, at-risk youth, adolescent, children, digital media, identity, phenomenology, self-regulation

Crossing the Threshold: Creativity, Art therapy and Agoraphobia

by Millie Neufeld-Cumming

This study is an exploration into the nature of creativity and its function in the art therapy process with an adolescent client who has issues of anxiety, identity and agoraphobia.

2004Millie Neufeld-CummingJuly 4, 2016creativity, adolescent, anxiety, identity, agoraphobia, retrospective, phenomenology, existentialism

Betrayal of Intimacy: An Exploration of Art Therapy and Adolescent Acquaintance Rape Survivors

by Michelle Stoutenberg

My thesis explores the value of art therapy in the treatment of acquaintance rape in the adolescent population.

2002Michelle StoutenbergJuly 2, 2016adolescent, sexual abuse, violence, trauma, survivor, female

The Struggle to Feel Real: Creation, Destruction and Identity Formation in an Adolescent Art Therapy Process

by Amy Allan

Research for this paper is based on a retrospective analysis of the artwork and therapeutic process of an adolescent boy. The client's art therapy process has been presented as a poetic narrative which explores the creative and destructive elements of adolescent identity formation.

2001Amy AllanJuly 1, 2016adolescent, retrospective, psychodynamic, child development, rite of passage, poetry, identity, male

The Function of Art-Making in Critical Incident Stress Debriefing with Children and Youth

by Katharyn E. Morgan

The functions of art-making in Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) with children and youth have not previously been fully examined. This study furthers the inquiry in this area by documenting the inclusion of art-making in four specific debriefings with a total of 29 participants, ages 8 to 18 years.

2000Katharyn E. MorganJune 30, 2016critical incident stress debriefing, children, adolescent, phenomenology, psych, theory and practice, trauma, safety, emotional expression, express, ego strength, containment, child development

Art As Symbolic Food for Eating-Disordered Adolescents

by Jan Souza

As a mental health professional, I have initiated and co-facilitated a spontaneous art therapy group for eating-disordered adolescent clients for the last four years. My thesis is that art can act as symbolic food, which is in the control of the client, thus empowering them to help themselves and improve their overall health.

2000Jan SouzaJune 30, 2016mental health, eating disorder, adolescent, retrospective, case study, phenomenology, psychodynamic, object relations, group art therapy, self-care

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