Posts tagged object relations
The Value of Art Therapy with the Elderly In a Long Term Care Facility

by Jennifer Hakola

This study examines the value of art therapy for the elderly in a long term care facility. Psychoanalysis, object relations theory, and phenomenology are highlighted in relation to the art therapy approach used in this study.

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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.

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