by Cindy Fawcett
This research study highlights the intersection of mindfulness and art psychotherapy and its influence on trauma recovery work with a group for female survivors of childhood trauma in later stages of recovery.
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By illuminating ten activities that have been inspired or spontaneously created by adults with developmental disabilities in art therapy sessions, this book demonstrates the benefits of using a humanistic approach to art therapy.
by Geri Nolan Hilfiker
This thesis will explore the question of how does cyanotype photography integrate into an eco art therapy practice.
Read Moreby Jessica A. Fukushima
This thesis paper is designed to look at how art therapy came to be integrated into a hospice day program and to demonstrate the value of art therapy to this unique population through capturing of their experiences and accounts and what is the lived experience of knowing that you have a life-threatening to investigate illness.
Read Moreby Kristin Dillenbeck
This thesis illustrates the benefits of using a developmental approach to art therapy in conjunction with neurology by presenting a single case phenomenological case study of a teen girl with brain trauma.
Read Moreby Theresa Swan
This thesis is a response to the question: What is the value and significance of integrating art therapy and a feminist approach in working with women who have experienced violence?
Read Moreby Dianne B. Shannon
This research explores the use of reflection cards that the researcher created to help support the therapeutic goals of the special education program for adults who have developmental disabilities and who attended weekly group art therapy sessions.
Read Moreby Juanita Kiff
The intention of this study is to assess the benefits of using the Expressive Therapies Continuum when working with issues stemming from adoption.
Read Moreby Allyson Fisher
The primary focus this research study is the therapeutic value of narrative in childhood and the role it plays within the context of art therapy.
Read Moreby Sarah Leyes
This thesis asks the question how does short-term art therapy assess and improve appropriate emotional expression and emotional identification?
Read Moreby Sanda Ottewell-Watson
This research enquiry links theoretical perspectives of art therapy and cancer care to the potential for art and art making as a means for co-creating meaning, by creating art alongside others in an interactive studio environment.
Read Moreby Lea Sorli
This study illustrates how people living with dementia hold and can share the wisdom of elders. My focus is two fold: the value of art therapy with people living with dementia, and secondly the value of working with this population for training art therapists.
Read Moreby Jeffrey More
This booklet intends to show that art therapy is an exceptional way to meet the healing needs of First Nations’ people and communities. It also will demonstrate that the practice of art therapy has similarities with First Nations’ cultural practices.
Read Moreby 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?
Read Moreby Janet L. Kares Groom
This thesis examines the experiences of four children who engaged with therapeutic mask work in a safe environment. Prompted by the research question “How does participating in mask work in a guided workshop contribute to a child’s ability to enter liminal/potential space?” this thesis considers the impact of intuitive mask making and directed play.
Read Moreby Angela M. Poot
This case study demonstrates the value of using computers creatively for the development of self among at-risk youth.
Read Moreby Jackie Laverty
This thesis asks the question: how does early intervention of art therapy benefit children affected by FASD?
Read Moreby Tzipora Weinberg
This research project focuses on the development of an ecological identity in children (ages 7 - 10), and the value of ecological intention in art therapy treatment.
Read Moreby Nicole Marie Tarasiuk
Can Parent Child Dyad Art Therapy in a community setting function as Early Intervention?
Read Moreby Sarah Roesler
This paper presents a qualitative study of the use of art therapy in the maintenance of ‘self’ with six individuals in the advanced stages of dementia. It seeks to find ways for health care professionals, therapists, and caregivers to maintain quality of life and help those in the severe stages of dementia preserve a sense of self.
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