Theses & Capstone Projects — Kutenai Art Therapy Institute

Assimeu (S/he Mends the Snowshoe): Reconnecting the Family through Dyadic Art Therapy

2018Dawna LeeSeptember 22, 2020indigenous, aboriginal, attachment, parent child dyad, family, storytelling, resiliency, reconciliation

We are a Masterpiece Together

2018Amelié BlanchardMarch 13, 2019relational, female, narrative therapy, neuroscience, children, attachment

Early Onset Dementia and Art Therapy

2018Amy Van DongenMarch 13, 2019case study, male, dementia, community, elders, colouring book, family

Art For Life’s Sake

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

Nature of Hope

2018Eleanor MadeleyMarch 13, 2019group art therapy, case study, domestic violence, rural, feminist, female, arts-based research, first person, self-expression, empowerment, self-mastery, trauma, nature

Trees of Life

2018Dorothy MackintoshMarch 13, 2019psycho-education, violence, group art therapy, education, feminist, self-esteem, self-confidence, phenomenology, female, empowerment

The Value of Art Therapy in Outpatient Mental Health

2017Nathania RodmanMarch 13, 2019retrospective, arts-based research, phenomenology, outpatient, healthcare system, mental health, group art therapy, thematic analysis, self-esteem, community

Art Therapy Shining Light on the Shadows of PTSD Creating Resiliency and Health

2017Laura TownendMarch 13, 2019law enforcement, post traumatic stress disorder, phenomenology, thematic analysis, hermeneutic, neuroscience

Shapeshifter

2017Nicole FeatherstoneMarch 13, 2019female, feminist, spirituality, ritual, trauma

Mapping Ourselves, Mapping The World

2017Christine PartonMarch 13, 2019Capstone Project, workshop, environment, nature, maps, self-knowledge, resiliency, social action, spirituality

It Takes A Village

2017Katie MurrayMarch 13, 2019metaphor, children, contr, school, elementary school, self-esteem

Doing Time: How Do We Question? Why Do We Question? How Do We Listen?

2017Danielle CuvilierMarch 13, 2019correctional facility, male

At Home With My Voice

2017Cynthia BrownMarch 13, 2019arts-based research, female, open studio, group art therapy, phenomenology, heuristic, self-knowledge

Discovering Self, Discovering Parenthood

2017Chelsea HowardMarch 13, 2019parenting, pregnancy, phenomenology, case study

Post-Session Art as a Conduit for Self-Care

2017Pearl PaulMarch 13, 2019post-session art, self-care, heuristic, arts-based research, identity, professional development

Emerging Identity

2017Marnie DelangheMarch 13, 2019male, treatment centre, hermeneutic, phenomenology, community, case study, group art therapy, addiction, dual-diagnosis, schizophrenia, treatment plan

Landscapes of Motherhood

2016Julie Herman LemelinMarch 13, 2019pregnancy, children, female, arts-based research, poetry, action research, group art therapy, identity, parenting