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ERIC Number: EJ1384512
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0742-1656
EISSN: EISSN-2159-9394
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Creating through COVID: Virtual Art Therapy for Youth Resettled as Refugees
Feen-Calligan, Holly; Grasser, Lana Ruvolo; Smigels, Jessica; McCabe, Natalie; Kremer, Breanna; Al-Zuwayyin, Alaa; Yusuf, Ismail; Alesawy, Noor; Al-Nouri, Jenna; Javanbakht, Arash
Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, v40 n1 p22-30 2023
Art therapy reduces trauma-related psychopathology in refugee youth. Given the added stress of COVID-19 on traumatized refugee populations, we adapted art therapy for refugee youth and their families in the virtual space. We describe program development, implementation and experientials, and clinical recommendations illustrated through two cases. Observations and feedback support art therapy as a tool to address socioemotional functioning in families who resettle as refugees and foster positive emotions, sense of self and community, confer stress coping skills, and enhance resilience. In light of the persistence of the pandemic, the unprecedented number of global refugees, and their unique needs for mental health services, virtual art therapy can expand accessibility and reach of beneficial methods to address trauma in refugee groups.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (DHHS/NIH); Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH)
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Identifiers - Location: Congo; Syria
Grant or Contract Numbers: F31MH120927; R01HD099178
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