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Wadeson, Harriet – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2002
This article discusses the difficulties inherent in addressing the need for art-based assessments to place art therapy on an "equal footing" with research in medicine, psychology, education, and other mental health professions. The author questions whether it is to art therapists' advantage to strive for such "equal footing." (GCP)
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Evaluation, Professional Recognition, Status Need
Wadeson, Harriet – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2003
Although art therapists readily recognize the value of artmaking for their clients and for themselves, do they utilize its potentialities for professional self-processing? In the hope of encouraging art therapists to use this valuable resource, this paper presents examples of art expressions for professional processing by many art therapists…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Art Expression, Professional Development, Counselor Client Relationship

Wadeson, Harriet – Art Education, 1980
In this overview, the author discusses the need for art therapy research, problems it entails, and types of research approaches which may be used. Appended is a commentary by Janie Rhyne outlining the design of her own research. This article is part of a theme issue on art therapy. (SJL)
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Emotional Disturbances, Program Evaluation, Research Design

Wadeson, Harriet – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 1996
Internal polarization and current external pressures are forcing changes in art therapy. True art therapy must be based in art, and its practitioners must be conducting therapy. A clear definition is necessary or the field of art therapy may become so overinclusive that it holds meaningless distinctions. (LSR)
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Certification, Counselor Qualifications
Wadeson, Harriet; Wirtz, Gail – Art Therapy Journal of the American Art Therapy Assoc, 2005
Ice hockey can be a violent sport as evidenced by the fighting among the members of an ice hockey team of 13-year-old boys from mixed racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. Two series of eight art sessions were used to help the boys develop respect for themselves and others, to solve conflicts without combat, and to build more positive…
Descriptors: Team Sports, Conflict Resolution, Behavior Modification, Males

Wadeson, Harriet – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 1996
Questionnaires were sent to the 22 American Art Therapy Association approved graduate programs to survey the conditions of art therapy educators. With few exceptions, the data from the 16 respondents indicate that salaries are lower than national university faculty salary averages, that few are tenured, and that course loads are high. (Author/LSR)
Descriptors: Art Therapy, College Faculty, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Workload