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Elkis-Abuhoff, Deborah L.; Goldblatt, Robert B.; Gaydos, Morgan; Corrato, Samantha – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2008
The focus of this outcome study was on art therapy as a support for medical treatment and palliative care. A total of 41 patients were placed in 2 matched groups: 22 patients with Parkinson's disease and 19 patients without Parkinson's disease. Each participant completed the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) (Derogatis, 1993) pre- and post-session,…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Patients, Neurological Impairments, Matched Groups
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Curl, Krista – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2008
In this outcomes study (N=40), changes in stress levels were compared across two participant conditions for a period of artistic activity with a cognitive focus on either a personally stressful or positive situation. Results indicated that participants in the positive-focus condition demonstrated a significant decrease in stress, whereas…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Stress Management, Art Activities, Cognitive Processes
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Mountain, Vivienne – International Journal of Children's Spirituality, 2007
As a Chaplain working in the Anglican school system in Melbourne, Australia, my concern is with the spiritual development of students. This year I have been trialing the educational application of activities used in creative arts therapy. Continuing the theme of my recent doctoral studies in children's spirituality, I am concerned that education…
Descriptors: Imagination, Art Activities, Foreign Countries, Religious Factors
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Steinhardt, Lenore – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2006
In this art therapy adaptation of the squiggle technique, the client draws eight colored squiggles on a paper folded into eight frames and then develops them into images utilizing a full range of color. The client is encouraged to write titles on each frame and use them to compose a story. This technique often stimulates emergence of meaningful…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Art Activities, Counseling Techniques, Imagery
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Sheniak, David – School Arts, 1981
Describes a sculpture project for emotionally disturbed children conducted by a New York artist. (SJL)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Therapy, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
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More, William; Corsetti, Patricia L.; Endleman, Orna; Julian, Sarah; Lindemann, Evie; Spinelli, Laura – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2002
On September 12, 2001, the Techniques in Art Therapy class in the art therapy program at Albertus Magnus College met at its normal Wednesday evening time. This article describes the class session through the words and images of several class members who found the class useful in their own process of beginning to deal with the attacks and their…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Therapy, Coping, Counselor Training
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Levy, Barbara Ann; Berberian, Marygrace; Brigmon, La Shae V.; Gonzalez, Susan Natacha; Koepfer, Stephen R. – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2002
After the World Trade Center terrorist attacks on 9/11/01, New York's art therapy community found itself faced with difficult political, professional, and emotional challenges. As volunteerism across this country responded to the need for assistance, many New York art therapists were on the front lines of a wounded and frightened city while…
Descriptors: Terrorism, Art Therapy, Coping, Art Activities
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Grace, Nicky – Convergence, 1993
Arts activities in prisons, such as the work of Britain's Geese Theatre Company, have a therapeutic effect but are often hampered by lack of funds, materials, and space and difficulties with the attitudes of prison administrators and staff. (SK)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Therapy, Correctional Education, Foreign Countries
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Vick, Randy M.; Sexton-Radek, Kathy – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2005
This research project extends a previous study (Vick & Sexton-Radek, 1999) in examining the relationship between artmaking and pain among 127 migraine sufferers. A basic overview of migraine symptoms and treatment is presented along with a discussion of concepts relating to "migraine art" in order to provide a context for this project. Surveys…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Art Materials, Art Activities, Pain
Roussos, Elaine – Pointer, 1983
An art-teacher therapist discusses six principles she uses in working with disturbed children (such as consistency of management and clearly defined expectations and limits), and cites two examples of how an art project can help children develop trust and lessen their withdrawal. (CL)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Therapy, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
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Smith Anthos, Jeannette – School Arts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, 2004
This teacher believes that art has the power to heal, or at least aid in the healing process. After the terrorist attacks on 9/11, her students needed some way to express the injustice they felt. They discussed the attacks, and had some free drawing to release it from their system. They even did some patriotic-themed projects to boost their…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Terrorism, Art Education, Art Therapy
Benner, Susan M. – Tennessee Education, 1981
Proposes that inclusion of arts in the curriculum of all handicapped students can improve motor, perceptual, and social skills, and can be of functional, therapeutic, and aesthetic value. Suggests ideas for adopting art instruction to the needs of handicapped children in regular and special education classes. (JD)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Therapy, Disabilities
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De Petrillo, Lili; Winner, Ellen – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2005
We investigated whether artmaking improves mood, and if so, whether this effect is best explained by "catharsis" or "redirection." In Experiment 1, participants viewed tragic images and then either drew a picture based on their feelings or copied shapes. Those who drew exhibited more positive mood after drawing; those who copied shapes did not.…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Art Activities, Emotional Experience, Art Therapy
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Dunn-Snow, Peggy; Joy-Smellie, Susan – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2000
Discusses how the art experiential is the central technique of art therapy, making it different from other therapeutic approaches. Uses the authors' personal experiences with mask-making in clinical and training settings to illustrate ideas about selecting particular art experiences. (Contains 31 references.) (GCP)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Therapy, Counselor Training, Experiential Learning
Rondeau, Cari – 1983
Of general interest in this study comparing two cottage-home art therapy groups was the question of whether or not a token reward system would increase children's cooperative behaviors and art production. Participants in the study were residents at a treatment facility for abused children. Cottages differed in the responsiveness of residents to…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Therapy, Child Abuse, Children
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