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HeeJoo Roh; Elizabeth J. Krumrei-Mancuso; Cindy Miller-Perrin – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2024
This study examined the impact of digital versus traditional mandala coloring on death anxiety levels among 69 adults over the age of 50. Participants were randomly assigned to a digital coloring, traditional coloring, or non-art activity (completing a word search) and levels of death anxiety were compared following a death anxiety induction. We…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Anxiety, Death, Art Therapy
Ashlock, Laura E.; Miller-Perrin, Cindy; Krumrei-Mancuso, Elizabeth – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2018
This study compared the effects of 4 different coloring activities on state anxiety scores to determine whether adult coloring books are as effective as other coloring activities in reducing anxiety. Participants were 160 undergraduates attending a private, Christian, liberal arts university. After engaging in an anxiety induction activity,…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Art Activities
Bauer, Michael G.; Peck, Chauney; Studebaker, Aubrey; Yu, Naomi – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes of practicing art therapists toward evidence-based practices (EBPs). EBPs, which have become an integral part of the managed care mental health system, refer to the use of empirically validated research to make clinical decisions that best meet the needs of each client. We used mixed methods…
Descriptors: Counselor Attitudes, Allied Health Personnel, Art Therapy, Evidence Based Practice
Naff, Kristina – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2014
Cumulative trauma is relatively undocumented in art therapy practice, although there is growing evidence that art therapy provides distinct benefits for resolving various traumas. This qualitative study proposes an art therapy treatment framework for cumulative trauma derived from semi-structured interviews with three art therapists and artistic…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Trauma, Qualitative Research, Semi Structured Interviews
Wexler, Alice; Derby, John – Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Issues and Research in Art Education, 2015
In this article, we use a disability studies lens to examine ways in which the artworks of disabled people are bonded in a common sociopolitical experience. We analyze the history surrounding institutional art and the emergence of community art centers at the time of deinstitutionalization in the late 20th century. As a result of this…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Institutionalized Persons, Art, Art Activities
Wallace, Jo; Packman, Wendy; Huffman, Lynne C.; Horn, Biljana; Cowan, Morton; Amylon, Michael D.; Kahn, Colleen; Cordova, Matt; Moses, Jim – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2014
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is an accepted medical treatment for many serious childhood diseases. HSCT is a demanding procedure that creates both physical and emotional challenges for patients and their family members. Research has demonstrated that siblings of children undergoing HSCT are at risk for developing psychosocial…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Siblings, Intervention, Children
Becker, Carol-Lynne J. – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2015
Current research supports the use of exposure-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and integrated treatments show potential for enhanced symptom reduction. This pilot study developed a manualized group treatment integrating art interventions with exposure, grounding, and narrative therapy for five adults with PTSD who were…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Adults, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Child Abuse
Linesch, Debra; Ojeda, Angelica; Fuster, Maria Elena; Moreno, Stephanie; Solis, Guadalupe – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2014
This article describes an expanded case study methodology that was used to explore the value that art therapy processes have in expression and understanding of the complications of immigration and acculturation. Data collected from two art therapy groups of Hispanic/Latino youth and immigrant women at an urban parish were analyzed to develop an…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Acculturation, Immigration, Case Studies
Linesch, Debra; Aceves, Hilda C.; Quezada, Paul; Trochez, Melissa; Zuniga, Elena – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2012
This grounded theory study utilized art therapy techniques to explore the experiences of 8 Latino families that had immigrated to the United States. Focus group facilitators invited the parents and adolescent children in the families to share their acculturation experiences verbally and in family drawings. Emergent themes from each of three focus…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Hispanic Americans, Immigrants, Parents

Stoner, Scott D. – Art Education, 1980
Five highly respected, practicing art therapists responded to a series of questions related to employment, training program development, and legislative issues. Excerpts from their comments have been arranged as if an actual interchange occurred. This article is part of a theme issue on art therapy. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Credentials, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Opportunities
Grauer, Kit, Ed. – INSEA News, 1994
The articles in this volume reflect a resolution passed by the International Society for Education Through Art (INSEA) World Council to provide children with opportunities to work in the arts so that the healing process that the arts can foster can be initiated. The lead article in this issue, "Heart Goes towards the Sun: Work with Children…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Therapy, Childrens Art, Crisis Intervention