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Homer, Eliza S. – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2015
This article describes the use of collaborative fabric collage based on a neurodevelopmental adaptation for an adult who was being treated for trauma. The case demonstrates the value of thinking about neurodevelopmental factors when creating art therapy interventions. A biologically respectful treatment that offers relational, relevant,…
Descriptors: Adults, Trauma, Coping, Art Therapy
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Van Lith, Theresa – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2015
The intrinsic benefits of art making may be implicated in how and why people with mental illness turn to art therapy to aid their recovery. In this longitudinal multiple case study adult participants (N = 12) with severe and ongoing mental illness were recruited through their involvement in diverse community mental health art therapy programs. An…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Coping, Mental Disorders, Longitudinal Studies
Reemarchook, Tal – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The research investigated the effectiveness of an innovative model of combined Expressive Therapies (ET) and outreach therapy. This model was developed to accommodate the needs of dysfunctional clients who cannot fully benefit from the conventional ET setting. The study was a preliminary qualitative case study, investigating the assumption that…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Outreach Programs, Coping, Well Being
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Pifalo, Terry – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2009
Disclosures of child sexual abuse create an immediate crisis within the child's family unit. Reactions of nonoffending caregivers in particular may prevent them from being emotionally available to respond immediately to the needs of the child victim. This article describes an art therapy intervention of visual mapping used in a support group of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Females
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Bell, Chloe E.; Robbins, Steven J. – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2007
Art therapists have long held that art production causes reductions in stress and elevations in mood (Rubin, 1999). The authors examined this claim in a randomized, controlled trial. Fifty adults between the ages of 18 and 30 were randomly assigned to either create an art work or to view and sort a series of art prints. Three measures of overall…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Art Products, Stress Management, Coping
Malchiodi, Cathy A., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2011
Providing a complete overview of art therapy, from theory and research to practical applications, this is the definitive handbook in the field. Leading practitioners demonstrate the nuts and bolts of arts-based intervention with children, adults, families, couples, and groups dealing with a wide range of clinical issues. Rich with illustrative…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Cultural Pluralism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Military Personnel