ERIC Number: EJ1191405
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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A Visual Conversation with Trauma: Visual Journaling in Art Therapy to Combat Vicarious Trauma
Gibson, Diana
Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, v35 n2 p99-103 2018
Art therapists working with trauma populations are continually exposed to traumatic stories and experiences from their clients. The negative effects of such exposure can begin to cause the therapists to become oversaturated with trauma and decrease their resiliency and balance in their lives. This viewpoint explores the effectiveness of using a visual journal as a processing tool in response to the lived experience of a therapist working with a trauma population of clients in a pediatric hospital setting. Through stories and images, the therapist explores the possibilities of a visual journal to be an effective tool for resiliency, processing, and ethical boundaries between work and home.
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Trauma, War, Resilience (Psychology), Diaries, Counselor Client Relationship, Counseling Techniques, Pediatrics, Hospitals, Ethics, Grief, Psychological Patterns, Painting (Visual Arts), Counselor Attitudes
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Language: English
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