ERIC Number: EJ1219959
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Subjective Experience of Art Therapists in the Treatment of Bereaved Clients
Garti, Dana; Bat Or, Michal
Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, v36 n2 p68-76 2019
This study explores the subjective experience of art therapists who work with bereaved clients. Eight art therapists were given an art-based task and completed a semistructured interview. Qualitative analysis revealed 3 themes conceived in axes: (a) facilitating emotional expressiveness and control, (b) fluctuating between presence and absence of client's art, and (c) maneuvering between intuitive and theory-based interventions. The last axis incorporated the wounded healer aspect. The findings describe how art therapists use the creative process, honor imagery, and determine their interventions to effectively work with clients coping with grief.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Art Therapy, Allied Health Personnel, Grief, Emotional Response, Intervention, Coping, Psychotherapy, Art Materials, Art, Death, Art Expression
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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