ERIC Number: EJ1245490
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 10
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Navigating Loss through Creativity: Influences of Bereavement on Creativity and Professional Practice in Art Therapy
Arnold, Rebecca
Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, v37 n1 p6-15 2020
This pilot study explored how creative engagement could serve as a way to navigate the personal loss experiences of professional art therapists. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 3 participants. The results identified 6 themes and 16 subthemes: balancing personal experiences and professional practice, awareness of time, the loss experience, art making as a way to stabilize relationships, art as an intuitive practice, and creative expression for symbolic memorial to the deceased. This study revealed that visual art making could help art therapists develop self-knowledge and personal understanding regarding their own grief experiences that can lead to improved competence in the therapeutic care of others.
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Creativity, Visual Arts, Grief, Allied Health Personnel, Counselors, Experience, Time, Art Activities, Death, Coping, Competence
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
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