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Lee, Sau-Lai; Peng, Maria Sau-Chi – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2017
In this study we explored the effects of group art therapy on the emotional well-being and parental empathy of mothers of children with special educational needs. Eleven mothers of children who were diagnosed with at least 1 kind of special educational need participated in a 16-week program. We hypothesized that the art therapy group would help…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Counseling Techniques, Mothers, Special Education
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Lee, SeungYeon – Art Education, 2017
A student's lack of belief in his or her own ability to do well in school can be a driving component of disengagement. In response, the author created art activities aimed to build students' confidence in their ability to learn, carry out a given art task, and identify a competence; such asset-based thinking approaches encourage students to reach…
Descriptors: Art, Art Education, Urban Education, Competence
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Kay, Lisa – International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2013
In this paper, "bead collage," an arts-based research method that invites participants to reflect, communicate and construct their experience through the manipulation of beads and found objects is explained. Emphasizing the significance of one's personal biography and experiences as a researcher, I discuss how my background as an…
Descriptors: Art, Research Methodology, Art Products, Qualitative Research
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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
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Mattson, Donald C. – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2012
This article provides a historical overview of computer-assisted art assessment, introduces the basic concepts of computerized assessment of art-based instruments (CAABI), and offers a tutorial to assist art therapists in the study of its application. Understanding this emergent technology may assist art therapists in overcoming hesitancy in…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Freehand Drawing, Measures (Individuals), Computer Assisted Testing
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Czamanski-Cohen, Johanna – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2012
The introduction of written informed consent in the 1970s created expectations of shared decision making between doctors and patients that has led to decisional conflict for some patients. This study utilized a collaborative, intrinsic case study approach to the decision-making process of oncology patients who participated in an open art therapy…
Descriptors: Patients, Oncology, Medical Services, Decision Making
Thomas, Brett Alex – Online Submission, 2018
This study was designed to understand the potential for gained Executive Functioning through an Art Education learning environment by students whom experience a Specific Learning Disability at the High School Level. The author actualizes a limited case study of three students to understand if students whom experience Specific Learning Disabilities…
Descriptors: Art Education, Educational Environment, Learning Disabilities, Executive Function
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Kopytin, Alexander; Lebedev, Alexey – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2013
This article presents findings from a study of the therapeutic effects of group art therapy in a psychotherapy unit of a Russian hospital for war veterans. The researchers randomly assigned 112 veterans being treated for stress-related disorders to an experimental group (art therapy) and a control group. The emphasis was on the use of humor in the…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Psychotherapy, Group Therapy, Veterans
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Flett, Jayde A. M.; Lie, Celia; Riordan, Benjamin C.; Thompson, Laura M.; Conner, Tamlin S.; Hayne, Harlene – Creativity Research Journal, 2017
Adult coloring books have flooded the market with titles alluding to therapeutic value, yet it is unclear whether they fulfil that promise. Here, we tested whether adult coloring was related to improvements in psychological outcomes. Female university students (n = 104) were randomly assigned to a coloring intervention or a logic-puzzle control…
Descriptors: Adults, Freehand Drawing, Art Activities, Books
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Maujean, Annick; Pepping, Christopher A.; Kendall, Elizabeth – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2014
This review article examines current knowledge about the efficacy of art therapy based on the findings of 8 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) conducted with adult populations from 2008-2013 that met a high standard of rigor. Of these studies, all but one reported beneficial effects of art therapy. Review findings suggest that art therapy may…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Adults, Scientific Methodology, Experiments
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Schreibman, Rachel; Chilton, Gioia – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2012
This viewpoint presents aesthetic writing and reflection on the art therapy supervisor and supervisee dyad from a practice of appreciative inquiry. Through writing and exchanging poems, the authors sought to uncover the dynamics of the supervisory relationship that contributed to a positive learning experience. Poetry as inquiry provoked new…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Poetry, Creative Writing, Supervisor Supervisee Relationship
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Meshcheryakova, Ksenia – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2012
This article explores the dynamics of orphaned children's engagement with art therapy in a group of preadolescent children living in a Russian orphanage. The phenomenon of repetition compulsion (i.e., origins in past traumatic experiences, destructive consequences, and protective psychic function) is discussed with respect to the children's…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Children, Institutionalized Persons, Trauma
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Richard, Donna Abely; More, William; Joy, Stephen P. – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2015
A severely impaired capacity for social interaction is one of the characteristics of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Deficits in facial emotional recognition processing may be associated with this limitation. The Build-a-Face (BAF) art therapy intervention was developed to assist with emotional recognition through the viewing and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Competence, Emotional Response
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Morris, Frances Johanna; Willis-Rauch, Mallori – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2014
Social Empowerment Art Therapy (SEAT) aims to address the stigma of mental illness through the artistic empowerment of participants. The model was developed within an inpatient psychiatric setting from observations of a shared governance structure that empowered residents. Incorporating an open art studio approach and social action art therapy,…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Empowerment, Group Therapy, Institutionalized Persons
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Yang, Kyung-Hwa – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2014
This article draws on a participatory photography project conducted with 10 socioeconomically disadvantaged adult learners for six weeks within the framework of production pedagogy. Throughout the project, the participants took photographs about their lives in response to three prompts that I gave: (1) take photographs of people that are important…
Descriptors: Photography, Adult Students, Adult Education, Empowerment
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