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Yates, Carleen; Kuwada, Kali; Potter, Penelope; Cameron, Danielle; Hoshino, Janice – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2007
This qualitative study explored the verbal and art making responses of Japanese-American elders who experienced the trauma of internment during World War II. Six Nisei (second generation Japanese-Americans) were asked to recall memories of their experiences during and immediately following internment; 3 of the participants also created art images…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Memory, Personal Narratives, Justice
Rockwell, Pam; Dunham, Mardis – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2006
This study explored the use of the Formal Elements Art Therapy Scale (FEATS) with a population of persons with a DSM-IV diagnosis of Substance Use Disorder who were court ordered for treatment. Two groups of adults (N = 40) were closely matched on age, gender, race, socioeconomic status and education level, and were administered the Person Picking…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Interrater Reliability, Group Membership, Art Therapy
Kaiser, Donna H.; St. John, Patricia; Ball, Barbara – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2006
During the analysis of a survey of art therapy educators in 2001 (St. John, Kaiser, & Ball, 2004), issues of importance to art therapy and art therapy research education emerged. As a follow-up, the authors interviewed educators attending the 2002 Annual Conference of the American Art Therapy Association (AATA) to gain an understanding of their…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Qualitative Research, Art Therapy, Educational Research
Pifalo, Terry – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 2006
This article reports the outcome of a four-year follow-up of a pilot study using a combination of art therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and group process to address the therapeutic issues related to childhood sexual abuse. All group participants were evaluated using the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (Briere, 1995), commonly used in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Child Abuse, Art Therapy, Sexual Abuse
Gardner, Hilary – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2006
This paper describes the pilot of an interactional training programme designed for speech and language therapists to use with school support assistants, students and parents to enhance their implementation of therapy for children with speech sound difficulties. Collaborative therapy sessions in a school setting were videoed to encourage reflection…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Art Therapy, Interaction, Children
Feen-Calligan, Holly – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 2008
This article describes the development and assessment of a graduate level online art therapy class. An introduction briefly defines art therapy and the need for distance learning in this field. The challenges inherent in teaching art therapy online, including working with art media and developing appropriate interpersonal skills and group…
Descriptors: Summative Evaluation, Distance Education, Course Objectives, Group Dynamics
Whitney, Anne – 1993
The connections between art therapy and the teaching of writing are many. The process of art therapy is essentially art making followed by talk--a process that parallels the process of writing and reflecting about writing that is encouraged in writing classrooms. It is a process aimed at self discovery and consciousness, whether in a writing…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Self Expression
Livingston-Dunn, Connie – 1982
The paper reviews literature pertaining to art and art therapy for persons with severe handicaps. Following a definition of terms (including disability terms), a distinction is made between art education and art therapy. Chapter 2 presents an historical overview on art education for the handicapped, beginning with the influences of Maria…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Therapy, Elementary Secondary Education, History
Treanor, Virginia; Newlon, Betty J. – 1984
This document begins by briefly outlining the problems of juveniles incarcerated in correctional institutions, including the problems of overcrowding and recidivism. It asserts that creative art therapy is designed to provide a therapeutic atmosphere for understanding and change and documents the use of creative art therapy techniques with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Art Therapy, Correctional Rehabilitation, Counseling Techniques

Hynes, Arleen McCarty – Catholic Library World, 1987
Discusses the similarities between what librarians call activity bibliotherapy and psychotherapists call poetry therapy, and the need for cooperation between these professions. The interactive aspects of bibliotherapy and the need for professional training in this process are emphasized. (CLB)
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Bibliotherapy, Group Counseling, Group Discussion
Benner, Susan M. – Tennessee Education, 1981
Proposes that inclusion of arts in the curriculum of all handicapped students can improve motor, perceptual, and social skills, and can be of functional, therapeutic, and aesthetic value. Suggests ideas for adopting art instruction to the needs of handicapped children in regular and special education classes. (JD)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Therapy, Disabilities

Karier, Clarence J. – Journal of Aesthetic Education, 1979
The author traces the theories of Margaret Naumberg, as an art educator and an art therapist, in relation to the psychiatric theories and social forces of her day. The first part of this article appeared in the July, 1979, issue of this journal, on pp51-66. (SJL)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Teachers, Art Therapy, Educational History

Wadeson, Harriet – Art Education, 1980
In this overview, the author discusses the need for art therapy research, problems it entails, and types of research approaches which may be used. Appended is a commentary by Janie Rhyne outlining the design of her own research. This article is part of a theme issue on art therapy. (SJL)
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Emotional Disturbances, Program Evaluation, Research Design

Davis, Stephen F.; Ault, Robert E. – Action in Teacher Education, 1980
Mentally ill patients engaging in art activities were seen to recover from their illnesses faster than those not so engaged. An art therapy profession has grown as the result of this observation and incorporates a variety of theoretical orientations ranging from highly educational to highly nondirective and analytic. (JD)
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Behavior Modification, Educational Therapy, Higher Education

Drachnik, Cay – Art Education, 1976
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Therapy, Educational Needs, Self Expression