{"title":"Art therapy in mitigating pervasive loss and grief within correctional settings","authors":"Marissa Hart , David E. Gussak , Anna Schubarth","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102204","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102204","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Those incarcerated often experience different types of loss. Because of where they are, such experiences often result in unresolved, unacknowledged, <em>disenfranchised grief</em>. Recognizing such vulnerability by those who are incarcerated is often difficult and, in some ways, dangerous. Not addressing such losses further exacerbates their chances of completing any respective programs established for success. Art therapy has been effective in alleviating such complications, including for those incarcerated inside correctional institutions. This article draws from the authors’ experiences of providing art therapy services in a statewide program for youthful offenders–those who are 14–22 years old but in the adult institutions–to mitigate obstacles for completing their General Education Degree—and will provide an overview of the various losses that incarcerated individuals experience, their potential grief responses, and the value of art therapy in addressing such grief. The case vignettes provided underscore how, as their expressions were made visible and subsequently seen, validated and acknowledged through art therapy, the incarcerated youth were able to begin the process of moving beyond their grief and attend to their goals, allowing them to succeed in their respective programs, which may include but are not limited to; re-entry focused, substance abuse, GED prep classes, college courses and technical trade programs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"91 ","pages":"Article 102204"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142150208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cooking therapy in the creative arts therapy theoretical context: Conceptual validation and practical guidelines","authors":"Mor Daniel, Joseph Guttmann","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102202","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102202","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Therapists across disciplines incorporate cooking as a central tool within their clinical practice. However, the concept of “cooking therapy” lacks a standardized operational definition, hindering the advancement of this field within psychotherapy. The main objective of this article is to examine cooking within the context of psychotherapy from the perspective of creative arts therapy (CAT). Through this lens, the authors aim to delineate the therapeutic factors inherent in the CATs and illustrate how these factors manifest in cooking activities within therapeutic settings. Therapists can use the proposed framework to establish consistency in cooking therapy protocols. This standardization will facilitate the development of comparable research exploring the effects and effectiveness of cooking therapy across populations. Moreover, therapists can gain insight into the therapeutic mechanisms, deepening their understanding of cooking’s potential contributions to the therapeutic process and its applications, analogous to various artistic modalities used in CATs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"90 ","pages":"Article 102202"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142044310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Standing tall: A continuing education program and participatory study offered to arts therapists working in the israeli education system","authors":"Snir Sharon , Regev Dafna , Roginsky Efrat , Sade-Dor Tamar , Toker Sharon , Kowalsky Shirley , Ron Keren Or , Atlas-Cohen Adina , Sher Adi , Weber Levitzky Sigal , Bercowski-Front Nati , Meir-Rotem Noa , Simonsohn Miri , Adler-Gabrieli Merav , Shwartz Livnat , Shor-Levin Liat , Berman Leah , Lidar Yifat , Weisberger Ifat , Rotem-Ert Tal , Mindel Iris","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102201","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102201","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This article is based on an arts-based participatory action research study conducted as an integral part of the Standing Tall continuing education program. Focusing on arts therapists within the Israeli education system, the research investigated their perceptions of the state of creative arts therapies in the system, their experiences, and their suggestions for enhancing their work environment. Finally, it explored co-researchers’ perceptions of the meaningfulness of their involvement in the program and participatory research initiative. The 20 arts therapists-co-researchers who participated in this program conducted interviews with 142 colleagues to learn about their job experiences and then analyzed these interviews. The lead researchers thematically analyzed the written and artistic materials collected during the program. The research findings showed the participants, both co-researchers, and interviewees, perceived the integration of arts therapy into the educational system as significant and potentially beneficial. The co-researchers aspired to play an active role in enhancing this integration while acknowledging the challenges involved. They saw the program as a meaningful opportunity for arts-based self-exploration. The findings suggest that while decision-makers play a crucial role in shaping the working conditions of arts therapists, the therapists themselves can catalyze change in the educational system and perhaps in other public systems as well.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"90 ","pages":"Article 102201"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142044309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring play experience with Japanese science, technology, engineering, and mathematics undergraduates in interactive art making: A qualitative study","authors":"Tetsuko Kato , Toshiki Ito","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102199","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102199","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Higher education students in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields are actively engaged with coursework, and their emotional maturity may be underdeveloped. The aim of this qualitative study was to investigate whether interactive art-making can provide a potential space for STEM undergraduates to experience play and freely explore themselves. We introduced the mutual squiggle and story-making method (MSSM), an art-based method wherein a practitioner collaborates with a participant to create art, followed by semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis of the interview transcripts from seven STEM undergraduates revealed four themes: personal joy and fulfillment, interaction as a pivotal aspect of play, acknowledging appropriate compromises, and a non-play experience. Our findings suggest that the potential space created by MSSM can help STEM students navigate play through picture-making and storytelling experiences. Practitioners who conduct art-making with clients should be aware that they are being observed by participants and exhibit playful attitudes. This study sheds light on lowering the barrier to seeking help among STEM students. Further studies involving different academic disciplines as target groups are required. Policymakers should be aware of the importance of positive emotions aroused in play for STEM undergraduates to seek psychological support.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"90 ","pages":"Article 102199"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197455624000844/pdfft?md5=961cc415ff2e69b287d35ea91311cc5e&pid=1-s2.0-S0197455624000844-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141990632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Implementing expressive writing therapy in a virtual setting: A feasibility trial for survivors of intimate partner violence","authors":"Sihyun Park , Yejung Ko","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102197","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102197","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Survivors of intimate partner violence commonly experience posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and associated negative emotions. Pennebaker’s Expressive Writing Therapy (EWT) was applied in an online virtual setting to survivors of intimate partner violence. The study aimed to assess the program’s feasibility and acceptability, and to examine its effects on participants’ traumatic affects, self-esteem, and cognitive emotion regulation (CER). We employed a one-group pre- and post-test design, measuring outcomes at baseline, immediately after the intervention, and at a four-week follow-up. The implementation of EWT proved feasible; however, we encountered some cultural challenges, possibly influenced by the current sociocultural environment in South Korea. Notably, there was a significant reduction in negative CER, especially in self-blame and catastrophizing.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"90 ","pages":"Article 102197"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141954198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Asnat Weinfeld-Yehoudayan , Johanna Czamanski-Cohen , Miri Cohen , Karen L. Weihs
{"title":"A theoretical model of emotional processing in visual artmaking and art therapy","authors":"Asnat Weinfeld-Yehoudayan , Johanna Czamanski-Cohen , Miri Cohen , Karen L. Weihs","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102196","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102196","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Current theoretical models of emotional processing rely mainly on detecting emotional processing through verbal, conscious, and cognitive processes. However, artmaking can potentially reveal embodied and implicit processes that may otherwise remain hidden in verbal expression. This paper attempts to close the scholarly gap by introducing a novel art-based emotional processing model that integrates emotional processing and art therapy literature, incorporating emotional meaning-making, awareness, acceptance, and memory consolidation. The art-based EP model explains the processes through which art creation may benefit emotional processing. It also elucidates the ways in which art therapy can be used to enhance therapeutic outcomes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"90 ","pages":"Article 102196"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142040485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Music therapy and anhedonia: A case study","authors":"Lucy Bolger , Katrina Skewes McFerran","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102198","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102198","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Anhedonia is a reduced ability to experience pleasure or enjoy everyday activities. It is a common symptom of many chronic and mental illnesses. This case study outlines a four-month music therapy program with one individual experiencing anhedonia. In this study, the authors investigated whether brief, daily, guided musicking activity would lead to increased anticipatory and consummatory pleasure for the case study participant. Analysis of numerical data supported this hypothesis. Subsequent analysis of descriptive data articulated key features of the action and experience of the guided musicking process for both the music therapy participant and guide. Findings from this study indicated that music within a therapeutic relationship supported positive outcomes in this case. Further research is needed to understand the potential impact of guided musicking activity for other people with anhedonia.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"90 ","pages":"Article 102198"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142040484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Supporting families to engage in music making with preschool children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities at home: An interpretivist multi-case study","authors":"Ajay Castelino","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102200","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102200","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Music therapists acknowledge the need to support families of children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) to use music therapy strategies in home settings. Four families were supported by a music therapist to independently engage in therapeutic music-making at home with their child with PIMD over eight months. This multi-interpretivist case study analysed caregiver diaries, caregiver interviews, music therapist clinical notes and a reflexive journal to uncover the processes that supported the families. A thematic data analysis revealed a five-step process for supporting these families. This five-step process included the family observing and reflecting on music therapy practice, working as partners with the music therapist, engaging in joint-music making with the music therapist and their child, consciously observing subtle engagement cues from their child and then independently engaging in music-making with their child. This study provides a framework for music therapists to support families of children with PIMD in home settings.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"90 ","pages":"Article 102200"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197455624000856/pdfft?md5=a521aa2b4e454b07a5d7666053d22d6a&pid=1-s2.0-S0197455624000856-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141944717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reflective writing about breast cancer experiences as part of an interactive poetry therapy group process","authors":"Johanna Holopainen , Juhani Ihanus","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102194","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102194","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study focused on texts written by breast cancer survivors who participated in an interactive poetry therapy group process. The writing group consisted of 4–6 participants who met 18 times during 2019. The group activities followed the RES poetry therapy model, and the poetry therapy intervention was implemented following the Reflective and Transformative Writing Process Model. The aim of the study was to describe the methods used in the group and to analyze the themes identified in the participants’ written reflections on their experiences with their illness. Specifically, the study sought to answer the following questions: 1) What kinds of things were found meaningful by the participants in writing about their experiences with breast cancer? 2) How were these things thematized through the process of facilitated reflective and transformative writing? Participants’ writings were analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Three main themes, along with several sub-themes, were identified. The main themes were: 1) being seen and heard as a breast cancer survivor, 2) the traces left by the disease, and 3) I live and breathe despite the disease. This study provides new insights into how breast cancer becomes integrated into a person’s selfhood and life story.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"90 ","pages":"Article 102194"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197455624000790/pdfft?md5=c67b7cb70504a0bd75b23f427f2f6729&pid=1-s2.0-S0197455624000790-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141844420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Trends in dance/movement therapy research: A bibliometric analysis of publications in the scopus bibliographic and citation information database","authors":"Kristīne Zaščirinska, Sanita Šuriņa, Kristīne Mārtinsone","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102195","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2024.102195","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In recent years, the number of publications on dance/movement therapy has increased. However, there has been no comprehensive quantitative assessment of dance/movement therapy publications that analyze research trends, impact, and structure. This study aims to provide an overview of research trends in dance/movement therapy by identifying the influencing factors of publications and analyzing the research structure. The study analyzed 589 publications retrieved from the Scopus database. Indicators of productivity, impact, and collaboration were determined. The study is the first bibliometric analysis in dance/movement therapy. The results show publications in the fields of medicine, psychology, and healthcare, mainly with authors from the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, and Germany. Although several publications are available, only a few authors have more than one publication. This resource can be used by researchers, practitioners, and students in dance/movement therapy. It provides an overview of existing research and suggests potential avenues for future research.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"90 ","pages":"Article 102195"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197455624000807/pdfft?md5=69a92de2b787a98b7c95aac6fe1bc149&pid=1-s2.0-S0197455624000807-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141715569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}