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{"title":"Arts therapies and people with visual impairment: A scoping review","authors":"Gabriela Špinarová ,&nbsp;Zuzana Svobodová ,&nbsp;Veronika Růžičková ,&nbsp;Petra Potměšilová ,&nbsp;Tereza Vrbová ,&nbsp;Lua Perimal-Lewis ,&nbsp;Miloň Potměšil ,&nbsp;Jana Marečková ,&nbsp;Jiří Kantor","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102317","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102317","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>People with visual impairment (VI) can benefit from arts therapies (AsTs); however, this area has not been systematically reviewed, and the differences in the application of various artistic modalities and related arts-based interventions (art therapy, music therapy, drama therapy, dance/movement therapy, bibliotherapy and expressive writing) have not been thoroughly described. The aim of this paper is to: 1) map research studies on AsTs and related interventions in the therapy and rehabilitation of people with VI, and 2) identify the therapeutic effects, specific features, and necessary adaptations of AsTs for people with VI. All procedures, including the prospective publication of the protocol, search of relevant information sources, data collection and data extraction, were conducted in accordance to the JBI methodology for scoping reviews. A total of 89 relevant studies were identified, primarily in the areas of music therapy/medicine and art therapy. The reported effects of AsTs and related interventions address psychological/mental health, functioning, social and communication skills, and quality of life. Specific objectives, such as research on physiological functions or pain/anxiety management, were identified in the field of music medicine. Multimodality and the use of various adaptations are characteristic features of AsTs practice for people with VI. Current research studies describe the potential of AsTs and related interventions for people with VI; however, research on the some AsTs modalities is scarce. Future development of AsTs may focus on the therapy of visual functions and other goals specific to this population. This is the first scoping review on AsTs and related interventions for people with VI. Based on thorough searches in databases and grey literature, it provides an up-to-date map of the field. Additionally, this review compares different artistic modalities and offers an overview of potential adaptations that may be necessary in the therapeutic process. This review may be useful for the practice of art therapists and other rehabilitation professionals, including occupational therapists, special educators, clinical psychologists, nurses, vision therapists, social workers and social service workers, as well as for future research in this area.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"95 ","pages":"Article 102317"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144205749","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":"A scoping review of supervision in creative arts therapies in Korea","authors":"Jung Mi Lee,&nbsp;Kyung Soon Ko","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102298","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102298","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study aimed to identify the current research on creative arts therapies supervision in Korea by reviewing relevant literature and analyzing research themes and content. The goal was to identify critical considerations for creative arts therapies supervision and propose future research directions. To this end, papers published up to June 2024 were searched on three major Korean academic platforms using keywords, such as the names of various art media combined with “clinical supervision” and “supervision.” A total of 484 papers were retrieved, and after applying the exclusion criteria, 69 were selected for analysis. Since the inception of supervision research in Korea in 2005, most studies have focused on art and music therapy, which can be classified into three categories. First, studies examining supervisors and supervisees—key participants in supervision—accounted for half of the reviewed papers, focusing on their perceptions and supervision characteristics. Second, research on supervision types identified six primary categories: individual and group supervision, peer supervision, self-supervision, on-site supervision, remote supervision, and art-based supervision. These studies highlighted specific considerations unique to each type. Third, in the absence of studies grounded in diverse philosophical and psychological theories, research on the factors that enhance art therapists’ professional competencies, competency models, and trend analyses lays the foundation for adequate creative arts therapies supervision in Korea.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 102298"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144125184","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":"ART-UP: Making the case for visual thinking strategies in art therapy pedagogy, practice, and research","authors":"Bani Malhotra ,&nbsp;Susan Ainlay Anand ,&nbsp;Holly Feen-Calligan ,&nbsp;Elisabeth Callihan","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102299","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102299","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) is an art-education technique commonly used to enhance observation and critical thinking skills. Since the use of visual imagery is also the foundation of art therapy, integrating VTS in art therapy can foster clinical excellence and cultivate interprofessional collaboration across diverse settings. VTS can support professional learning by helping trainees and practitioners enhance key therapeutic skills such as Acceptance, Reflexivity, Thinking, Understanding, and Presence (ART-UP). This paper presents the authors’ experiences as art therapists, researchers, and educators in utilizing VTS in art therapy teaching, medical research, and museum settings, illustrated through two vignettes. The first vignette describes using VTS in art therapy with burn patients at the bedside to foster art engagement via art viewing and facilitate psychosocial goals during recovery. The second vignette details a museum art therapy program designed for individuals with memory concerns and their care partners. Drawing from these vignettes and published literature, a third section describes the application of VTS to cultivate art therapy trainee’s observation skills, enhance diagnostic assessments, recognize implicit biases, and broaden art therapy intervention to include observation and discussion of art works. Critical reflections are included to discuss the ways in which VTS can build bridges in art therapy. Interprofessional collaborations based on VTS protocol can encourage empathic dialogue when looking at and discovering the meaning of artwork in diverse settings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 102299"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143891716","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":"Visual narratives as evidence: Surveying the role of metaphors in art therapy","authors":"Theresa Van Lith ,&nbsp;Emma Cornwall ,&nbsp;Nancy Gerber ,&nbsp;Ashley He ,&nbsp;Madeline Centracchio","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102296","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102296","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Metaphors are integral to communication, processing information and therapeutic insights transferring meaning between domains and fostering understanding. Rooted in linguistic and sensory processes, metaphors function as semiotic signs bridging abstract and concrete concepts. In art therapy, they enable non-verbal expression, narrative construction, and emotional exploration, offering insights into clients’ internal worlds. Studying the use of metaphors as evidence in art therapy is one of six categories identified as an outcome of a well-researched project formulating an Art Therapy Research Strategic Plan. Consequently, this study represents a preliminary exploration of the feasibility of metaphors as therapeutic evidence, focusing on their emergence, interpretation, and impact. A self-developed mixed-methods survey was used with 22 art therapists to examine how metaphors enhance self-expression, insight, and client-therapist dynamics. Key findings highlighted how metaphors assist in framing challenges, fostering personal growth, and navigating cultural nuances. The results of this study introduce preliminary constructs to be explored and expanded in a subsequent scoping review and correlational study on the thematic categorization and application of metaphors in art therapy as evidence-based practice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 102296"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143874453","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":"Corrigendum to “Brain activation in response to art-based tasks using diverse materials based on the Expressive Therapy Continuum (ETC)” [The Arts in Psychotherapy 90 (2024) 102185]","authors":"Doug Hyun Han ,&nbsp;Sunhee K. Kim ,&nbsp;Sunjoo Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102297","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102297","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 102297"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143873910","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":"A study on dance/movement therapy to improve core symptoms in children with autism spectrum disorder","authors":"Gulandanmu MA,&nbsp;Zisu WANG","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102300","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102300","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of dance movement therapy in reducing restricted repetitive behaviors and enhancing social skills in children with autism in a non-clinical setting.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A total of 28 children with autism from an intelligence rehabilitation center in Shanghai, China, were selected for the study. They were divided into a dance movement therapy experimental group (17 children) and a control group (11 children). The dance movement therapy experimental group received intervention training for 11 months. Relevant scales were used to assess restricted repetitive behaviors and social skills in children with autism and the changes in these children before and after the intervention training were evaluated.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>After the dance movement therapy intervention, the experimental group showed significant improvements in the scores on the ABC Symptom Scale, the RBS-R Scale, the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS), and the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ). In contrast, the control group did not exhibit significant changes.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Dance movement therapy has a positive effect on reducing restricted repetitive behaviors and enhancing social skills in children with autism.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 102300"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143882500","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":"Forty years of sandplay therapy research: A systematic review with insights into emerging digital applications","authors":"Yiqing He ,&nbsp;Yunlu Hu ,&nbsp;Yulu Song ,&nbsp;Jingyu Liang","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102311","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102311","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study systematically reviewed the development of sandplay therapy (SPT) from 1985 to 2025 in terms of theoretical foundations, practical applications, and research methods, as well as recent progress and future directions in cultural adaptation and digital integration. Seventy-one eligible studies were reviewed, covering qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods research. The results showed that symbolic and imaginal expression, core mechanisms of SPT, are strongly influenced by the cultural context. This promotes the development of local symbolic systems and enhances SPT’s cross-cultural adaptability. Practically, SPT has been widely applied with children, adolescents, and adults, showing notable positive effects on trauma recovery, emotional regulation, and social adaptation. Methodologically, research has increasingly used scales, neuroimaging, and physiological indicators to strengthen understanding of relevant therapeutic mechanisms. Artificial intelligence and augmented reality technologies have been explored in SPT assessment and intervention, showing potential to improve standardisation and remote accessibility. Future studies could focus on theoretical construction, ethical evaluation, and clinical validation of intelligent sandplay systems to support innovative development. This review offers a comprehensive overview of four decades of SPT and provides theoretical and practical insights that will enhance its cultural and digital integration.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 102311"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143899567","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":"Stress, anxiety, and Steampunk Art in autistic adolescents and young adults","authors":"Ashleigh Hillier ,&nbsp;Hannah Johnson ,&nbsp;Bruce Rosenbaum ,&nbsp;William Paterson ,&nbsp;Joseph Veneziano ,&nbsp;Alice Wood","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102314","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102314","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Art based programs have been implemented successfully with autistic children and youth, demonstrating significant benefits for communication, behavior, social skills, and emotion regulation. This study reports on the implementation and preliminary outcomes of a Steampunk art program for autistic youth, “Steampunkinetics”. The Steampunk art genre is grounded in technology, mechanics, creativity, divergent thinking, and attention to detail and therefore would provide a strengths-based platform for building on skills and interests of autistic youth. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of Steampunkinetics on participants’ experiences of anxiety, stress, peer relationships and self-esteem. During Steampunkinetics participants engaged in a range of art-based activities incorporating the Steampunk genre. Participants completed standardized self-report measures to evaluate the impact of the program, and a focus group was conducted with parents to gather feedback on their child’s response to the program. Findings indicated a significant decrease in anxiety and stress, and participants rated the program as enjoyable and interesting. No significant change was observed in self-esteem or peer relationships, although the majority of participants reported developing friendships during the program. Qualitative analysis of the parent focus group identified several themes which reflected those seen in the quantitative data. These findings are an important contribution given the mental health benefits of art-intervention programs and the need for validated programs designed for autistic youth.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 102314"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143921774","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":"Conversations on echolalia: Seven music therapists discuss their experience with autistic echolalia","authors":"Maya K. Marom ,&nbsp;Avi Gilboa ,&nbsp;Ehud Bodner","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102295","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102295","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Little has been written on music therapists’ perspective on autistic-echolalia, its possible meanings in therapy, and its possible musical connotations. In this article we describe the viewpoint of seven music therapists who work with clients on the autism spectrum who echo frequently. Their experience of being receivers of echolalia is divided into four perspectives: as persons, as therapists, as musicians, and as music therapists. The participants were asked to describe their own emotions when their clients echo, and their thoughts on possible reasons for the echoing. Then, they were asked about possible connections they saw between echoing, prosody, and music, and about their interventions when echoing occurs. The interviews were subject to Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). The analysis followed the same order, with themes that portray the participants’ emotions; themes that focus on their theoretical formulations on possible reasons for clients’ echoing during music therapy; themes that focus on connections between echoing, prosody and music; and themes that describe interventions in response to clients’ echoing. The discussion presents autistic echolalia as an interpersonal phenomenon, which affects the person who receives it. We believe that providing a stage for participants on the receiving end of the interaction dyad to explain their perspective, can help clinicians better understand this phenomenon in the context of their work, and realize steps to overcome some of the difficulties that it may cause within the therapeutic process. Finally, in light of the Double Empathy Theory, the autistic perspective is represented in the discussion as well.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 102295"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143867878","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":"Integrating community art therapy with psychoanalysis","authors":"Debra L. Kalmanowitz ,&nbsp;Jordan S. Potash","doi":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102315","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aip.2025.102315","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Community art therapy and art psychotherapy are often seen as opposing approaches. Psychoanalytic work traditionally focuses on the internal world of the individual and the ways in which these impacts on the outside world - behaviour, perceptions, reactions and, understanding. In contrast, community work is considered socially engaged work with a focus on the collective, society, and culture with their impact on the individual or group. These two aspects may be difficult to reconcile but a purposeful combination of both can promote an integrative and holistic reconciliation of art therapy. In this paper, the authors discuss three aspects of community art therapy that resonate with contemporary psychodynamic concepts. The primacy of the therapeutic relationship (psychotherapy) pertains to belonging (community), insight oriented approach (psychotherapy) to responsiveness to participant goals (community) and work with the unconscious as in the collective shadow (psychodynamic) as related to social awareness of systemic barriers (community). As demonstrated in case examples, one in South Africa and the other in the United States, art therapists can overcome historic dichotomies to meet contemporary needs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47590,"journal":{"name":"Arts in Psychotherapy","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 102315"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144138134","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}