Art TherapyPub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.1080/07421656.2023.2172948
Leara Glinzak, Lisa Dunkelberger
{"title":"The Traveling Loom: Example of Community-Based Art Therapy","authors":"Leara Glinzak, Lisa Dunkelberger","doi":"10.1080/07421656.2023.2172948","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2023.2172948","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The Traveling Loom is an example of community-based art therapy in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was designed to foster connections in a city that experienced social, cultural, political, religious, and socioeconomic challenges. The community-based format of The Traveling Loom provided space for interaction amongst community members, thereby helping individuals relate to others with whom they may otherwise not interact. Case examples demonstrate how participants directly expressed themselves, challenged perceptions, forged connections, and developed cross-neighborhood opportunities.","PeriodicalId":8492,"journal":{"name":"Art Therapy","volume":"40 1","pages":"157 - 161"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47174021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Art TherapyPub Date : 2023-02-21DOI: 10.1080/07421656.2023.2171241
Deanna Barton, Zachary D. Van Den Berg
{"title":"The Humble Chair: Fostering Culturally Humble Collaborations","authors":"Deanna Barton, Zachary D. Van Den Berg","doi":"10.1080/07421656.2023.2171241","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2023.2171241","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The authors recount a collaborative art-making journey centered on self-reflexivity to sustain a partnership across racial, social, and cultural differences. The image of a chair, re-imagined as a Humble Chair, was a symbol to anchor critical inquiry. The authors’ explorations provide a pragmatic and artful approach to fostering cultural humility.","PeriodicalId":8492,"journal":{"name":"Art Therapy","volume":"40 1","pages":"106 - 110"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48585075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Art TherapyPub Date : 2023-02-08DOI: 10.1080/07421656.2022.2163842
D. Handayani, Peiling Pearlyn Lee, Xiangting Bernice Lin, Ju Ling Denise Seah, K. Doshi
{"title":"Perceptions of Art Therapy by Healthcare Professionals in Medical Settings","authors":"D. Handayani, Peiling Pearlyn Lee, Xiangting Bernice Lin, Ju Ling Denise Seah, K. Doshi","doi":"10.1080/07421656.2022.2163842","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2022.2163842","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Art therapy is an emerging allied health profession in Singapore, although attitudes toward the role of the service remain unclear. This study surveyed 80 healthcare professionals from two tertiary care hospitals, exploring three areas: (a) perceptions of art therapy, (b) the referral process, and (c) suggestions to increase art therapy utilization. Findings suggest that healthcare professionals perceive art therapy as a form of psychotherapy, but need for clearer referral processes. Additional research in art therapy is necessary to support its implementation in acute healthcare in Singapore.","PeriodicalId":8492,"journal":{"name":"Art Therapy","volume":"40 1","pages":"142 - 150"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42745300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Art TherapyPub Date : 2023-02-06DOI: 10.1080/07421656.2023.2169564
Joyce Y. Green, E. Metzl, Ana Laura Treviño
{"title":"International Online Art Therapy Education Program: Evaluating Cultural and Global Perspectives","authors":"Joyce Y. Green, E. Metzl, Ana Laura Treviño","doi":"10.1080/07421656.2023.2169564","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2023.2169564","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The study evaluated the impact of an international online summer program for art therapy students from Mexico, the United States, and Israel on their cultural and global perspectives. Quantitative (pre- and post-program measures of the Global Perspective Inventory) as well as qualitative tools (focus groups, art and written responses) were used. There were significant mean increases in four of the six global perspective inventory scales. Students’ narratives and art responses illuminated four overarching themes: (1) gratitude for global connection, (2) growing awareness of one’s experience and context, (3) growing understanding of similarities and differences, and (4) art as facilitator of intercultural communication. Findings suggest that the program supported the development of culturally informed art therapy.","PeriodicalId":8492,"journal":{"name":"Art Therapy","volume":"40 1","pages":"84 - 93"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41825580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Art TherapyPub Date : 2023-01-23DOI: 10.1080/07421656.2022.2162805
Gideon W. Greene
{"title":"A Graphic Guide to Art Therapy","authors":"Gideon W. Greene","doi":"10.1080/07421656.2022.2162805","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2022.2162805","url":null,"abstract":"A Graphic Guide to Art Therapy by Amy E. Huxtable in collaboration with Gaelynn P. Wolf Bordonaro and Libby Schmanke delivers exactly what its title promises: a visual and easily digestible primer on the fundamentals of art therapy. Huxtable discusses starting this project in graduate school as her capstone project at Emporia State University. She further states that this book was born out of a desire to use her background in graphic design and to deliver information she wished she had greater access to as a younger person. The fact that this book was approached with love and care is clear in the illustrative style. The use of comics as a tool for education is well executed here, as the book is easy to read from a visual perspective. The book is organized into sections, which include history, frameworks, and models; theories and approaches; and techniques and directives, as well as information and resources on finding art therapists in both the United States and the United Kingdom. Several case study vignettes are also sprinkled throughout the book. Some of the strongest pages both visually and informationally address common misconceptions about art therapy (what art therapy is and is not), as well as the differences and commonalities between art therapy, therapeutic art, and art classes. Huxtable uses the power and minimalism of a Venn diagram to deftly explain what art therapy is and how it is different from other arts-based practices. Other standout aspects of the book include the section on theories and approaches, which impressively covers psychodynamic theories all the way through integrative approaches in less than 100 pages. This book’s value lies in Huxtable’s choice to use comics as her medium. The use of comics in art therapy is not new, and neither is the use of comics as an educational tool. She makes note of that influence in her preface, presenting the intersection of where art therapy meets art education. She states that her original intended audience was art therapy students, but that she also came to realize that finding information about art therapy can be difficult. In acknowledging this, she points to how elusive our field can sometimes be and highlights the need for more accessible literature. The drawing and writing style feels deliberately simplified but not simplistic, which further enhances its approachability without being patronizing to its readers. In this way, the book feels linked to the graphic medicine movement in its desire for broader access to diverse methods of healing. The definition of graphic medicine introduced in The Graphic Medicine Manifesto is “the intersection between the medium of comics and the discourse of healthcare” (Czerwiec et al., 2015, p. 1). Graphic medicine as a movement and concept lends itself well to art therapy because it is also a “movement for change that challenges the dominant methods of scholarship in healthcare, offering a more inclusive perspective of medicine, illness, disabilit","PeriodicalId":8492,"journal":{"name":"Art Therapy","volume":"40 1","pages":"164 - 165"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59935400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Art TherapyPub Date : 2023-01-13DOI: 10.1080/07421656.2022.2159740
R. Crawford, Fred Kyakuwa, Katharine Walker
{"title":"Ugandan Artist–American Art Therapist Collaboration With Former Unhoused Youth in Uganda","authors":"R. Crawford, Fred Kyakuwa, Katharine Walker","doi":"10.1080/07421656.2022.2159740","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2022.2159740","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract A 10 week supportive arts program was conducted in Jinja, Uganda via the collaboration between a local nongovernmental organization, a Ugandan artist, and two art therapists from the United States. The artist facilitated weekly artmaking sessions for former unhoused youth being served by the organization, as well as engaged in weekly virtual meetings with the art therapists. Anecdotal observations of the program indicated therapeutic benefits, such as participant’s general willingness and flexibility, increased adaptability to art making, and investment in program sessions. Further implications include the impact of colonialism and the resulting power imbalance that influences the relationship between artists and art therapists.","PeriodicalId":8492,"journal":{"name":"Art Therapy","volume":"40 1","pages":"94 - 100"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48195097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Art TherapyPub Date : 2023-01-04DOI: 10.1080/07421656.2022.2156238
Zahra Borzabadi Farahani, A. Rahgoi, M. Fallahi-khoshknab, S. Hosseinzadeh
{"title":"The Effect of Art Therapy (Mandala Coloring) on the Attention Level of Children With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder","authors":"Zahra Borzabadi Farahani, A. Rahgoi, M. Fallahi-khoshknab, S. Hosseinzadeh","doi":"10.1080/07421656.2022.2156238","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2022.2156238","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study investigated the effect of mandala coloring on the attention level of children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Iran. This research was a quasi-experimental pre–post study (N = 38) with a control group. The results showed that mandala coloring statistically increased the attention level of children with ADHD both when compared to the control group and within the intervention group. Mandala coloring, as a complementary therapy, might be effective in improving attention in children with ADHD.","PeriodicalId":8492,"journal":{"name":"Art Therapy","volume":"40 1","pages":"151 - 156"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48874915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Art TherapyPub Date : 2023-01-03DOI: 10.1080/07421656.2022.2155140
Rachael Mecholsky, Lisa Raye Garlock
{"title":"Integrating Art Therapy With Feminism for Self-Advocacy Through Storycloth: Case Study","authors":"Rachael Mecholsky, Lisa Raye Garlock","doi":"10.1080/07421656.2022.2155140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2022.2155140","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This case study integrated feminist theory and social action approaches through the use of a storycloth (fiber arts-based intervention). The feminist approach of being transparent and egalitarian focused on addressing social, cultural, and political issues that are not always covered in the therapeutic setting but may be an underlying cause of distress and mental health issues. The case follows 35 art therapy sessions between a white art therapist in training and a LGBTQIA African American woman, who had a history of trauma. As an outcome, the client experienced a therapeutic space to tell her story and enabled her to self-advocate within art therapy sessions which translated to new understanding within her day-to-day life.","PeriodicalId":8492,"journal":{"name":"Art Therapy","volume":"40 1","pages":"126 - 133"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42694936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Art TherapyPub Date : 2023-01-02DOI: 10.1080/07421656.2023.2172947
Holly Feen-Calligan, L. Grasser, Jessica Smigels, Natalie McCabe, Breanna Kremer, Alaa Al-Zuwayyin, Ismail Yusuf, Noor Alesawy, Jenna Al-Nouri, A. Javanbakht
{"title":"Creating Through COVID: Virtual Art Therapy for Youth Resettled as Refugees","authors":"Holly Feen-Calligan, L. Grasser, Jessica Smigels, Natalie McCabe, Breanna Kremer, Alaa Al-Zuwayyin, Ismail Yusuf, Noor Alesawy, Jenna Al-Nouri, A. Javanbakht","doi":"10.1080/07421656.2023.2172947","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2023.2172947","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Art therapy reduces trauma-related psychopathology in refugee youth. Given the added stress of COVID-19 on traumatized refugee populations, we adapted art therapy for refugee youth and their families in the virtual space. We describe program development, implementation and experientials, and clinical recommendations illustrated through two cases. Observations and feedback support art therapy as a tool to address socioemotional functioning in families who resettle as refugees and foster positive emotions, sense of self and community, confer stress coping skills, and enhance resilience. In light of the persistence of the pandemic, the unprecedented number of global refugees, and their unique needs for mental health services, virtual art therapy can expand accessibility and reach of beneficial methods to address trauma in refugee groups.","PeriodicalId":8492,"journal":{"name":"Art Therapy","volume":"40 1","pages":"22 - 30"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45031384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Art TherapyPub Date : 2023-01-02DOI: 10.1080/07421656.2023.2179843
Jordan S. Potash
{"title":"Forty Years of Wisdom, Discernment, and Imagination","authors":"Jordan S. Potash","doi":"10.1080/07421656.2023.2179843","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2023.2179843","url":null,"abstract":"For those of us who still send old school greeting cards, the birthday selection continues to be plentiful – particularly the milestone ones. The choices that celebrate 40 are quite a mix. Some ameliorate 40 as the dreaded tipping point for becoming old (“age is just a number”). Others revert to more youthful times (“18 with 22 years of experience”). And still others honor the moment (“40 is the new awesome”). I have 40 on my mind as this year marks the 40th volume of Art Therapy. In her editorial for this journal’s inaugural issue, interim Editor Linda Gantt recommended:","PeriodicalId":8492,"journal":{"name":"Art Therapy","volume":"40 1","pages":"3 - 4"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42590595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}