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Item Art Therapy Programs in Museums and Art Galleries: A Program Proposal for Adolescents(2020) Chopra, Natasha; Leigh, HeatherArt therapy, museums, and art galleries are in their beginning stages of collaboration, but they share common goals such as improving their surrounding communities and providing services to increasingly diverse audiences. Existing art therapy programs in museums and art galleries currently serve a variety of populations with various mental health needs; however, adolescents are underserved in these settings. The present study used methodology provided by the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art's Program Resource Guide to create an art therapy program model for adolescents to be used in museums and/or art galleries in Indianapolis, Indiana. The program model includes the following components: mental health treatment needs for adolescents that can be met in the museum or art gallery setting; a recommended treatment approach, including feminist and compassion-based leadership and art therapy interventions; guidelines for educating museum staff about art therapy and for working with adolescents in these settings; ethical and multicultural issues; and potential museum and community partners in Indianapolis, Indiana. This model expands and redefines art therapy treatment options for adolescents and provides museum access for an underserved population.Item Overrepresented and Underserved: A Humanistic Art Therapy Group Proposal for Queer Youth in Out of Home Care(2024) Thompson, Dollee; Misluk, Eileen; Chopra, NatashaThe purpose of this review was to explore existing literature on the clinical needs of queer youth in out-of-home care and propose an evidenced-based art therapy group for this population. A traditional literature review was used to gain an understanding of the needs of queer youth, protective factors, minority stress and resilience, and therapeutic approaches. The thematic analysis found queer youth in out-of-home care have experienced more disruption in the development of their physiological needs. These findings were used in the development of a six-level group art therapy proposal for queer youth in out-of-home care. The proposal addresses the needs, challenges and strengths of the population and provides art directives, materials, goals, themes, psychoeducation, and processing questions. The implications of this group proposal are to support this population through research and resources and create more evidenced based approaches for their needs.