Browsing by Author "Leeds, Chelsea"

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    Comparison of International Art Therapy Projects: Purpose, Training, and Practice of Art Therapy in Developing and Transitioning Countries
    (2015) Leeds, Chelsea; Misluk, Eileen
    Around the world, art therapy varies in its definition, training process, purpose, and theoretical approach. Furthermore, there is a limited amount of research on international art therapy projects, particularly in developing and transitioning countries. The variations within the field and the limited amount of research make it challenging for art therapists to engage in international art therapy work. An integrative, systematic literature review was conducted to gain an understanding of varying training processes, purposes, and implementations of art therapy in developing and transitioning countries. Contemporary research articles on international art therapy projects were found and integrated in order to create a guiding framework to inform future art therapy projects in these nations. Overall, twenty countries were included in this literature review. The resulting definition of art therapy provides a guiding framework for future work in these areas. This framework includes a crisis intervention theoretical orientation and community-oriented structure. The art therapy approach is studio art therapy with an emphasis on indigenous art making and sustainable art materials. The guiding framework also promotes the training of local community members to utilize art therapy interventions and stresses the importance of avoiding power dynamics that further marginalize oppressed communities.
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    Foraged Materials in Art Therapy: An Arts-Based Experiential Study
    (2022) Slabach, Katie; Misluk, Eileen; Leeds, Chelsea; Rush, Haley
    This arts-based experiential study was established to study the specific therapeutic benefits of foraged materials when implemented into art therapy practice and identify material properties that may be more or less therapeutically effective for individual clients. Fourteen Likert rating scales were used to measure the properties of 34 foraged materials during eight artmaking sessions. Each session included a group of three to seven foraged materials and consisted of artmaking, the photographic documentation of artwork, material property rating on the Likert scales, and a narrative documentation of the entire session. After all the material properties were rated, the results were grouped according to the rank they received within each property rating scale and each property was assessed to determine how it would affect therapeutic efficacy with different populations. Recommendations for foraged material application in art therapy practice were offered. Overall, the study resulted in a set of scales and criteria for measuring foraged material properties and how they affect an individual, as well as guidelines for incorporating foraged materials into art therapy practice with respect to material properties and population needs. Among other benefits, the application of these results will offer an opportunity to create a stronger connection between the client and the therapeutic process and make art therapy more approachable to those who are resistant to working with conventional art materials.
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    The Use of a Survey to Identify Types of Self-Care That Graduate Art Therapy Students Engage in For Well-Being
    (2022) Quinn, Makenzie; Misluk, Eileen; Leeds, Chelsea
    This study aimed to identify types of self-care that graduate art therapy students engage in for their overall well-being. To learn more, 108 current graduate art therapy students completed an online survey including questions related to demographics, well-being, self-care, and barriers. The anticipated outcome that graduate art therapy students will use response art and art-making less than other types of self-care was true for response art but not for art-making. The study found that leisure activity was the most common type of self-care used among graduate art therapy students. This study resulted in ample amounts of results that can imply the importance of self-care to graduate art therapy students and could be helpful in further research towards beneficial ways to incorporate self-care within individuals' daily lives for overall well-being.