Browsing by Subject "Art therapy"

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    Art Therapy and Art Museums: Recommendations for Collaboration
    (2018) King, Lauren; Misluk, Eileen
    An integrative systematic literature review was used to determine recommendations for collaboration between art museums and art therapy practice. Concepts including history of the art museum, programming in art museums, benefits of looking at artwork in person, therapeutic factors of art therapy, and therapeutic factors of art museums were explored in the literature review. Factors present in the art museum include potential space, and physical aspects of the therapeutic museum space. Physical aspects of the museum allow individuals to relate to museum collections and physical boundaries of the museum similarly to how they relate to people in their lives. By connecting therapeutic factors present in art therapy and in art museums, areas in need of improvement were found relating to how art therapists were using the museum as a space in which to conduct art therapy. The art therapy articles found detailing art therapy programming in art museums were examined and as a result, recommendations in the areas of media dimension variables and the ETC, use of museum artwork, therapeutic factors of art therapy, therapeutic factors of art museums, and utilization of gallery space for artmaking were provided.
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    Art Therapy Interventions for Individuals with Down Syndrome
    (2015) Tsai, Mu-Chien; King, Juliet
    This study was an integrative literature review exploring the research published on art therapy interventions with individuals with Down syndrome. In order to expand the collected resources, secondary sources and expanded search terms. such as developmental disabilities and intellectual disability, were used for gathering more data to support this study. Three important outcomes were categorized: Intellectual and communicative difficulties are present; 2) Developmental and behavioral art therapy approaches and haptic art materials are particularly suitable for working with developmentally impaired people; 3) Facilitating personal expression, improving social skills, enhancing self-esteem, and fostering cognitive development are four therapeutic goals for this population. Based on these outcomes and the analyses of the collected data, an art therapy treatment plan for people diagnosed with Down syndrome was generated. The limitations and recommendations were also discussed.
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    Art Therapy Program Recommendations for Students from Non-Dominant Cultures in Schools
    (2018) Thompson, Courtney; Yates, Dani; Misluk, Eileen
    Public schools educate many students of various cultural backgrounds and often provide mental health services to meet the needs of these students. This mixed methods study is comprised of a systematic literature review and survey that inquired about how art therapists in schools meet the needs of students from non-dominant cultures. Historical and current data about how art therapists in schools meet the needs of students from non-dominant cultures supported recommendations for a culturally sensitive art therapy program in public schools. Students from non-dominant cultures are those who have cognitive or physical disabilities, belong to a race or ethnicity other than white or Caucasian, have religious beliefs other than Christianity, have low socioeconomic status, are LGBTQ, have indigenous heritage, and/or are female (Hays, 2016). Results from the research show a lack of concrete knowledge regarding funding for art therapy programs in schools, a need for cultural sensitivity training for art therapists that addresses assessments, material choice and development of interventions, and a wide range of needs and goals for this population. The program recommendations include suggestions for funding, therapist credentials, structure of programming, culturally competent art therapy practice, and suggestions for cultural training.
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    Art Therapy Programs in Museums and Art Galleries: A Program Proposal for Adolescents
    (2020) Chopra, Natasha; Leigh, Heather
    Art 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.
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    Art Therapy through a Continuum of Care in Women's Health
    (2020) Lugo, Hannah; Leigh, Heather
    The present study used an integrative literature review methodology to identify the art therapy treatment needs of mothers and families experiencing a high-risk pregnancy within a women's health facility, in order to propose an art therapy treatment model for this population that spans a continuum of care. Three identified stages of a continuum of care included: high-risk hospitalization, neonatal intensive care, and postpartum outpatient services. The results indicated that there are differentiated treatment issues for each stage of care that art therapists can address through individual and group art therapy programming. The present study used these findings to create an integrated program for art therapy across a continuum of care in the woman's hospital. The program's action plan followed the patient and their family through six steps across the care continuum: (1) recruitment and referral, (2) intake evaluations, (3) assessment of needs, (4) treatment planning and recommendations, (5) transitional care, and (6) termination. The researcher developed individual and group art therapy programming to address the treatment issues identified in the literature for each stage of care, with examples of interventions provided for each. Recommendations for future research include implementation of art therapy continuum of care programming in a women's health facility and evaluation of its effectiveness.
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    Art Therapy Treatment Model for Rural LGBTQ+ Emerging Adults
    (2020) Kimbrough, Libby; Leigh, Heather
    LGBTQ+ individuals living in rural areas who are aging into adulthood face specific challenges, such as isolation, discrimination, bullying, and hate crimes, leading to mental health issues that often go untreated due to lack of services, stigma, fear of being outed, as well as distrust of mental health clinicians. Art therapy is an emerging treatment modality that may help to address these barriers to treatment. An integrative literature-based review was conducted to study the treatment needs of LGBTQ+ rural emerging adults in order to design a model for an art therapy program for queer emerging adults in rural communities. Created from an antioppressive perspective, the model focuses on using art therapy with clients to assist them in building and exploring their identity, empowering them in the face of discrimination, and decreasing isolation through a therapeutic group experience. The model may also serve to train and educate clinicians to treat this population ethically.
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    Art Therapy with the LGBTQ Community
    (2018) Wiggins, Meaghan; Misluk, Eileen
    The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) community is a population that has faced discrimination for many years. There has been a shift in attitudes towards this community following the rise of the 45thpresidential administration. Noteworthy events that have impacted this community are briefly explored, to provide context for what these individuals have and continue to face in this society. This ranges from when homosexuality was defined as a mental disorder, to the present military travel ban on transgender individuals. As this discussion continues, the issue of increased mortality rates of individuals that identify as LGBTQ is explored, connecting to the impact of historical and current events. The importance of identity to this community is briefly discussed, specifically sexuality and gender, stressing the impact these events have. Additionally, there is a brief overview of important terminology that is explained and defined for the reader, to provide a comprehensive understanding of LGBTQ identities and the community. Art therapy is one treatment approach that can serve this community.The intention of this scoping review is to identify what is in best practice in art therapy to service this community. The results of the study compiles art therapy and psychotherapeutic approaches and reports on what is found to best serve this population.
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    Art Therapy with Veterans: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature with Recommendations
    (2018) Davis, Heather E.; Misluk, Eileen
    Art therapy has been conducted with military servicemembers and veterans since the beginning of the profession itself. Veterans suffer from a myriad of diagnoses, some of the most prevalent being posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), combat trauma, military sexual trauma (MST), complicated grief, substance abuse, anxiety, and depression.Research exists that underscores the unique and vital role art therapy plays in the treatment of these diagnostic concerns; however, no known comprehensive literature review on the topic exists. An integrative, systematic literature review was conducted to gain an understanding of the format, setting, directives, materials, and approaches being used to treat veterans with art therapy. A total of 85 articles and books with a primary focus on art therapy with veterans were organized using the filing method recommended by Garrard(2011). A literature matrix was used to organize26 of the publications for comparison and to identify themes among the content. Themes emerged in all categories of the matrix. Notably, it was shown that 68.6% of the 85 pieces of literature had been published in the last five years. Recommendations for future research were made in response to these themes, such as the need to identify the specific therapeutic factors of art therapy rather than simply its efficacy in comparison to more traditional talk therapy approaches. Finally, opportunities were identified to standardize and streamline the use of art therapy with this population, which would benefit both the clients and the replicability of studies to bolster the generalizability and validity of findings.
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    Beyond the Studio: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Exploring Art Therapy Advocacy in Indiana
    (2016) Hammond, Mohammad; King, Juliet
    In the United States currently 10 states have either professional licenses with verbiage inclusive of art therapy or licenses that are distinctly art therapy. The states with art therapy licenses received that distinction due to art therapists who advocated on behalf of the profession, consequently shaping the perception of art therapy within their communities and states (American Art Therapy Association (AATA), 2013). In the state of Indiana there is neither an art therapy license, nor verbiage in existing legislative documentation that is inclusive of art therapy in any professional license. This research sought to understand what advocacy efforts have been conducted by AATA and the state chapter of Indiana, the Indiana Art Therapy Association (INDIATA).
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    Community Ethical Decision-Making Model: Knowing the Past, Present, and Future
    (2020) Guzman, Maria V.; Leigh, Heather
    An integrative literature review was used to gather information on existing ethical decision-making models in order to formulate key themes for a recently developed model. Concepts including ecology theory, and inclusion of emotion arousal with art-making were explored in the literature review. A consideration of the historical context of communities with a foundation of current ethical codes, principles and models helped inform the completion of the model, Community Ethical Decision-Making: Knowing the Past, Present, and Future. It is important to note when looking at this model that ethical principles and decision-making steps are tailored for community work. This unique perspective views the community as the client and a core belief reflects that strengthening the community strengthens the individual and vice versa.