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3-Day Leadership Workshop for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
(2020)The 3- day leadership workshop will be valuable for leadership development and offer several courses and activities presented by SMWC faculty & staff, SMWC alumni, and the Sisters of Providence. The workshop will fall under ... -
A Business Plan for Pit Bull Perfect: Uncovering, Restoring and Healing the Image of the American Pit Bull Terrier through Education and Rescue
(2011)The American Pit Bull Terrier was, at one time, America's favorite breed of dog, often referred to as the "nanny dog" because of their love for children. They were used in military endeavors in World War II, business logos ... -
A Heuristic Arts-based Study on Adult Adoptee Art Therapy Rites and Rituals for Healing
(2017)Research has shown that adoptees were more than twice as likely as non-adoptees to seek treatment, but the adult adoptee population has been largely unnoticed and undocumented in terms of art therapy and psychological ... -
A Heuristic Arts-Based Study on Personal Art Making in the Professional Development of Art Therapists
(2017)This study explored the role of personal art making in the professional development of art therapists. The researcher conducted a heuristic arts-based study, which investigated the process of entering authentic, personal, ... -
A Heuristic Arts-Based Study on the Impact of Long-Term and Late Effects of Cancer on Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors
(2015)The adolescent and young adult population is an overlooked group when it comes to resources for coping with the distress of having and surviving cancer. Although the art therapy literature documents the value of art therapy ... -
A Heuristic Arts-Based Study on the Long-Term Effects of Physical and Emotional Abuse on Adult Survivors
(2017)Although the art therapy literature documented the value of art therapy for abused children and adults, few resources focused on the usefulness of art therapy in addressing the needs of survivors of childhood physical and ... -
A Narrative Exploration of the Music Therapist’s Experience of Patient Voice in Hospice
(2016)Little is known about how music therapists experience the music, particularly the voices, of patients in hospice care. Using narrative inquiry, a research method in which the form or the analysis of story is used to ... -
A Phenomenological Study on How Open Art Studio Impacts Self-Esteem and Resiliency in Homeless Adults
(2015)Application of phenomenological methods allowed the investigator to research how art making impacted self-esteem and resiliency in homeless adults attending an urban resource center. The researcher interviewed eight long-term ... -
A Pilot Case Study: The Effects of Art Therapy on Dementia Associated with Alzheimer's Disease
(2015)The purpose of this pilot research study is to determine if art-making assists in decreasing the rate of degeneration in the brain associated with dementia of elderly patients in early to moderate stages of Alzheimer’s ... -
A Place to Call Home
(2018)The word hospice has a negative implication in our society. Mentioning the word conjures feelings of fear, hopelessness, despair, suffering, surrender, and death. What if this were to change? What if the phrase hospice ... -
A Qualitative Study of Art Therapy Open Studios in the United States
(2015)Open studios have grown in popularity as a way for art therapist to practice and meet the needs of clients in nonclinical settings. Factors such as state licensure, healthcare reform, and corporate and educational cutbacks ... -
A Qualitative Study of Medical Providers use of Art for Self-care
(2017)Burnout and compassion fatigue are pervasive in the medical professional field. Healthcare workers have a need for self-care techniques beyond the average professional because of a high stress and emotional work environment. ... -
A Qualititative Study of the House-Tree-Person Drawings and Their Relationship to the Experience of Attachment in School-Age Children
(2015)Attachment theories and research have brought new understanding regarding the bond between parents and their children for professional therapists and psychologists. Art-based assessments that elicit visual representations ... -
A Self-care Handbook for Undergraduate Music Therapy Students
(2015)Undergraduate music therapy students may endure a plethora of stressors including moving away from home, adjusting to new living situations, taking general education classes, taking music and music therapy classes, ... -
A Strategic Communications Plan for SMWC's Admissions, Financial Aid and Business Office
(2011)The priorities of this proposal will address the necessary steps in which to create a strategic communications plan for the Admissions, Financial Aid and Business Office Departments at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College. It ... -
A Visual Conversation with Trauma: The Use of Visual Journaling in Art Therapy to Combat Vicarious Trauma
(2017)Art therapists who work with trauma populations are at great risk of developing vicarious traumatization due to supporting those coping with pain. There is a gap in the research on how to prevent, treat, and heal from the ... -
ABA Pilot Program for ASD Students at Southwest Parke Schools
(2017)Every year the number of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) increases. As these children reach the age to enter school the majority will start out in a public school setting. Unfortunately, with the ... -
Above and Beyond the Basics: Clinical Supervision within a Music Therapy Agency
(2020)Participation in professional supervision within music therapy is considered to be an ethical imperative and is required for members of the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA, 2013), yet most literature still discusses ... -
Abstract Art Making and Stress Management: Acrylic Pouring with Healthcare Workers
(2020)This quasi-experimental study aimed to examine the effectiveness of abstract art making in reducing symptoms of stress in a sample of healthcare workers. Work-related stress and burnout had been linked to high employee ... -
An Adaptation Study Evaluating Art Therapy as a Form of Self-Care in Undergraduate College Students, Staff and Faculty
(2018)This thesis investigated the perceived lack of knowledge and research of art as self-care on a college campus. Undergraduate student, staff and faculty populations were surveyed to find out what type of opportunities they ...