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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 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 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 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 ... -
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 ... -
Adapting Fair Trade and Artisan Cooperative Strategies to Social Action Art Therapy
(2015)This paper explores the potential of adapting concepts applied in Fair Trade and artisan cooperatives in the developing world for social action art therapy. Impoverished regions of the United States, such as Appalachia, ... -
Altered Book Making as a Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Adults at an Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital: A Phenomenological Study
(2017)The following study focuses on the benefit of altered book making and mindfulness as an art therapy intervention at a mental health hospital. The phenomenological study was conducted with adults over the age of 18 with ... -
An Evaluation of a Pilot Art Therapy Program for Informal Caregivers of Younger Adults with Emotional, Intellectual and/or Physical Disability to Enhance Well-Being
(2017)A six-week pilot art therapy caregiver program was initiated to coincide with a previously established care-receiver art therapy program and analyzed. The program was evaluated for its efficacy to address four key areas: ... -
Another One Bites the Dust: Mandala Intervention to Soothe and Reduce Compassion-Fatigue
(2017)Compassion fatigue experienced by care givers, such as those in the medical field, educational arena, and counseling venues, has affected professionals in an increasing rate. The aim of this paper was to use mixed methodology ... -
Applying the Formal Elements Art Therapy Scale (FEATS) to Adults in an Asian Population
(2010)The Formal Elements Art Therapy Scale (FEATS) is a measurement system for applying numbers to global variables in two-dimensional art. However, to date, there are very few research studies being conducted in cross-cultural ... -
Art and Autism: Utilizing Art to Increase Mirroring Ability, Attention Skills, and Play Interaction of an Autistic Child
(2017)Major deficits seen in children with autism include social interaction skills, such as little imitation skills, odd play patterns, and impaired joint attention (American Psychiatric Association, APA, 2013). To date, there ... -
Art for Stress Reduction in an Autistic Survivor of Trauma
(2019)Inspired by personal experience, this study explored the benefits of art making, including the positive impact of stress reduction, in an adult immigrant female diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. The study was conducted ... -
Art in the Corporate Workplace: Understanding the Benefit of Art Therapy to Promote Self-Care and Reduce Stress in Corporate Wellness Programs
(2017)Providing a foundation for the inclusion of art in corporate wellness programs to address selfcare and stress reduction, this study presented data regarding the use of wellness programs in the corporate setting, highlighted ...