Browsing Masters Theses by Issue Date
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Spiritual Art Therapy: An Alternate Path
(2002)Tapping into a person's belief system and spiritual dimension provides clinicians with information that can impact both assessment and treatment. By drawing on sources in the literature of religion, psychodynamics, systems ... -
Paradox as an Area of Inquiry in Art Therapy: A Heuristic Study
(2003)This heuristic, art-based study explores the creative expression of paradox as an area of inquiry in art therapy. The concepts of paradox and integration of opposites are discussed through a review of the literature in ... -
Modeling Nurturing Behavior: An Observational Descriptive Study of Invoked Images and Self-Nurturing Behaviors of Women in Early Recovery from Chemical Dependency
(2004)Deficiencies in self-care behaviors are symptomatic in individuals diagnosed with chemical dependency disorders as addiction becomes the way to self-soothe. Existing research and currently applied treatment approaches ... -
VSaRT Project: A Grant to Reduce Vicarious Traumatization
(2005)As a graduate student who is well educated and experienced in art therapy interventions with various populations and ages, I am an excellent candidate for conducting art therapy workshops within various community settings. ... -
The Art of Silence: An experimental study of silent reflection and art making as compared with art making alone
(2005)Silence is a pivotal ingredient in the realms of art therapy and spirituality. Various disciplines are beginning to use such meditation techniques as intervention in treatment. Little research, however, exists on the ... -
Focusing Girls with AD/HD in Group Art Therapy Using Idiomatic Expression
(2005)Attentionedeficii hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) has an estimate prevalence of 4% to 12% in school age children and is believed to be more common in boys than in girls. Male/female ratios range from 9:1 to 6:1 in clinical ... -
The Effects of Art Therapy and Relaxation Training on the Anxiety Levels and Acting-Out Behaviors of Adolescent Males with Emotional Disturbances
(2006)Various disciplines are beginning to use relaxation training as intervention in counseling. Research suggests that relaxation training can help reduce stress and reduce impulsivity. Little research, however, exists on ... -
Facilitating Identification, Expression and Integration of Emotions Related to Cancer: A Study of an Experiential Art Therapy Support Group for Women with Gynecologic Cancer
(2006)A diagnosis of cancer can affect the emotional, spiritual, psychological and social self, as well as the physical self, thus affecting the quality of life both during and after cancer treatment according to recent ... -
Helping Children of Battered Women Improve their Self-Concept: An Art-based Approach
(2006)At-risk children who reside in a battered women’s shelter have been found to have a low selfconcept (Jaffe, Wolfe, & Wilson, 1990). This quantitative, before-and-after study, investigated the effects of a four-week art ... -
The Effects of Background Music on the Ability to Focus and Behavior of Children with ADHD during Art Therapy Sessions
(2006)Anyone who works directly with children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can understand the frustrations that arise from trying to complete a task with these particular children. The researcher has ... -
Examining Art in Grief Associated with Client Death to Discover Effective Natural Processing of Grief: A Retrospective Heuristic Examination of an Art Therapy Student’s Experience
(2006)Professionals in mental health and medical fields are likely to encounter difficult situations when working with clients who die within their clinical setting, often making countertransference and professional burnout ... -
A Comprehensive Overview of How Art Therapy has Facilitated Healing in the Lives of Cancer Patients
(2007)The purpose of this research proposal is to examine how art therapy is being used to improve the lives of people with cancer. There have been many articles by art therapists and other professionals discussing this subject ... -
Evaluating an Interactive Approach to Learning and Applying Art Therapy Ethical Principles
(2007)Ethics go beyond conservative principles for true ideals. Ethics are our assumptions and reasoning about morals. As master’s level art therapy students and professionals we must always be clear about our biases to provide ... -
Mystical Circles of Healing: An Exploration of Shield Drawing & Painting and its Impact on the Experience of Anticipatory Grief
(2007)This inquiry explores the value and use of shield drawing and painting in addressing the complex emotional and spiritual experience of anticipating the death of a loved one. Using Moustakas’ (1990) systematic approach, ... -
Understanding Schizophrenia: Treatment and Recovery through Art Therapy
(2008)This research study provides a concise description of etiological causes and diagnostic criteria defining schizophrenia and summarizes current treatment objectives and interventions to manage symptoms related to this ... -
"No Child Left Inside” Sacred Heart of Jesus School A Place-Based Educational Program
(2008)Place-based education is the process of using the local community and environment as a starting point to teach concepts in language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, and other subjects across the curriculum. ... -
A Heuristic Inquiry: Researching the Possibility that Resolution of Sibling Rivalry can be Found Through Examining Pictures, Expressions and Reflections of the Older Sister
(2008)This heuristic study looks at the connection between sibling rivalry and the trauma that occurs when a child feels the threat of possible attachment disruption from the parents. The study will examine the researcher’s ... -
Seeking the Objective Truth of Color Application for Healing and Art Therapy Past, Present and Future
(2008)Color is a vital healing tool that does not appear to be currently utilized as a directive for healing in the practice of mainstream art therapy in the United States. Rudolf Steiner, a philosopher, scientist, educator ... -
A Psycho-Educational Approach to Shaman Storytelling and Art Making: A Hermeneutic Study of Female Victims of Domestic Violence and their Ego Strength
(2008)The author uses a hermeneutic research design to show a relationship between shamanic storytelling used in South American shaman traditions to a psycho-educationally based art therapy approach in working with women who ... -
The Effect of Preferred Music and Entrainment Exercises on the Gait of Persons with Huntington’s Disease
(2008)From 1990 to 2008 several studies emerged regarding the use of music in physical rehabilitation and the treatment of neurological impairments. Strong evidence suggests that music can be used to treat the gait disorder ...