The case report provides essential insight into practice and care in the Creative Arts Therapies
Publication date: Available online 14 June 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Jane Edwards (Source: Arts in Psychotherapy)
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - June 15, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
“I’m able to put my thoughts into picturing them physically” - Phenomenological experiences of Dance Movement Psychotherapy in a Secondary School: Unexpected empowerment over external contingency
This study explored eight secondary school participants’ subjective experiences of Dance Movement Psychotherapy [DMP], and how these perceptions relate to prior expectations and/or perceived outcomes from the therapy. How pupils and staff experience psychotherapeutic provision is of particular importance to engagement and process, with implications for therapeutic outcomes and – accordingly – the success and proliferation of such services within educational settings. A qualitative methodology based on Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was utilised to explore these topics from the phenomenological lived experie...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - June 6, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Queering our pedagogy: Advancing the training of Creative Arts Therapists
Publication date: Available online 30 May 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Jane Edwards (Source: Arts in Psychotherapy)
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - May 31, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Indigenous Methodology: An Ethical Systems Approach to Arts Based Work with Native Communities in the U.S
Publication date: Available online 25 May 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Michelle NapoliAbstractGiven the context of colonialism, genocide and racism that surrounds Native communities in the U.S., this author suggests that arts-based practitioners consider an Indigenous methodology as an ethical and culturally respectful approach to the needs of Native people. In this article, the author describes Indigenous methodology, which includes a regard for Native sovereignty and critical analysis of systems that may still cause harm in Native community. The author also discusses excerpts and outcomes from applying...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - May 26, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
‘I’m able to put my thoughts into picturing them physically’ – Phenomenological experiences of Dance Movement Psychotherapy in a Secondary School: Unexpected Empowerment over External Contingency
This study explored eight secondary school participants’ subjective experiences of Dance Movement Psychotherapy [DMP], and how these perceptions relate to prior expectations and/or perceived outcomes from the therapy. How pupils and staff experience psychotherapeutic provision is of particular importance to engagement and process, with implications for therapeutic outcomes and – accordingly – the success and proliferation of such services within educational settings. A qualitative methodology based on Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was utilised to explore these topics from the phenomenological lived experie...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - May 12, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
A Creative Pathway to a Meaningful Life: An Existential Expressive Arts Group Therapy for People Living with HIV in Hong Kong
Publication date: Available online 6 May 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Man-Kit Kwong, Rainbow Tin-Hung Ho, Yu-Te HuangAbstractPeople living with HIV (PLHIV) are likely to encounter existential conflicts, while stigma is a major stressor leading to poorer psychological well-being and social isolation. Aside from medical treatment, diverse psychotherapeutic approaches that guide PLHIV to reconstruct a meaningful life are needed. This paper reports on the process and efficacy of an eight-session, existential expressive arts group therapy program developed for PLHIV in Hong Kong. Eight HIV-positive male parti...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - May 7, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Make art (not) after war: The role of the creative arts therapies in the treatment of trauma
Publication date: Available online 4 May 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Nisha Sajnani (Source: Arts in Psychotherapy)
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - May 5, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Creative arts therapies provide effective support in the aftermath of trauma
Publication date: Available online 4 May 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Jane Edwards (Source: Arts in Psychotherapy)
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - May 5, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Creative Arts Therapies and the Military: Integrating Research and Practice in the Service of Active Duty Members and Veterans
Publication date: Available online 4 May 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Alisha Ali, Craig Haen (Source: Arts in Psychotherapy)
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - May 5, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Art Therapy for Military Service Members with Post-Traumatic Stress and Traumatic Brain Injury: Three Case Reports Highlighting Trajectories of Treatment and Recovery
Publication date: Available online 2 May 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Jacqueline P. Jones, Jessica M. Drass, Girija KaimalAbstractAdvances in both military and medical technology have led to decreased mortality rates among military service personnel in the United States, yet have led to an increase in occurrences of traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder in military service personnel, often resulting in prolonged unresolved symptoms. The purpose of this article is to illustrate the implementation of and effects of an art therapy program on military service personnel receiving care at...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - May 3, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Backing the backbones – A feasibility study on the effectiveness of dance movement psychotherapy on parenting stress in caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Publication date: Available online 2 May 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Supritha Aithal, Vicky Karkou, Gnanavel Kuppusamy, Pushpavathi MariswamyAbstractDance Movement Psychotherapy (DMP) utilises the therapeutic power of dance within a psychotherapeutic frame to both alleviate distress as well as promote overall well-being. The effectiveness of an integrative approach to DMP was explored on the parenting stress experienced by the caregivers of children on the autism spectrum. The present study was conducted in India. Twelve caregivers of children on the autism spectrum from different regions of India were ...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - May 3, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Toward a Radical Practice: A Recuperative Critique of Improvisation in Music Therapy Using Intersectional Feminist Theory
Publication date: Available online 29 April 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Deborah SeabrookAbstractIn this recuperative critique the author analyzes aspects of music therapy improvisation, including the therapeutic relationship, music, and the act of improvisation as well as its inherent body politics and its understandings of situated knowledge, from an intersectional feminist perspective. Based upon this analysis, the author invites readers to reconsider and reshape the accepted theories and practices of improvisation in music therapy. (Source: Arts in Psychotherapy)
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - April 30, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Sandplay Therapy: an overview of theory, applications and evidence base
This study provides an overview of the theory and practice of SPT in individual and group settings, its application to different groups of clients and mental health problems, and the state of evidence. A systematic search found 16 RCTs and 17 effectiveness studies, which found significant improvements with moderate effect sizes for a variety of child and adult mental health problems. Although further research is warranted, the current state of evidence highlights a range of potential benefits of SPT in clinical practice. SPT seems to have a potential for the treatment of clients with traumatic stress, disabilities or langu...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - April 27, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The art therapy relational neuroscience and memory reconsolidation four drawing protocol
Publication date: Available online 12 March 2019Source: The Arts in PsychotherapyAuthor(s): Noah Hass-Cohen, Joanna M.A. Clyde FindlayAbstractNovel and rewarding experiences can reconsolidate people's memories and recalibrate their reactions to past events. Memory reconsolidation (MR) is a positive process whereby as autobiographical memories are recalled, they return to a labile state, and can be either reinforced or updated before reconsolidation. Thus, updating fear-based memories with non-fearful information may lead to permanent reduction in automatic responses and lasting changes to distressing memories. During recal...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - April 9, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The Level of Self-Esteem of Deaf Children: Can Participating in Dance Lessons with Vibrational Headphones Improve It?
This study aims to verify whether the level of deaf children’s self-esteem will change after participating in experimental dance lessons with vibrational headphones. The experiment involved 28 deaf children aged 9–13 years old who attend special schools for deaf children in Poland. Children from the experimental (E) group participated in two dance lessons each week for a period of four months. To allow for the reception of acoustic vibrations of music, vibrational headphones were used, which reinforce the so–called bone conduction of music. To measure the level of self-esteem, a Polish adaptation of the Rosenberg Sel...
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - March 12, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
