by Michelle Murphy
This research project explored the value and function of group art therapy by illuminating its benefits for individuals with chronic mental illnesses who reside in tertiary psychiatric care.
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The purpose of this study was to explore how the integration of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and art therapy in a men's residential treatment center would affect the treatment process.
Read Moreby Marcelle Edwards
This thesis explores the building of trust, hope and a heightened sense of positive self identity with culturally diverse groups of people, encountered while working from 2005 to 2008 as a professional cooperant in international development in the South American country of Bolivia.
Read Moreby Brandon Murdoch
My topic explores the possibilities and experiences clay work offers to the exceptional child. I investigate the relationship of learned helplessness to the use of the third hand in the art making process.
Read Moreby Christine Lummis
The purpose of this thesis is to outline ways that art therapy can be integrated into the women's DEW Program. My intention is to raise awareness of ways in which art therapy can act as a primary function within treatment to address addiction and the underlying issues involved.
Read Moreby Irene Crick
A review of available literature has uncovered few direct correlations between art therapy and increased self-esteem in children. This paper demonstrates that two children who came to the attention of special education teachers with a variety of diagnoses and/or issues exhibited a significant rise in self-esteem indicators after a minimum of twenty sessions of art therapy.
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