Nature of Hope

2018Eleanor MadeleyMarch 13, 2019group art therapy, case study, domestic violence, rural, feminist, female, arts-based research, first person, self-expression, empowerment, self-mastery, trauma, nature

Creating Connections: The Value of Art Therapy for Individuals with Mental Illness

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.

2016Michelle MurphyJuly 16, 2016group art therapy, chronic mental illness, mental illness, mental health, psychiatry, psychiatric care, case study, self-esteem, self-confidence, autonomy, self-mastery, stress, anxiety, inpatient, trauma, life review, thematic analysis

The Apex of a Lemniscate

by Kristin Dillenbeck

This thesis illustrates the benefits of using a developmental approach to art therapy in conjunction with neurology by presenting a single case phenomenological case study of a teen girl with brain trauma.

2014Kristin DillenbeckJuly 14, 2016developmental theory, neurology, brain injury, children, epilepsy, seizure, body awareness, identity, self-mastery, female

It's All in a Story: The Function of Storytelling in Child Art Therapy

by Allyson Fisher

The primary focus this research study is the therapeutic value of narrative in childhood and the role it plays within the context of art therapy.

2013Allyson FisherJuly 13, 2016children, play therapy, storytelling, fantasy, group art therapy, child development, narrative therapy, self-mastery, identity, emotional awareness

Seeds of Hope: An art therapist's experience working in international development within culturally diverse contexts in Bolivia

by 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.

2009Marcelle EdwardsJuly 9, 2016trust, identity, self-esteem, culture, international, group art therapy, self-mastery, case study, social action

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