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Abstract. Art therapy is used most commonly to treat mental illnesses and can aid in controlling manifestations correlated with psychosocially challenging behaviours, slowing cognitive decline, and enhancing the quality of life. Art therapy can help people express themselves more freely, improve their mental health, and improve interpersonal ...
Aug 27, 2020 · Various art practices are also used, including art therapy, music therapy, sand tray therapy, play therapy, theatre creation, writing, and creative practices embedded in Indigenous cultures. The arts are integral to life, and their application in counselling, treatment, and research needs to be done thoughtfully and responsibly.
- M. Melody Newcomb, Isabel M. Centeno
- 2020
Abstract. Empirical studies in the creative arts therapies (CATs; i.e., art therapy, dance/movement therapy, drama therapy, music therapy, psychodrama, and poetry/bibliotherapy) have grown rapidly in the last 10 years, documenting their positive impact on a wide range of psychological and physiological outcomes (e.g., stress, trauma, depression, anxiety, and pain).
Jan 1, 2007 · 1) Art awakens the imagination and life-force. 2) The arts therapies can address human anxieties, issues of grief and loss, and. natural and man-made disasters. 3) The act of creation is a ...
Art therapy. Art t herapy is based on the idea that the cr eative process of art making is healing and. life enhancing and is a form of nonverbal co mmunication of thoughts and feelings (America n ...
This chapter provides a brief overview of the creative arts therapies; the emergence of arts-based research (ABR) within the creative arts therapies; the unique “brain-wise” attributes of creative arts therapies that support inclusion of arts-based inquiry and research; and an opportunity for readers to conduct their own small-scale ABR to learn more about the intersection of creative arts ...
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Jan 1, 2013 · Creative ar ts therapists often work as. an integrated part of multidisciplinar y teams, assessing clients’ needs, designing and implementing therapy programmes, and evaluating. interventions ...
