Browsing by Subject "art therapy"

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    Art Therapy and Applied Improvisation: High Impact Learning Strategies to Enhance Communication and Professional Identity
    (Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 2022) Misluk-Gervase, Eileen; Ansaldo, Jim
    Students who engage in high-impact learning initiatives such internships, capstone research projects, and collaborative activities report gains in personal development that include growth in self-confidence, increase in independent work and thought, and a sense of accomplishment. These are integral to professional identity and competency in graduate training of art therapists. The authors projected that students who participate in applied improvisation workshops would identify an impact on their personal and professional development through increased skill development and confidence. Program evaluation found applied improvisation and art therapy workshops for the enhancement of graduate art therapy students’ clinical skills to be successful in increasing students’ self-assessment of communication skills and enhancing a sense of professional identity and overall competency.
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    Art Therapy in Opiate Use Disorder: Moving Toward an Integrated Treatment Framework
    (2021-05) Sentir, Alena; Misluk, Eileen
    Drug addiction is a major public health concern resulting in deleterious consequences to individuals and society. Yet, addiction is a recoverable disease with the right support. Although evidence-based treatments exist for opiate use disorder, many individuals remain treatment refractory and die from overdoses. These individuals often present to treatment with dual diagnosis and polysubstance use, which are conditions that increase client complexity and barriers to recovery. An integrative systematic literature review was conducted to examine how art therapy has been used in these populations and ways that it could be incorporated into current addiction neuroscience treatment. The culmination is a six-session proposal with the goal of increasing treatment retention in refractory populations. Through the framework of the Expressive Therapies Continuum and modern addiction neuroscience treatment, the proposal is theorized to integrate limbic to cortical functioning, stimulate motivation, increase empowerment, and support clients during recovery. Though the proposal gives special consideration to those with opiate use disorder in medication-assisted treatment, it inclusive of other substance use disorders and accounts for various client complexities, as well as being easily adaptable by an art therapist to different treatment settings.
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    A Community Focus in Grief Groups: Children and Adolescents Experiencing Cancer Related Parental Loss
    (2021-05) Gore, Emile; Misluk, Eileen
    Approximately 2.85 million children under 18 live with a parent affected by cancer in the United States and cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. These children are at risk for developmental and mental health related distress. The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the ways group art therapy can be used to work through grief processes and build a sense of community in the group for children. It was hypothesized that a community focus and building community in a group art therapy setting would be an effective and beneficial way in teaching coping strategies for dealing with grief and loss for children that have lost one or more parents to cancer. A traditional literature review was conducted to review the impact community-based art therapy can have on children and adolescents who have lost one or more parents to cancer. Group art therapy was found to be an effective and beneficial treatment for working with children that are experiencing grief, though more research is needed to clearly define the influence and definitions of a focus on community. Finding ways to improve treatment for children’s grief processing can work to reduce present and future developmental and mental health risks.
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    Easing Transition: The Journal as a Transitional Object for Adolescents in Emergency Shelter Care
    (2021-05) Dunn, Amanda; Misluk, Eileen
    The 437,283 children involved in the foster care system, specifically the adolescents in institutions like emergency shelter care, present specific needs including continuity, trauma-informed care, and positive relationships. The purpose of this integrative literature review was to explore how a journal could act as a transitional object (TO) to help meet the needs of adolescents in emergency shelter care. It was hypothesized that the use of a reflective visual journal will act as a TO and help meet the needs of this population. Resulting from this research is a proposal for making a journal for use as TO in a therapeutic workshop. Literature was reviewed through an integrative literature review, which used representative literature to form new perspectives on the topics. Resulting from this research is a proposal for making a journal for use as TO in a therapeutic workshop. From this research and workshop proposal, art therapy and journaling can be used to create TO that can help bring healing to and meet the needs of adolescents in emergency shelter care.
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    Indiana Bureau of Developmental Disability Services: Art Therapy Service Proposal for the BDDS Waiver
    (2017-10-23) Misluk-Gervase, Eileen; Granger, Amy
    This document is a proposal to include art therapy in the Indiana Bureau of Developmental Disability Services waiver.
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    Literature Matrix of Publications on Art Therapy with Veterans
    (2018-04-16) Davis, Heather E.
    This literature matrix originates from Art Therapy with Veterans: A Comprehensive Review with Recommendations, a Master's Thesis written by Heather E. Davis which can be found at the following link: [LINK]http://hdl.handle.net/1805/16333[/LINK]. The matrix contains details from the 26 articles and chapters related to conducting art therapy with veterans deemed by the researcher to meet the following criteria: (a) the primary focus was limited to conducting art therapy with veterans; (b) the content correlated with diagnoses covered in the scope of this study; (c) the content was original or provided information about published data that could not be otherwise accessed by the researcher; and (d) the art therapy being conducted was led by a trained or in-training art therapist.
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    The Use of Art Therapy for Family Caregivers of Individuals with Dementia
    (2021-05) Powlen, Mikayla; Misluk, Eileen
    The art therapy field enlightens the idea of artistic expression which allows for nonverbal interpretation of emotions, bypasses cognition, and brings forth the benefit of art alone. Art therapy can be used to reduce burnout, anxiety, and stress while also increasing social support for caregivers of individuals with dementia. The purpose of this literature review is to provide foundational knowledge on the topic of art therapy, dementia, caretakers, and determining the benefit of art therapy for caretakers. It was hypothesized that by completing this review, validation would occur for art interventions being helpful for caregivers’ overall well-being. A traditional literature review was used to examine the experiences of caregivers of individuals with dementia. Art therapy has been increasingly recognized as having a contribution to caretakers mental health as well as the relationships surrounding those diagnosed with dementia. The reduction of stress and anxiety can further enhance family caregivers’ well-being and their relationship with their loved one with dementia.