Experience Of Art Therapy Research Articles

우울을 경험하는 시각예술인의 심리적 안녕감을 위한 미술치료 질적 사례 연구

This study explores the experience of art therapy for the psychological well-being of a visual artist experiencing depression. Participant of this study is a 37-years-old visual artist experiencing depression. Total 8 sessions of 60 minutes art therapy was conducted from July 15, 2024 to September 2, 2024. All sessions were recorded, artworks were photographed, and a in-depth interviews were conducted. From data analysis, 5 major themes and 13 sub-themes were identified, leading to the following conclusions. First, the participant explored her inner self by immersing herself in art in a different way as an artist. Second, the participant reconnected with her identity as an artist discovering the meaning of her visual language. Third, the participant integrated her identity as an artist and found meaning in life from a flexible perspective. The significant of this study lies in its detailed presentation of the process through which a visual artist experiencing depression recovers psychological well-being through art therapy.

A Case of Food Art Therapy Experience for Stress Recovery of Professional Middle-aged Women

A Case of Food Art Therapy Experience for Stress Recovery of Professional Middle-aged Women

미술치료의 특성이 치료 수용의도에 미치는 영향 연구

With the rapid development of digital technology, societal changes have a significant impact on mental health and behavior, particularly among China's MZ generation. Their unique life experiences and social backgrounds have led to a high concern for mental health and differing preferences for traditional psychological treatments. This study explores the influence of art therapy characteristics on the treatment acceptance intention of the Chinese MZ generation, focusing on non-verbal nature, form diversity, self-expressiveness, and safety. After reviewing relevant literature and analyzing representative cases, a research model and hypotheses are proposed. A questionnaire survey among the MZ generation with experience or acceptance of art therapy collects empirical data. Multiple regression analysis confirms the impact of art therapy's non-verbal nature, self-expressiveness, and safety on treatment acceptance intention (p-values: 0.000, 0.008, 0.000, respectively, all <0.05), indicating a positive effect. However, form diversity (p-value: 0.116) shows no significant impact, leading to the rejection of its hypothesis.

Nothing less than a creative triumph: a study of children admitted to hospital for serious somatic illness or injury and their experience of art therapy.

Hospitalization can be an extremely distressing experience for seriously ill and injured children. Art therapy has a well-established clinical history, and recent research has begun to demonstrate its effectiveness in somatic pediatric wards. Descriptive and statistical research indicates that art therapy can alleviate anxiety and fear, improve mood, and enhance communication among children, parents, and healthcare professionals. This study aims to enhance our understanding of the specific elements of art therapy that facilitate a connection with the healthier aspects of the self. A total of 12 hospitalized children, aged 4-12, participated in an art therapy session led by a certified art therapist. Verbalizations during the sessions were recorded, and subsequent observations were synchronized with verbatim transcriptions of audio recordings. A reflexive thematic analysis was conducted to identify relevant patterns of meaning. The study identified four significant dimensions of the children's experiences during art therapy: (1) The child feels safe, (2) The child becomes a competent artist, bursting with creativity, (3) The healthy child emerges, and (4) The child achieves something beyond its limits - a triumph. The active ingredients contributing to effective art therapy include the stimulation of creativity, guided art-making with scaffolding support, task variation, granting children control over the artistic process, encouragement of free expression, and the display of positive regard. This study also delves into the therapeutic alliance, emphasizing its role in facilitating children's learning, self-expression, concentration, and the creation of work they take pride in. Additionally, certain psychotherapy-like interactions, such as control-mastery dynamics, were observed. Nevertheless, more extensive research with larger sample sizes is required to draw broader conclusions.

관계적 어려움을 호소하는 보호작업장 이용 성인지적장애인을 위한 미술치료 질적 사례 연구

The purpose of this qualitative study examines the experience of art therapy for an adult with intellectual disability in a sheltered workshop whom has difficulties of forming relationship. This study conducted total 12 sessions of 60 minute art therapy twice a week from July 17, 2023 to September 23, 2023. Participant of this study is a 20s adult with intellectual disability working sheltered workshop for 8 years right after he graduated highschool. The result of this study is follows. First, the participant expresses his negative emo-tions of confusion with the relationship between other disabilities working at the sheltered workshop. Second, the participant was able to have experience of empathetic interaction, and it leads to comfort him-self from the relational difficulties. Third, The participant found the meaning of living with others. Fourth, the participant gained confidence as he expressed his emotions more deeply through art therapy. Also through this experience, the positive perception of the participant’s current life in the sheltered workshop.

코로나19 팬데믹 시기 가족 사별을 경험한 대학생의 VR기반 애도 미술치료 사례연구

Objectives The purpose of this study is to identify VR-based mourning art therapy experiences for college stu-dents who have experienced family bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic and seek directions for art psy-chological support for college students who have experienced bereavement.
 Methods This study divided four college students into preliminary research and research, and conducted four ses-sions of VR-based art therapy and PITR drawing tests(pre-, post-, and last post- test). The final VR-based mourning art therapy program was completed through a report on the experience of a preliminary study in which the researcher directly participated and a revision process through the expert's supervision. This study was con-ducted on two college students who expressed their willingness to participate in the future. The qualitative results of art therapy cases collected in this study were cross-analyzed and categorized by four researchers to derive results.
 Results First of all, three areas, seven themes, and 75 corresponding meaning statements were derived as a result of VR-based mourning art therapy, and it was confirmed that it provided meaningful mourning experiences to col-lege students who experienced bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Second of all, it was reported that VR-based mourning art therapy had the effect of confirming the present self in the PITR drawing tests(pre-, post-, and last post- test).
 Conclusions The results of this study are significant in that they confirmed the experiences of college students who experienced bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic through VR-based art therapy, and we hope to contribute to expanding the support base and academic development of VR-based mourning art therapy.

노인의 미술치료 경험에 관한 질적 메타분석

노인의 미술치료 경험에 관한 질적 메타분석

부부관계 개선을 위한 부부 미술치료 경험에 대한 내러티브탐구

본 연구는 부부갈등이 심각한 부부의 미술치료 경험에 대한 내러티브 탐구로 부부의 미술작 품과 대화를 통해 부부는 삶의 경험을 어떻게 이야기하며 그 경험의 의미는 무엇인지 탐구하 는 것이다. 부부는 결혼 9년 차로 1명의 자녀를 키우고 있다. 2019년 3월부터 2021년 2월까지 2주에 1회기를 원칙으로 20회기의 미술치료를 하였다. 참여자의 미술작품 및 문자, 일지, 녹취 록, 행동관찰, 연구노트 등을 통해 현장텍스트를 수집하였다. 연구참여자의 삶에 대한 경험 이 야기는 <어리고 아픈 나를 만나다>, <부부로 산다는 것은 삶을 공유하는 여행이다>로 기술하 였다. 미술치료 경험에 대한 의미는 <삶에 대한 시야 확장과 자기 이해의 폭이 넓어졌다>, <배우자에 대한 관점의 변화로 공유하는 삶을 경험했다>이다. 즉 미술치료는 부부가 자신과 배우자를 이해하고 스스로를 자각하여 배우자를 바라보는 관점을 변화시키는 데 도움을 주었 다. 본 연구는 부부 미술치료를 통해서 부부관계는 원가족과 연결된 삶 속에서 자기이해가 기 본이 되어야 하고 나와 나의 긍정적인 관계 맺음이 나-타인의 건강한 관계 맺음으로 확장되며 부부의 정서는 가족 전체에 영향을 미치게 된다는 점을 확인하였다는 데 의의가 있다.

Art therapy in acute inpatient care

ABSTRACT Background There is a long tradition of offering art therapy to inpatients. NICE guidelines (2009 p.25) recommend considering offering ‘arts therapies to all people with psychosis or schizophrenia, particularly for the alleviation of negative symptoms’. However art therapy can still be unavailable. Context This paper describes how art therapy is offered to people on acute inpatient wards, and focuses on their experience of art therapy. A service evaluation was registered and approved by the NHS Trust allowing non – identifiable information collected within the art therapy service. People with acute mental health problems attending art therapy were invited to complete a short survey. The thoughts and experiences of respondents (n = 24) are reported here. Approach The art therapy approach offered is informed by psychodynamic thinking and is adapted to meet the needs of people in acute inpatient settings who may be experiencing psychotic symptoms or have experienced trauma. Outcomes Results found art therapy to be a positive experience. Themes included the ability for self –expression, to think more clearly, a reduction in stress levels, anxiety, anger, and voice hearing. Conclusions People receiving art therapy while in hospital reported it to be a helpful part of their treatment and contributed to their overall recovery and discharge. Implications for research Further views from people receiving art therapy and from staff would be helpful using a different method for example interviewing and focus groups. Plain-language summary This paper describes art therapy as it was offered to people while they are staying on acute inpatient wards. We asked people who had attended art therapy for their feedback and we discuss how art therapy was offered in acute wards. The approach and theoretical framework of art therapy in acute inpatient care is explained as well as describing the experiences and views of 24 people who attended art therapy while in hospital and who agreed to take part in the service evaluation. People who used the service commented that they liked the calm atmosphere of the art therapy room and found it allowed time for them to express difficult feelings. People described feeling listened to and one person said it made them feel more human. Feedback indicated attending art therapy could lead to a reduction in symptoms such as anxiety, suicidal thoughts, voice hearing and stress. People using the service said art therapy was a welcome alternative or addition to medication in the treatment of their difficulties. To summarise, the paper describes how attending art therapy offers inpatients an opportunity to express difficult thoughts and feelings in a calm and relaxing setting and people reported that this helped reduce symptoms such as anxiety, suicidal thoughts and stress.

미술치료 전문가의 집단미술치료 경험에 관한 자문화기술지

미술치료 전문가의 집단미술치료 경험에 관한 자문화기술지

The Effects of Art Therapy on Anxiety and Distress for Korean-Ukrainian Refugee: Quasi-Experimental Design Study.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, there has been an urgent need to provide mental healthcare and share various practices for Ukrainian war refugees. This study urgently focuses on the need for art therapy to support the mental health of Ukrainian refugees, Koryo-saram, who are staying in the Republic of Korea due to the wartime emergency. It also examines the impact of art therapy intervention on anxiety and subjective stress. The single-session art therapy with the 54 Koryo-saram refugees aged 13-68 showed the effectiveness of the art therapy intervention. The results indicate that GAD-7 (t = 3.092, p = 0.003) and SUDs (t = 3.335, p = 0.002) were statistically significant within the intervention group. In addition, satisfaction assessments of the qualitatively analyzed participants showed that Ukrainian Koryo-saram had a positive experience of art therapy. Therefore single-session art therapy in this study demonstrated the efficacy of art therapy for the anxiety and subjective distress of Ukrainian Koryo-saram refugees. This result suggests that the intervention of art therapy as immediate mental healthcare for refugees facing war could benefit the mental health of Koryo-saram refugees.

Healing boundaries: a teenager's experience of art therapy integrated with Somatic Experiencing

ABSTRACT Background Sensorimotor Art Therapy acknowledges the importance of Somatic Experiencing (SE) in its development as a physiological technique to treat trauma. Both disciplines seek to regulate the nervous system, favouring stress management and affect regulation. This article promotes the integration of SE within psychodynamically-oriented art therapy pathways, so that psychological and physiological techniques can compliment each other. Context This paper is based on an interview with 13-year-old Federico Gentile (pseudonym). He has had weekly individual art therapy sessions for two years. Art therapy began 15 months after he began living with his adoptive parents. Approach Trauma can be defined as the rupture of a boundary on many different levels (physiological, psychological, social). A common thread throughout the sessions was the testing and repairing of boundaries. The therapist herself found it necessary to break two boundaries: giving the user a gift and integrating SE techniques from outside our field. Outcomes The young boy (as lived-experience-author) explains how he sees and defines himself describing which interventions helped him be ‘more controlled now’ and see his life ‘in colour, instead of just grey’. Conclusions Treating trauma requires a complex approach, focused in the here and now, ignoring the mind’s theory of ‘should’ and responding to the body’s ‘felt sense’. Implications for Research SE has enhanced my ability to work physiologically, integrating bodily sensations with affect and imagery. Further research could offer guidelines towards an integrative approach that could be useful to other psychodynamically trained art therapists working with attachment trauma. Plain-language summary Trauma has physical as well as psychological consequences and therefore needs healing in both these aspects. A form of art therapy known as ‘sensorimotor’ that focuses on bodily sensations and muscular (motor) responses has been developed for this purpose (pioneered by Cornelia Elbrecht), based on knowledge gained from Somatic Experiencing (pioneered by Peter Levine). I am trained in Sensorimotor Art Therapy and have found that further training in Somatic Experiencing is helping me introduce this outlook into my art therapy practice, allowing me to shift my focus when necessary from the art materials to the body, exploring the body’s response as it interacts with the materials. I believe this could be useful to other art therapists who wish to broaden their horizons in this direction. I interviewed 13-year-old Federico Gentile (pseudonym) in order to present his experience of art therapy from his perspective. At the time of interview, Federico had done art therapy with me for 2 years. We began sessions 15 months after he began living with his adoptive parents. I find it helpful to think of trauma as an experience that goes beyond our limits in many different ways: it challenges our physical, mental and social limits of toleration. As such it is no surprise that our therapy was centred around testing limits. As the therapist, I overstepped two limits: giving the boy a gift and integrating Somatic Experiencing techniques from outside our field. Federico talks about specific things in art therapy that helped him be ‘more controlled now’ and see his life ‘in colour, instead of just grey’. There is no one answer to healing trauma and sometimes, when we are beyond our limits and don’t ‘know’ what’s right, we can only respond by ‘feeling’ what’s right. Somatic Experiencing helps us contact and trust that ‘feeling’.

A Qualitative Case Study on Group Art Therapy for Internet Overdependence Middle School Students

본 연구의 목적은 인터넷 과의존 중학생이 집단미술치료에서 어떠한 경험을 하는지 알아보는데 있다. 이를 위하여 경기 A, B 중학교에서 11회기 집단미술치료를 경험한 인터넷 과의존 중학생 12명을 참여자로 선정하였고, 질적 사례연구방법을 적용하여 연구하였다. 집단미술치료는 A학교 2019년 4월부터 7월까지, B학교 2019년 11월부터 2020년 1월까지 주 1-2회, 회기 당 90분 씩 총 11회로 진행되었다. 연구자는 11회기 종결 후 일주일 뒤에 참여자에게 1회 사후 인터뷰를 진행하였다. Glaser와 Strauss(1967)의 반복적 비교 분석 방법에 근거하여 총 5개의 상위범주와 총 14개의 하위범주로 분류되었다. 집단미술치료 경험의 상위범주는 <집단미술치료 회기에 점진적으로 적응함>, <집단미술치료를 통해 미술에 대한 인식이 변화됨>, <나의 모습과 감정을 마주함>, <연구자와 참여자간 소통을 통해 관계망이 확장됨>, <다각적인 자신의 모습을 수용함>이다. 본 연구는 기존의 인터넷 중독 청소년을 대상으로 한 집단미술치료 효과성 연구의 한계점을 보완하여 참여자들의 주관적인 집단미술치료 경험을 다루고 점진적인 변화과정을 이해할 수 있다는 점에서 의의가 있다.The purpose of this study is to find what Internet-dependent middle school students experience in group art therapy. For this purpose, 12 Internet-dependent middle school students were selected as participants who experienced the 11 rounds of group art therapy at A and B middle schools in Gyeonggi-do and the qualitative case study method was applied. Group art therapy sessions were held from April to July 2019 at school A and from November 2019 to January 2020 at school B, for a total of 11 sessions, 90 minutes per session. The researcher conducted one post-interview with the participants a week after the end of the 11th session. Based on Glaser and Strauss (1967), it was classified into a total of five upper categories and a total of 14 sub-categories. The top categories of group art therapy experiences are Gradually Adapted to the Session of Group Art Therapy , Perceptions on Art Change through Group Art Therapy , Facing Myself and Emotions , The Network of Relationships Expands through Communication between Researchers and Participants , and Accepting Multi-dimensional Being of Me . This study is significant in that it can address participants subjective group art therapy experiences and understand the progressive process of change by supplementing the limitations of existing group art therapy effectiveness studies with teenagers with Internet addiction.

미술치료사의 집단미술치료 경험이 ‘역전이 관리능력’에 미치는 영향

미술치료사의 집단미술치료 경험이 ‘역전이 관리능력’에 미치는 영향

The meaning, challenges, and characteristics of art therapy for older Holocaust survivors

As individuals age, they face increasing physical and emotional challenges. Older Holocaust survivors may face greater challenges, due to the complex trauma that they experienced throughout their lives. These survivors can at times be resistant to discussing the meaning of their experiences. One type of intervention that can be particularly effective with this population is art therapy. In Israel, in particular, therapists and clients share a unique narrative since the therapists may be second or third generation Holocaust survivors. The present study investigated the art therapy experience for Holocaust survivors in Israel. Five survivors aged 80–90 and their therapists took part in semi-structured interviews examining the different components of art therapy, including the relationship between the therapist and the survivor and the function of the art. The findings suggested that art therapy can have a substantial impact on the survivors’ ability to share and process their stories, often for the first time, thus strengthening the claim that art therapy can assist survivors in finding meaning at the end of life.

치매안심센터를 이용하는 경증 치매노인의 집단미술치료 경험에 관한 현상학적 연구

치매안심센터를 이용하는 경증 치매노인의 집단미술치료 경험에 관한 현상학적 연구

"집단미술치료 경험이 미술치료사의 전문성 발달에 미치는 영향 "

본 연구는 집단미술치료 경험이 미술치료사의 전문성 발달에 미치는 영향에 대해 살펴보았다. 연구대상은 미술치료 경력 3년 이하 미술치료사 13명을 모집하고 실험집단 7명, 통제집단 6명으로 나눈 후 실험집단은 9회기의 집단미술치료를 주2회 110분씩 실시하였다. 연구도구는 미술치료사 발달수준 척도를 사용하여 미술치료사의 전문성 발달에 대한 변화를 검증하였다. 연구 결과, 실험집단의 전체 발달수준 척도와 모든 하위요인에서 유의미한 증가를 보여 집단미술치료가 미술치료사의 전문성발달에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것을 알 수 있었다. 연구 결론, 자신의 경험을 의미화 시키는 집단미술치료는 정서의 인식과 활용에 중요한 역할을 하고 미술치료사의 전문성 발달에 도움이 된다. 따라서 본 연구는 미술치료사의 전문성 발달을 위한 집단미술치료 지원에 대한 필요성을 시사하고 집단미술치료 연구 활성화에 대한 담론을 제시하였다.

A Phenomenological Study Focusing on the Experience of Group Art therapy on Self-Growth of Preliminary Art Therapists

A Phenomenological Study Focusing on the Experience of Group Art therapy on Self-Growth of Preliminary Art Therapists

The Art Therapy Experiences of Patients and Their Family Members in Hospice Palliative Care.

In this study, the researchers closely investigated the psychosocial problems faced by terminal cancer patients and their family members in hospice palliative care units. The investigators conducted four sessions of art therapy intervention programs for the terminal cancer patients and their family members, carried out in-depth interviews about the influence of the cancer experience on their family function and quality of life, and analyzed their experiences using grounded theory methodology. After providing autonomous written informed consent, six pairs of terminally ill cancer patients and their family members, accounting for a total of 17 participants with the inclusion of additional family members who took part sporadically, took part in the art therapy intervention and interviews. The raw data, in the form of verbatim records, were analyzed according to the procedures of grounded theory (open, axial, and selective coding). Through these processes, a total of 154 concepts, 56 subcategories, and 13 categories were identified. Families were classified into four types according to their family function, quality of life, and attitude toward death. Though the art therapy intervention, patients and their family members experienced three stages over time. This research focused on essential aspects of the family relationships and the art therapy experiences of terminal cancer patients and their family members through an art therapy intervention in the context of hospice palliative care. Based on these observations, the researchers constructed a theoretical rationale for art therapy interventions delivered to patients and their family members in the process of hospice palliative care.

A Phenomenology Study on Art Therapist's Cross-cultural Art Therapy Experience

A Phenomenology Study on Art Therapist's Cross-cultural Art Therapy Experience