Integrating Art Therapy Research Articles

Integrative Eco Art Therapy: Addressing Humanity’s Fractured Attachment to Nature

Integrative Eco Art Therapy: Addressing Humanity’s Fractured Attachment to Nature

Art Therapy and Narrative Therapy Interventions for Pain Management: A Case Study with a Post-Quadruple Amputation Oncology Patient.

This case discussion describes the use of an expanded interdisciplinary palliative care team structure that integrated art therapy and narrative therapy to meet the needs of a woman with a history of chronic pain and Burkitt lymphoma, who had received quadruple amputation due to complications of treatment. The concurrent interventions of art therapy, narrative therapy, and traditional palliative care consultation services resulted in high-quality, trauma-informed care, contributing to effective psychosocial coping and enhanced total pain management. The addition of expressive therapeutic modalities to inpatient palliative care consultation requires close collaboration and may be particularly valuable when addressing complex needs in the setting of prolonged hospitalizations.

POSSIBILITIES OF ART THERAPY IN WORKING WITH A CHILD WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT AND HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

Art therapy offers promising avenues for therapeutic intervention in children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This paper explores the potentials and benefits of utilizing art therapy techniques as part of a holistic treatment approach for children with ADHD. Through a review of existing literature and case studies, the effectiveness of art therapyin improving attention span, emotional regulation, and social skills is examined. Practical considerations for implementing art therapy in clinical and educational settings are discussed, including the role of the therapist, suitable techniques, and potential challenges. The paper concludes with recommendations for future research directions and underscores the importance of integrating art therapy into multidisciplinary ADHD treatment plans.

청소년 회복탄력성 증진 방안 연구

This study explores the effects of integrated art therapy on adolescents' mental health and resilience. Integrated art therapy can improve resilience by strengthening emotional expression, self-identification, and communication skills through art media. However, there may be differences in effectiveness depending on the characteristics of each adolescent, requiring a customized approach, and in some areas, there may be accessibility problems due to lack of resources. Cooperation between the government, educational institutions, art therapy experts, and local communities is necessary, and efforts are needed. Therefore, customized access, resource expansion, and cooperation are needed to improve the resilience of adolescents using integrated art therapy. Through this, it is expected that more adolescents will be able to have enhanced mental health and resilience.

표현예술치료와 통합예술치료의 융합을 위한 비교 연구

The purpose of this study is to convergence of Expressive Arts Therapy and Integrative Arts Therapy. As a research method, first looked at the similarities and differences between the two treatment methods through literature review, and then analyzed the phenomenon of convergent application of the two treatment methods in medical and educational settings. The results of this study are as follows. First, Expressive Arts Therapy and Integrative Arts Therapy treatments include each other in terminology, implementation contents and orientation. Second, the 'Five Stages of Integrative Arts Psychotherapy', which is officially implemented in medical and educational settings within the NCMH(in South Korea), is the integration of psychotherapy and therapeutic education, and the convergence of techniques between Expressive Arts Therapy and Integrative Arts Therapy, and It represents the integration between traditional arts media and practical arts forms. Third, the stages and structure of Int egrative Arts Psychotherapy were proposed.

A Path Toward Healing: Integrating Internal Family Systems and Art Therapy

Internal Family Systems (IFS) and art therapy each provide distinctive processes for working within the psychological realm of individuals. Many of their respective goals and techniques are consistent with the underpinnings research finds essential to inform effective trauma care. This article provides an overview of IFS theory and then, through case vignettes, demonstrates an integrative IFS and art therapy approach. Through a review of the literature and analysis of the cases, six salient areas of alignment are identified: externalization, creativity, visualization, somatic awareness, relationship, and witnessing. These areas underscore the benefit of integrating IFS and art therapy in trauma work as, when combined, these complementary therapeutic approaches offer a unique process, opening pathways for profound and effective healing.

Research on the Influence of Integrative Art Therapy on Adolescents’ Mental Health Based on Big Data Analysis

Abstract Integrative art therapy has achieved great results in improving neurosis, palliative care, mental development of special children, and mental health education of adolescents. Integrative art therapy is an applied technique that integrates artistic creation and psychotherapy. This topic studies the influence of integrated art therapy on adolescent mental health based on big data analysis, and establishes a big data analysis model of adolescent mental health. Through DM(data mining), the most valuable information is extracted, expressed in an easy-to-understand way, and analyzed and evaluated accordingly. In this process, the information should be filtered, hoping to get the information that meets the purpose of mining. Descriptive mining is used to describe the general properties of the mined data. If we want to make predictions by inferring the current data, we should use predictive mining. The results show that the scores of each item factor of SCL-90 self-rating scale in the experimental group have been improved obviously. It is mainly manifested in: somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, hostility, terror and paranoia. The scores of these seven items have all dropped below 1.5. The median probability of using C4.5 model to predict the mental state as “abnormal” is 0.8135, and the lowest probability of using BPNN (BP neural network) model to predict the mental state as “abnormal” is 0.6082. This provides an idea for designing a psychological crisis prevention system based on the comprehensive C4.5 and BPNN technologies.

Refining the Experiential Component of Schema Therapy for Traumatised Populations: a New Continuum of Experiential Techniques

The schema therapy model is a potential new viable alternative for trauma-focused psychotherapy. This is because it employed a series of integrative and experiential techniques to resolve the unconscious impacts of past traumatic experiences. Additionally, its unique concepts of Early Maladaptive Schemas (EMS) and Schema Modes provided a new explanation for understanding trauma impacts. However, as schema therapy was not designed for trauma work, it does have certain limitations in its techniques, especially in its experiential component. In this theoretical paper, the identified limitations of the experiential techniques in schema therapy were addressed through assimilative integrating art therapy, dream-work and psychodynamic techniques. A new continuum of experiential techniques was created and integrated into schema therapy. This newly integrated schema therapy was named ‘trauma-focused schema therapy’ (Tf-ST). The six steps of assimilative integration were illustrated.

A practical development protocol for evidence-based digital integrative arts therapy content in public mental health services: digital transformation of mandala art therapy.

The fundamentals of digital transformation include the conversion of the traditional method into a digital format to develop a standardized system that collects, analyzes, and processes quantitative data. This study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the development process and key elements of evidence-based digital integrative arts therapy. The "Digital Mandala" service in the "Mental Health App" produced as part of a national public mental health project for personalized depression management is adopted to explain how to convert the existing mandala art therapy into digital format. A living lab approach has been applied, which can be used to address the nation's mental health challenges by promoting collaboration, innovation, and evidence-based solutions. Evidence-based digital content requires evidence that covers the structural process, the effects of existing methods, and the components and meanings of each detailed scene. In this section, we provide five stages of the development process, including preliminary research, design, development, commercialization, and advancement. Consequently, clinical elements, integrative arts therapy features, and data factors are defined as the key principles of evidence-based digital integrative arts therapy. Based on the data factors found in this study, it will be possible to create an evaluation dataset of digital integrative arts therapy content for managing depression. Additionally, the large-scale public data can be analyzed through artificial intelligence technology, which is expected to be used as a basis for deriving significant results in a new form, going further than the existing evaluation method. This research is significant because it establishes the foundation for digital transformation in the field of art therapy for public mental health services and investigates its potential.

IT 통합예술치료 임상구조와 실행에 나타나는 신경과학적 관점에서의 심리변화 메커니즘

This study examines the mechanism of psychological change from a neuroscientific perspective in the clinical structure and practice of IT Integrative Arts Therapy(i-Therapy). As a research method, first, the concept and process of brain integration in psychotherapy were described theoretically and phenomenologically, and then the phenomena appearing in the clinical structure and practice of IT Integrative Arts Therapy and the steps and processes of brain integration were linked and analyzed. The conclusions drawn from this study are as follows. First, the purpose of IT Integrative Arts Therapy is realized on the premise of brain plasticity. Second, the multi-layered characteristics, design, components, and techniques of IT Integrative Arts Therapy are realized on the premise of brain integration conditions. Third, the purpose of IT Integrative Arts Therapy is realized on the premise of intentional execution based on the psychological treatment approach applied step by step according to the flow of brain nerve action and the therapist's core function performance.

Integrated art therapy as a tool for harmonizing subjective and objective сonditions for restoring the psychological state of youth

Integrated art therapy as a tool for harmonizing subjective and objective сonditions for restoring the psychological state of youth

Art Yarning: On an Integrated Social Science Research Method

ABSTRACT This article presents a messy social science research method that integrates art therapy tools and Indigenous yarning – a concept loosely translated as complex conversational storytelling. The method – Art Yarning – is an innovative research tool that mirrors and responds to the complex social and research realities in interactions between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people and researchers in Australia. Drawing on collaborative research with Indigenous communities on Gunditjmara and Wathaurong Countries in Victoria, I present and discuss Art Yarning as a ‘messy’ method (Law 2004): that is, as shifting, uncertain, slow, modest, and diverse, only capable of delivering situated, incomplete, temporary knowledge – a valuable, humbling position that recognises and respects boundaries around Indigenous knowledges. Art Yarning prioritises Indigenous and visual ways of knowing and challenges the problematic conviction that any social science method can deliver complete, single-source knowledge. Art Yarning enhanced participants’ sense of Indigenous identities, healing, and non-Indigenous participants’ adaptation to aspects of Indigenous ways of knowing-being-doing (Martin 2003). Rich multilayered new knowledge was achieved via processes that reduce power imbalance in research. Critically, the integrated method facilitates learning from, rather than learning about, Indigenous peoples in social science research.

Art and other group therapies with adolescents in inpatient mental health care

ABSTRACT Background: Group programmes are a common component of treatment in inpatient child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) units. There is evidence for specific group interventions, however, comparison across a multidisciplinary group programme is under-explored. Aims: This research examines young people's experiences of, and satisfaction with, a multidisciplinary group programme on an acute inpatient CAMHS unit. Methods: Weekly surveys were distributed to young people, and 37 responses were gathered across four months in 2018. Rates of attendance, enjoyment and perceived helpfulness of groups were calculated. Content analysis was used to explore key themes in qualitative responses. Results: Young people rated a creative activities and games group (54.05%) and the art therapy group (48.95%) as the two most enjoyable groups. Art therapy was reported to be the most helpful group overall (45.65%). Young people also expressed their dislike for verbal psychotherapy groups (43.24%), finding these confronting relative to other modalities in the programme. Conclusions: Art therapy and arts-based groups received the highest positive feedback relative to predominantly verbal psychotherapy groups. A multidisciplinary group programme which integrates art therapy and other creative modalities has the potential to enhance engagement in acute inpatient settings which may result in improved mental health outcomes for young people. Implications for future research and practice: Future research should aim to foreground young people's perspectives and experiences of therapeutic programmes, and provide opportunities for clinicians to redevelop programmes responsively to service user feedback. Survey findings support advocacy for consistent art therapy roles and services within inpatient CAMHS units.

IT 통합예술치료의 CERAT 단계 및 회기 내 구조 OMCA에 나타나는 6가지 심리치료 접근방식의 융합적 활용특성 고찰

The purpose of this study is to examine the convergent utilization characteristics of the six psychotherapy approaches shown in the CERAT stage of IT Integrative Arts Therapy and intra-sessional structure OMCA. As a research method, the characteristics and properties of six psychotherapy theories and each stage of IT Integrative Arts Therapy were phenomenologically analyzed and connected, and the core functions of the therapist required at each stage were derived. The conclusion is that an eclectic and Integrative·Integral Psychotherapy approach is used throughout all stages of IT Integrative Arts Therapy CERAT and OMCA, and that Gestalt, Client-centered, Adlerian Psychotherapy, Behavior Therapy and REBT Psychotherapy approaches are used in each detailed stage. In addition, the core functions and attitudes of the therapist as Moderator, Coordinator, Buffer, Expander, Mediator, Emitter, Contactor, Acceptor, Facilitator, Creator, Director, Connecter, Practice Encourager, Linker, Confirmer, and Supporter are required respectively.

Power-From-Within: Somatic Art Therapy With an LGBTQIA+ Teenager

The integration of somatic approaches in art therapy can counter the trauma of microaggressions. By adopting a power-from-within stance, art therapists can facilitate sessions for clients to affirm their LGBTQIA+ identities while resisting the impact of discrimination. This article, co-written by an art therapist and client, provides lived experience examples of somatic art therapy: Somatic Experiencing® integrated with body tracing, and sensorimotor art therapy (the Clay Field®). The authors concur that somatically integrated art therapy has helped replace automized behavioral patterns based on fear with behavioral choices that emerged from a place of safety. Implications for therapeutic alliance and power dynamics within art therapy sessions are explored as tenets of body-based self-reflection. Keywords: Cultural humility; LGBTQIA+; sensorimotor art therapy; somatic art therapy; therapeutic alliance

통합예술치료 프로그램의 스포츠 적용에 관한 고찰

통합예술치료 프로그램의 스포츠 적용에 관한 고찰

Integrating Art Therapy With Feminism for Self-Advocacy Through Storycloth: Case Study

This case study integrated feminist theory and social action approaches through the use of a storycloth (fiber arts-based intervention). The feminist approach of being transparent and egalitarian focused on addressing social, cultural, and political issues that are not always covered in the therapeutic setting but may be an underlying cause of distress and mental health issues. The case follows 35 art therapy sessions between a white art therapist in training and a LGBTQIA African American woman, who had a history of trauma. As an outcome, the client experienced a therapeutic space to tell her story and enabled her to self-advocate within art therapy sessions which translated to new understanding within her day-to-day life.

A Study on a Group Integrative Arts Therapy Program Using Play for Emotional Stability of Children Victims of Domestic Violence

이 연구는 가정폭력으로 피해를 받는 아동들의 몸과 마음 그리고 정신의 회복에 도움을 주고자 놀이를 활용한집단 통합예술치료 프로그램을 개발하는 것이다. 총 12회기로 개발된 프로그램은 매회기마다 놀이와 음악 미술영화 문학 예술 매체를 적용하였다. 초반부 1∼3회기는 정서적으로 불안하고 위축된 아동이 안전하고 편안함을 느끼며 프로그램에 대한 흥미를 갖도록 구성하였다. 중반부의 4∼9회기는 가정폭력으로 피해를 입은 아동에게서 나타나는 불안정한 정서 중 우울과 불안을 완화시키기 위하여 긍정적인 표현을 강화하고 의사소통을 개선하는활동으로 구성하였다. 10∼12회기의 후반부는 아동 스스로가 정서적 안정을 느낌으로써 주위 인물과의 건강한 관계를 형성하는데 목적을 두고 프로그램을 구성하였다. 전체 프로그램의 주요 활동은 게임, 인형극, 즉흥극, 노래부르기, 노래 만들기, 악기연주, 음악 동작, 점토 만들기, 영화 감상, 글쓰기 등이며 회기당 열기 15분, 만나기 35 분, 닫기 5분, 적용하기 5분 총 60분으로 구성하였다. 이 연구에서 개발한 프로그램은 가정폭력 피해 아동에게 적용한 뒤 그 효과를 검증받음으로써 통합예술치료 연구의 기초자료로 그 역할을 하게 될 것이다.

The Effects of Distraction on Preoperative Anxiety in Preschool and School-Age Children: A Literature Review

Children experience high levels of anxiety before surgery. Preoperative anxiety interferes with anesthesia induction compliance and is associated with many short and long-term postoperative complications The aim of this integrative review was to evaluate the impact of distraction methods on preoperative anxiety in preschool and school-age children compared to standard of care or conventional methods. A systematic search of literature was conducted using PubMed and CINHAL databases. We found 15 full-text articles in English published, between the years 2015-2019 on preschool and school-age children on PubMed, CINHAL, and keyword search according to inclusion criteria. The tools used to measure the children’s anxiety included a personal information from, separation scoring, index of clinical stress score, modified Yale preoperative assessment scale, the state-trait anxiety inventory for children, post hospitalization behavior questionnaire, Hamilton anxiety rating scale, and vital signs. Medical clowns, integrated art therapy, therapeutic play, “Play-doh”, computer games, books, and music, video games, toys, music, books, virtual reality, smartphone, relaxation-guided imagery, and iPads were used for creating distraction to reduce anxiety levels during parental separation and the preoperative period. Distraction is a safe, timely, and cost-effective non-pharmacological anxiolytic intervention that can be performed by nurses. Keywords: distraction, therapy, art, anxiety, play, surgery

Research Trend Analysis of Korean Integrative Arts Therapy

Research Trend Analysis of Korean Integrative Arts Therapy