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The Art of Connection: Supporting Women in Times of Transition

2023Mackenzie LenfestySeptember 20, 2023women in transition, indigenous, criminal justice system, colonization, systemic oppression, group art therapy, sense of belonging, personal narrative

Diverging Together: How group art therapy can affirm identity & belonging among trans, queer and non-binary youth

2022Amber GravelineMarch 1, 2023group art therapy, social justice, youth, LGBTQ+, anti-oppressive, psychosocial

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

Trees of Life

2018Dorothy MackintoshMarch 13, 2019psycho-education, violence, group art therapy, education, feminist, self-esteem, self-confidence, phenomenology, female, empowerment

The Value of Art Therapy in Outpatient Mental Health

2017Nathania RodmanMarch 13, 2019retrospective, arts-based research, phenomenology, outpatient, healthcare system, mental health, group art therapy, thematic analysis, self-esteem, community

At Home With My Voice

2017Cynthia BrownMarch 13, 2019arts-based research, female, open studio, group art therapy, phenomenology, heuristic, self-knowledge

Emerging Identity

2017Marnie DelangheMarch 13, 2019male, treatment centre, hermeneutic, phenomenology, community, case study, group art therapy, addiction, dual-diagnosis, schizophrenia, treatment plan

Landscapes of Motherhood

2016Julie Herman LemelinMarch 13, 2019pregnancy, children, female, arts-based research, poetry, action research, group art therapy, identity, parenting

Creative Arts Therapy and Coyote Mentoring

by Gabriel Keczan

I set out to explore the intersecting realms of creative arts therapy and nature-connection activities known as coyote mentoring.

2016Gabriel KeczanDecember 13, 2018narrative therapy, environment, nature, boys, group art therapy, school, indigenous

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

Silver Hands: Art Therapy Activities with Survivors of Domestic Violence

by Heidi Pedersen

This thesis examines the value of a drop in art therapy group for residents at an emergency shelter. Specifically, this thesis examines the role of intentional strength building art therapy directives with recent trauma survivors.

2015Heidi PedersenJuly 15, 2016drop-in, group art therapy, domestic violence, directives, emergency shelter, psychotherapy, storytelling, children, first person, action research, female

Rebel Agents of Transformation: Altered art in Alternative Education Programs

by Aislinn Cornett

This thesis explores the question: what is the value and function of creating altered art objects in an alternative education program with at-risk adolescents?

2015Aislinn CornettJuly 15, 2016altered art, alternative education, high school, adolescent, hermeneutic, phenomenology, arts-based research, at-risk youth, group art therapy, poetry, identity, child development, social constructionism

Creating Health: The Value of an Art Group in a Psychiatric Inpatient Unit

by Katy Vinson

Participating in an Art Group is an opportunity for people receiving psychiatric services to actively create health in their lives. The intention of this paper is to: document a PowerPoint presentation, demonstrate the heath created by the Art Group, provide information on the approaches used in the Art Group and to encourage and promote the continuation of the Art Group.

2015Katy VinsonJuly 15, 2016group art therapy, psychiatric care, psychiatry, in-service education, self-confidence, self-expression, skill-building, healthcare system

Art for Cultural Expression and Connection: A Therapeutic Art Group with International Students

by Laura Andrew

The intention of this research study was to explore the value of a therapeutic art group for international high school students.

2015Laura AndrewJuly 15, 2016international students, high school, adolescent, culture, language, group art therapy, art as therapy, identity, immigration