Posts tagged at-risk youth
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? 

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2015Aislinn Cornettaltered art, alternative education, high school, adolescent, hermeneutic, phenomenology, arts-based research, at-risk youth, group art therapy, poetry, identity, child development, social constructionism
The Internal Compass: Self-discovery and The Use of Art Therapy

by Sarah Leyes

This thesis asks the question how does short-term art therapy assess and improve appropriate emotional expression and emotional identification?

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2013Sarah Leyesat-risk youth, children, trauma, ADHD, PSTD, attachment disorder, developmental disability, self-regulation, violence, phenomenology, thematic analysis, retrospective, short-term therapy, mental health, adolescent, attachment, healthcare system, live-in care
Reconstructing: The Benefits and Challenges of Integrating a Bi-weekly Art Therapy Program Into an Alternative Education Setting With Youth at Risk

by Zoe Armstrong

This thesis will explore the question: What are benefits and challenges of integrating a bi-weekly art therapy program into an alternative education setting with youth at risk?

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2012Zoe Armstrongalternative education, at-risk youth, adolescent, action research, phenomenology, group art therapy, in-service education
Trying Differently Instead of Harder: How early intervention of art therapy benefits children with FASD

by Jackie Laverty

This thesis asks the question: how does early intervention of art therapy benefit children affected by FASD? 

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2011Jackie LavertyFASD, children, at-risk youth, education, neurology, cognition, child development, attachment, disability, learning disability, early intervention, grounded theory, case study, violence, addiction, depression, suicide, gang affiliation, sensory stimulation