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.
Read Moreby Sylvia Calatayud Catano
The intention of this thesis is to examine the lived experience of immigrant women on their path towards a new cultural identity in the context of using art therapy, participatory photography and personal narratives.
Read Moreby Cindy Fawcett
This research study highlights the intersection of mindfulness and art psychotherapy and its influence on trauma recovery work with a group for female survivors of childhood trauma in later stages of recovery.
Read Moreby Kristin Dillenbeck
This thesis illustrates the benefits of using a developmental approach to art therapy in conjunction with neurology by presenting a single case phenomenological case study of a teen girl with brain trauma.
Read Moreby Theresa Swan
This thesis is a response to the question: What is the value and significance of integrating art therapy and a feminist approach in working with women who have experienced violence?
Read Moreby Felicitas Drobig, OSU
This thesis explores the relationship between creation, Creator and the creative act. It traces models of Christian relationship to the land and highlights Hildegard of Bingen's concept of "veriditas" or greening power. It presents the art of ten women who were asked to depict their relationship with God through using nature and/or weather metaphor.
Read Moreby Patricia Flynn
This thesis uses a humanistic and phenomenological approach to study a group of seven men and women between the ages of 35 and 70 who took part in empirical and qualitative research. This research examined the essence of how one perceives God and the meaning of “God” in one’s life, especially in times of suffering and confusion.
Read Moreby Christine Lummis
The purpose of this thesis is to outline ways that art therapy can be integrated into the women's DEW Program. My intention is to raise awareness of ways in which art therapy can act as a primary function within treatment to address addiction and the underlying issues involved.
Read Moreby Diana Hoffman
This study documents the benefits of art-making for 16 family groups of women and children who were invited to participate in a spontaneous art experience while residing at the Transition House in Prince Rupert.
Read Moreby Michelle Stoutenberg
My thesis explores the value of art therapy in the treatment of acquaintance rape in the adolescent population.
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