Editorial: The State of the Art in Creative Arts Therapies [PDF]
Creative Arts Therapies is an umbrella term for healthcare professions that use the creative and expressive process of art making to improve and enhance the psychological and social well-being of individuals of all ages and health conditions. Creative arts therapies use the relationship between the client and therapist and among clients in group or ...
Tal Shafir +4 more
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Creative Arts Therapies as Temporary Home for Refugees: Insights from Literature and Practice [PDF]
One of the frequently overlooked psychosocial problems of refugees is the phenomenon of homesickness. Being forced into exile and unable to return home may cause natural feelings of nostalgia but may also result in emotional, cognitive, behavioral and ...
Sabine C Koch +1 more
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Arts-Based Research Approaches to Studying Mechanisms of Change in the Creative Arts Therapies [PDF]
The purpose of this preliminary qualitative research study is to explore the role and function of multiple dynamic interactive aesthetic and intersubjective phenomena in the creative arts therapies process relative to transformation in perception ...
Nancy Gerber +4 more
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Active elements, effects, and working mechanisms of creative arts therapies in forensic psychiatric care: a realist review [PDF]
IntroductionMental disorders are highly prevalent among forensic detainees, complicating treatment and increasing recidivism risk. Due to limited insight and communication difficulties, experiential approaches, such as creative arts therapies are needed.
Susan van Hooren +4 more
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Shifting to tele-creative arts therapies during the COVID-19 pandemic: An international study on helpful and challenging factors [PDF]
Rinat Feniger-Schaal +2 more
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Artmaking Across Media: An Expressive Therapies Continuum Perspective on Stress Reduction Through Artmaking with Digital vs. Traditional Materials [PDF]
Artmaking is recognized as an effective means of supporting emotional regulation and reducing stress, yet little empirical work has directly compared the psychological and physiological effects of digital versus traditional art materials.
Or Chen Halbrecht-Shaked +2 more
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Effectiveness of creative arts therapies/expressive arts therapy for psychosocial outcomes in adults with oncological disease: an umbrella review protocol [PDF]
Jiří Kantor, Zuzana Kelnarova
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Many creative arts therapists who provide group therapy to children and adolescents in the Israeli education system do not feel they were sufficiently trained as group facilitators.
Efrat Roginsky +5 more
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Mapping the Physical Language of Children Diagnosed with Autism: A Preliminary Study
Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder have a unique motor profile, characterized by, for example, unusual posture or compulsive use of the body.
Dita Federman +2 more
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Children’s perception of interpersonal coordination during joint painting
Interpersonal coordination is important for many joint activities. A special case of interpersonal coordination is synchronization, which is required for the performance of many activities, but is also associated with diverse positive social and ...
Rotem Abraham +2 more
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