Abstract
This paper discusses art therapy, an 'age-old' technique with a proven track-record of achievement. The author points out that Carl Jung and Dr. Natalie Rogers supported art therapy as part of the healing process. The paper concludes by noting that the adaptable nature of art therapy makes it applicable to a wide array of subjects and situations.

From the Paper
"The use of art therapy techniques to assist those young people suffering from depression has gained a great deal of credibility in recent years as evidence has mounted of its efficacy. Simply stated, this paper will argue that art therapy can assist adolescents as readily as its assists the very young and its adaptability makes it excellent as a long-term means of treatment. By way of explanation, the paper will begin first by exploring a common and effective art therapy technique, outline in brief the positive attributes of art therapy as articulated by Carl Jung and Dr. Natalie Rogers, and finish by noting how the malleable, fluid nature of art therapy allows it to help more young people, more often. With that in mind, it is to an in-depth discussion of art therapy that this paper turns."

Tags:psychology, art, therapy

Abstract
A review of literature for clinically applied art therapy for the victims of stroke, including methods, procedure, evaluation, and implications for future research. The paper explains the purpose of art therapy.

From the Paper
"Art therapy has been characterized by Burick and McKelvey as a human service and counseling profession. Art therapy practice is based on the knowledge of human development and psychological theories. It is used to help individuals with expression of feelings, emotional issues, self-awareness, social skills, problem solving, anxiety and stress reduction, self-esteem issues, reality orientation, behavior modification and personal growth. Integral to art therapy practice is an extensive Master's level educational program..."

Tags:art therapy, stroke

Abstract
This paper explores art therapy from its inception to how it is used in clinical settings today. Additionally, the paper posits whether art therapy is helpful in overcoming homesickness. First, the paper gives a literature review in which the discipline of art therapy and its goals are described by various scholars in the field. In particular, this review focuses on Margaret Naumburg and Edith Kramer, who are known as the foremothers of the art therapy. The work of other founders in this field are also discussed. The paper then continues as a study, stating research questions and finding appropriate literature to support its thesis. The paper concludes by stating that no one expert sees art therapy the same way, and it is therefore important to consider the many different approaches in this field.

Outline:

Topic / Definition
Research Question
Literature / Picture Review
Research Purpose
Research Field
Methodology / Search Method
Collecting Data / Diagram Analysis
Findings
Summary of Results
Conclusions, Implications, Recommendations, and Summary

From the Paper
"Following those initial steps, the client is then asked to choose the medium that best reflects what she or he is visualizing; it might be drawing, painting, modeling or even constructing something. The additional dimension to be blended into this creative experience is color, the SBC essay continues. According to this explanation of art therapy the client in one particular instance is first asked to draw the figure - be it a tree, person, house or boat - and then use a crayon to add some color. Reportedly, if the client uses one color, he or she may be seen as "inhibited"; however a "more psychotic person" will use many colors to help illustrate thoughts, feelings, and responses to stimuli (SBC essay). On average most clients use five colors during this project."

Tags:expressive therapy, Margaret Naumburg, Edith Kramer, psychotherapy

Abstract
The paper describes how Hurricane Katrina was a horrific event that displaced many families with children, leaving them homeless and destitute. The paper discusses how young children could deal with this devastation and trauma through art therapy.

From the Paper
"Hurricane Katrina was a horrific event that displaced many families with children, leaving them homeless and destitute. Many of individuals also were witness to death and destruction from the storm---many of these witnesses being young, innocent children. A child I have worked with was..."

Tags:therapy, art, children

Abstract
This paper explains that art therapy is an emerging psychotherapeutic tool, which is highly beneficial to the ethnic client because culture differences can be safely explored, trust issues can be identified and restored, learning can occur, and adaptation can take a natural, progressive form. The author points out that, since art therapy liberates, therapists employ art therapy in ethnic client rehabilitation, including in prisons, to promote mental health and general well-being. The paper states that the research will use the House-tree-Person technique, in a case study modality, taking care not to overreach the analysis.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Background
Art Therapy and Landmarks
Art Therapy and the Ethnic Criminal Offender
Fresh Forms of Art Therapy
Statement of the Problem, Purpose, and Significance
Expectations and Anticipations Concerning
Results and Their Usefulness
Research Question
Limitations and Delimitations
Overview of Procedures
Terms
Art Therapy
Psychotherapy
Anticipated Procedures for Study Verification
Methodology
Plan for Data Analysis
Outline for the Study's Overall Structure
Closing Summary

From the Paper
"Culture then, teaches one how to live - our spiritual rosetta stone, acceptable behavior in differing situations, and how to propagate the culture to ensure its survival. Culture often directs the value systems, norms, relationships, quest for life's meaning, definition of eternity, and ultimate destination. This is often seen in the clinically depressed or hopeless patient; a return to their 'norm' - their traditions - brings a sense of connectedness, a pervasive peace upon arrival."

Tags:ethnographical, psychotherapeutic, prisons, case-study, technique

Abstract
This paper explores the application of art therapy in helping those affected by Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The paper notes that recent research has utilized art therapy as a methodology to help alleviate the stress associated with PTSD and remove some of the emotional pain experienced by sufferers through catharsis. The paper explains that, through utilizing the various assessment models available to the practice of art therapy, PTSD can be diagnosed and treated through non-verbal expression, which proves less complicated than traditional therapies, which rely on interviews. The paper asserts that art therapy can of use especially in cases involving children and veterans, stating that this therapy allows for individual emotional expression, which helps relieve some of the immense pain built up inside from the various forms of trauma associated with PTSD in patients of all ages. The paper concludes that, despite promising results of earlier studies, the breadth of research involving art therapy and PTSD in particular remains rather small; more research needs to be conducted on patients suffering from all forms of PTSD to better understand its healing capabilities.

From the Paper
"There are several accepted models of practice within the field of art therapy which are handled by specially trained practitioners. One commonly implemented art therapy assessment is the Diagnostic Drawing Series (DDS) which relies on the patient being asked to draw several pictures on an 18x24 piece of paper with chalk (Malchiodi 2002). The first drawing is left to the patient to decide, while the second is asked to be a picture of a tree. The final drawing is requested to be a representation of how the patient is feeling using various lines and shapes to portray a unique picture. These three pictures are then analyzed through the patient's use of color, shapes, and composition of images (Malchiodi 2002). Another common model is the Mandala Assessment Research Instrument (MARI). This model requires patients to choose a card with various geometric shapes out of an entire deck (Malchiodi 2002). Then, the patient is asked to choose a color from a similar deck of color cards. Once this is one, the patient then commences drawing the selected shape with the selected color in oil pastels and then explains why they choose that set of shape and color (Malchiodi 2002). This model is aimed at uncovering hidden meanings behind the patient's choice to better explore the individual's psychological progressions. Through the use of these models, trained art therapists can then recognize various expressions without pulling it out of the patient in a verbal manner, but rather through analysis of the artwork itself. There are a variety of other assessment models which have been used to explore the effectiveness of art therapy with disorders such as PTSD."

Tags:anxiety, psychological, help, children, therapist

Abstract
This research paper discusses art therapy in a well-rounded explanation of the nature of this form of treatment, its usefulness, history, and how important it is considered to be. It looks at how it has been found that art therapy is useful in a variety of physical and mental health conditions. It also examines how the therapists are all professionally trained and how the client is facilitated to explore his innermost thoughts with this form of therapy.

From the Paper
"Art therapy can relieve addicts of their afflictions. I shall discuss art therapy the most here out of all creative arts therapies because this is the form of therapy I am most suited to and comfortable about. All my life I have held interest in the visual arts very much so in painting. This is my preferred genre of creative art therapy. Why? it is rather accessible if we look at it as a field that allows free membership. Anybody can paint even if he is not trained for the job. And art therapy is not done on a novice basis alone. Skilled therapists deal with their clients to help them release unconscious matter (where culture also is ingrained) in their minds; see it clearly by representation in order to resolve conflicts among themselves and with their fellow beings."

Tags:mental, health, physical, therapists

Abstract
The paper discusses how art therapy is a tool that teachers can use to reach their students on a personal level. The paper explains that a child is more than a student-they are people with thoughts and emotions just like adults. The paper stresses how for a teacher to be successful reaching a student, both need to relate to each other. The paper shows how art therapy is an easy way for teachers to break the barriers of an authoritarian figure in the classroom.

From the Paper
"As a professional I believe it is my responsibility to use any means available to meet the needs of my students. Art therapy is a new way of incorporating health and well-being into the curriculum of grade school students. I believe that my experiences as a child, student, new mother and teacher can help me reach students who may be considered at risk and help me understand who I am. As a student I find I draw on my personal experiences to enhance my classroom experiences. I also feel it is my responsibility in my studies as an educator to remember what it feels like to be new to a situation,..."

Tags:freedom, expression, learning

Abstract
The paper explains the range of children's grief reactions and shows how the understanding of death varies on the age and stage of the child's development. The paper conducts a literature review and finds that art therapy is a very effective method for assisting grieving children to express their emotions on the loss of a loved one. The paper shows how art therapy exposes the erroneous beliefs, misconceptions and self-guilt that children often harbor for many years.

Outline:
Objective
Introduction
Literature Review
Conclusions
Recommendations

From the Paper
"Children's understanding of death may be varied depending on the age and stage of the child's development in that young children "fall into Piaget's preoperational stage" which is a time when children "begin to represent their world with words, images, drawing and imaginative play activities." (Malchiodi, 2003) During this stage of development, because children this age are egocentric, the child may believe that they somehow caused the death of the individual. Furthermore, magical thinking that occurs at this age may cause the child to believe that the individual might be brought back somehow as they do not realize that death is irreversible. Children in the age range from seven to eleven years of age "...fall into Piaget's stage of concrete operations" which is a stage characterized by "reduced egocentricity and an improved capacity for reasoning." (Malchiodi, 2003)"

Tags:self-guilt, misconceptions, loss, feelings

Abstract
This research paper examines and analyzes the impact of art therapy sessions on elderly clients.