Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Issues
and Therapies:
Stayin Alive with Art
Therapy
Kaiser Permanente Symposium
September
22, 2010
copyright- Erica Curtis MFT, ATR-BC S
eptember 2010
Outline
Beginnings
Development of a
profession
Addressing specific
populations
Goal and interventions
Conclusion
Resources
Artistic Development:
Lowenfelds Stages
Scribble (14m-2y)
Preschematic (3/4-6)
Schematic (7-9)
Psuedorealism
(11-13)
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Period of
Decision (14-16)
Media
Structured
Loose
Art therapy appeared to promote more cooperative behavior [in children with
leukemia during painful interventions]
Orton, M. (1994). A case study of an adolescent mother grieving the death of her child due to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. American
Journal of Art Therapy, 33(2),
33(2), 37-44).
Anschel, D.J., Dolce, S., Schwartzman, A.,& Fisher, R.S. (2005). A blinded pilot study of artwork in a comprehensive epilepsy center
population. Epilepsy &Behavior Journal, 6(2),
6(2), 196-202.
The Grief Scale showed improvement in areas of sadness, guilt, humor, and
hopefulness
Gabriel, B., Bromberg, E., Vandenbovenkamp, J., Walka, P., Kornblith, A., & Luzzatto, P. (2001). Art therapy with adult bone marrow
transplant patients in isolation: A pilot study. Journal of Psycho-Oncology, 10(2),
10(2), 114-123.
The Formal Elements Art Therapy Scale task showed significant effects in patients
with epileptic seizures . . . and provides a basis for the future development of
diagnostic tests to be used within this patient group
Favara-Scacco, D., Smirne, G., Schiliro, G., & Di Cataldo, A. (2001). Art therapy as support for children with leukemia during painful
procedures. Medical Pediatric Oncology, 36 (4), 478-480.
Julliard, K. (1995). Increasing chemically dependent patients belief in Step One through expressive therapy. American Journal of Art
Therapy, 33(4), 110-119.
Doric-Henry, L. (1997). Pottery as art therapy with elderly nursing home residents. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art
Therapy Association, 14(3),
14(3), 163-171.
Ponteri, A., K. (2001). The effect of group art therapy on depressed mothers and their children. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art
Therapy Association, 18(3),
18(3), 148-157.
Populations
Abuse
ADHD
Aspergers / Autism
Aging, Elderly,
Geriatric
Caretakers
Chemical Dependency /
Substance Abuse
Grief / Bereavement
Learning disabilities
Medical
Mentally Retarded /
Developmentally
Delayed
Assessing developmental
level, progress, insight, etc.
Attunement with self / others
Building Mastery
Catharsis
Clarifying/teaching feelings
Commemorating /
Remembering
Creating new narratives
Describing experience
Distraction
Experimenting with new
behaviors
Expressing impulses safely
Facilitating identity
development
Generating alternatives
Gratification delay
Improving self-observation
Increasing attention &
frustration tolerance
Pain assessment / Pain
relief
Supporting creative
strengths / characteristics
Taking risks
Teaching stress relieving
tools
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