A four-drawing art therapy trauma and resiliency protocol study

Hass-Cohen, Noah; Bokoch, Rebecca; Findlay, Joanna Clyde; Witting, Alyssa Banford

doi:10.1016/j.aip.2018.02.003

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“…Furthermore, the relationship of the client with the art materials is postulated to enable the expression of negative emotions through art making, enabling a unique working relationship between the client and therapist to develop (Hilbuch, Snir, Regev, & Orkibi, 2016). Thus, the triangular relationship between client-therapist- art process and product can be experienced as primary (Hass-Cohen & Clyde Findlay, 2015). To facilitate this process the art therapist also has a concrete role in ensuring that each client has the materials needed, that the room is adequately lighted and is at comfortable temperature.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The art therapy relational neuroscience model (ATR-N) (Hass-Cohen & Clyde Findlay, 2015) integrates relational neuroscience and interpersonal neurobiology with the practice of art therapy. In doing so, it takes in account some of the physiological processes which occur during art making and the triangular relationship between art therapist, client, and art making processes.…”

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The bodymind model: A platform for studying the mechanisms of change induced by art therapy

Czamanski-Cohen

Weihs

2016

The Arts in Psychotherapy

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This paper introduces the Bodymind model of Art Therapy and delineates the processes through which it has salutary effects on individuals coping with a variety of health related challenges. The goal of this model is to articulate how activation, reorganization, growth and reintegration of the self can emerge from bodymind processes activated by art therapy. It provides a framework for the conduct of research that will test the key theoretical mechanisms through which art therapy benefits clients. We expect this model to be a spring board for discussion, debate and development of the profession of art therapy. Furthermore, we hope readers can use this model to conduct sound mechanistic studies. This paper can inform social scientists and medical professionals on the manner in which art making can contribute to health.

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Section: Four Core Therapeutic Processesmentioning

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The bodymind model: A platform for studying the mechanisms of change induced by art therapy

Czamanski-Cohen

Weihs

2016

The Arts in Psychotherapy

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“…In effect, during the photovoice activity, the participants' use of the visual art of the photos and the visual memory involved in making the photos contributed to their motivation to find solutions despite the possible emotional distress experienced in rethinking and re-experiencing the tragic event [56]. Active participation in choosing solutions and in planning and design may allow citizens the opportunity to take control of their environment when in mourning for real or symbolic losses.…”

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The Collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa on 14 August 2018: A Collective Traumatic Event and Its Emotional Impact Linked to the Place and Loss of a Symbol

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The collapse of the Morandi bridge in Italy, which took place in the summer of 2018, has had enormous emotional, economic, and social consequences for the inhabitants of the area, which are felt throughout the world. As seen in the literature, collective traumatic events increase the experience of insecurity and paranoia, thus increasing the perception of vulnerability. The present work aims to bring out the emotions most experienced by the participants connected to the traumatic event in question, paying attention to the possible solutions to be proposed to local stakeholders from a sustainability perspective, this way favouring community empowerment. The research, carried out with the photovoice technique, involved 30 young adults residing in areas near the event. The results illustrate how the participants experienced mainly feelings of emptiness, vulnerability, and fear as well as anger, despair, and mistrust of the institutions. It was also stressed that the economic and structural hardships hit the inhabitants hard. There have been many concrete solutions identified by the participants: creating a support network, supporting the local economy, and keeping the memory alive. The research and application implications underline the importance of using photovoice within community interventions, a tool that facilitates awareness and active citizenship.

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“…In addition, the ability to access trauma material without being overwhelmed adds to clients' sense of efficiency, and eliminates their traumatic memories (Elsey & Kindt, 2017). Through the addition of positive resources to a previously negatively associated autobiographical narrative, trauma memories that have been stored implicitly, can be integrated and brought into context (Gerge, 2018c;Hass-Cohen & Clyde Finlay, 2015;Hass-Cohen, Bokoch, & Findlay et al, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As can be seen the clients highlight both the relational aspects of the therapies and the art experience, and clients in music therapy appreciate the incorporated drawing/ painting experience. In the pilot study (N = 31) of Hass-Cohen et al (2018) with graduate therapy students, 67% rated the drawing activity as the strongest contributing factor adding to their capacity to access resources, when processing a potentially traumatic experience. In our examples with severely traumatized clients, they all put forward the relational components of the arts-based methods.…”

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Proposed Mechanisms of Change in Arts-based Psychotherapies

Gerge

Hawes²,

Eklöf³

et al. 2019

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Abstr Abstract actIn this scholarly paper the authors, who are experienced clinicians and researchers, focus on the mechanisms of change in the arts-based and altered state of consciousness based psychotherapy methods. First, a theoretical conceptualization of the artsbased therapy methods' potential to introduce positive change is presented. The effectiveness of the arts-based psychotherapy methods is considered. Here the development of preverbal, implicit processing tools, especially in work with traumatized clients, is highlighted. Secondly, the clinical usefulness of these methods is reflected in written statements given by five traumatized clients. These statements concern which part of the therapeutic process the clients considered most beneficial. One of the statements has previously been published. It is finally discussed how the arts in psychotherapy can enhance clients' self-soothing capacities, and change capability. This is considered achieved through the activation of intersubjectivity and the innate human ability to express and experience creativity, including beauty and awe. This, together with flow experiences in line with positive psychology may offer a creative space of play where a new reality may be constructed and shared. The conclusion is drawn that the potentially effective mechanisms in the arts-based psychotherapies ought to be further investigated through both objective and subjective lenses in clinical work and research processes.List of abbreviations: ASC altered state of consciousness; AT art therapy; BMGIM Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music; CBT cognitive behavioral therapy; DMN default mode network; EMDR eye movement desensitization and reprocessing; GrpMI group music and imagery; MT music therapy; PDT psychodynamic psychotherapy; PTSD posttraumatic stress disorder; RCT randomized controlled trial; RMT receptive music therapy; WoT Window of Tolerance.An Arts An Arts-b -ba ased P sed Ps sy ychother chotherap apy P y Par aradigm adigmThe mechanisms of change in arts-based psychotherapy that we propose in this article are hypothetical, due to the current relatively low level of evidence for the arts and ASC-based therapies. How aesthetics and the arts can play a part in effective mental health practices, is an emerging field (Backos, 2018). Despite this, substantial clinical research is still lacking. There is a need for in depth studies of the mechanisms for change in the arts-based psychotherapies (Haeyen, 2018;Samaritter, 2018). In lieu of such studies, we can at least begin to sketch a theory-based evaluation of these methods (Gerge, 2018a). Several of the agents for potential change in these interventions can be generalized to other types of treatments as well, including PDT and CBT, and can be measured. Clients`evaluations of change mechanisms might be better predictors of outcome than the corresponding therapists`evaluations (Mander, Wittorf, & Schlarb et al., 2012). Change capability in psychotherapy is considered consisting of a) resource activation, b) problem actualiza...

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A four-drawing art therapy trauma and resiliency protocol study

Cited by 42 publications

References 54 publications

The bodymind model: A platform for studying the mechanisms of change induced by art therapy

The bodymind model: A platform for studying the mechanisms of change induced by art therapy

The Collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa on 14 August 2018: A Collective Traumatic Event and Its Emotional Impact Linked to the Place and Loss of a Symbol

Proposed Mechanisms of Change in Arts-based Psychotherapies

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