Revisioning self-identity: The role of portraits, neuroscience and the art therapist's ‘third hand’

Carr, Susan

doi:10.1080/17454832.2014.906476

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“…Through reactivation of old memories in a nonthreatening and holding therapeutic environment, clients are able to contact previously overwhelming states, affects and memories, as a new experience of togetherness is offered. This can be achieved by offering the "third hand" (Carr, 2014;Kramer, 1972), namely the helpful and non-intrusive support given by the therapist.…”

Section: Memory R Memory Rec Econsolidation Thrmentioning

confidence: 99%

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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Section: Memory R Memory Rec Econsolidation Thrmentioning

confidence: 99%

Proposed Mechanisms of Change in Arts-based Psychotherapies

Gerge

Hawes²,

Eklöf³

et al. 2019

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“…While this study aimed at "strengthening the client's sense of selfidentity" (Hoffman, 2011, p. 5) by improving self-esteem and memory recall through art therapy directives, the study is embedded in an individualised treatment model and does not contemplate the wider social context. Carr (2014) describes, beyond a condition itself, how the impact on patients of the diagnosis and treatment of chronic and life-threatening illnesses "disrupted their sense of self-identity" (p. 54). Her study using portraiture in art therapy supports the view of art therapy as being helpful in ameliorating this self-perception by working with the person as expert in their lived experience.…”

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Group Art Therapy, Aesthetic Experiences of Difference and Belonging

Schofield

2019

Language and Psychoanalysis

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This paper comes from a qualitative doctoral study which explored the impact of group art therapy on people affected by Parkinson’s. It specifically addresses the research question: How might participating in art therapy groups support wellbeing and better functioning for people affected by Parkinson’s? Art therapy is not a widely applied therapeutic intervention for this client population. The study was undertaken at the Catalan Parkinson’s Association which has a long-standing art therapy service integrated into the therapeutic rehabilitation programme. The language-based data gathered for analysis was from four focus group encounters with people affected by Parkinson’s (who had directly experienced group art therapy), family members and professionals from the multidisciplinary team working alongside the art therapist. A thematic network analysis (Attride-Stirling, 2001) was undertaken producing six global themes in response to the research question: self-construction; material action; an aesthetic group movement; new perspectives; artwork as legacy; physical transformation as a relational aesthetic experience. I first describe how the research participants joined the study, the rationale for the focus groups and their composition; followed by a detailed exploration of the six themes, relating them to wider literature and a discussion of their implications for practice.

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“…The MoM theory helped us conceptualize the perceptual building blocks of coming close to another human being. This understanding is necessary in attachment work (Schore, 1994;2003a, 2003b, 2003cTrevarthen, 1993), which is well documented and implemented in psychotherapy with psychodynamic orientation (Schore, 2003d;Terr, 2003), music therapy (Blom, 2014;Coomans, 2016), and art therapy (Carr, 2014). Though we propose that this approach can be of value for clinicians and researchers of other orientations as well.…”

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“…When discussing the theoretical underpinnings of how self-identity is revised through portraiture in palliative care, Carr (2014) …”

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Using Aesthetic Response - A Poetic Inquiry to Expand Knowing, Part II: Theoretical Perspectives on Arts-based Research

Gerge

Wärja

Pedersen

2017

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Abstr Abstract actApart from being inspired from both an interpretive and a constructivist tradition, research methods based in aesthetics can thrive from a clear rationale concerning its perceptual building-blocks in both the intersubjective and intra-psychological domains. This article aims to address the complexity of sharing implicit processes and tacit knowledge in the arts-based inquiry. Layers of this inquiry is reflected along with theoretical perspectives of such undertakings. The article also offers a theoretical rationale for why to add and acknowledge important perceptual and affective building blocks in arts-based research (ABR). Through theories from expressive arts therapy, heuristic inquiry, attachment theory and contemporary affective neuroscience some thoughts on the embodied felt sense as a perceptual hub is shared. Based in contemporary attachment theory and psychotherapy research, a rationale is given for why engaging in ABR can offer clinicians and researchers a deepened understanding of the studied phenomena. Our undertakings are presented in part 1 of these two articles. From this embodied perspective, the described arts-based inquiry can be considered as a privileged way to nuance and enlarge understanding in both the intersubjective and intra-psychological domain, which could be particularly helpful to ABR researchers who are informed by a psychodynamic perspective.

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Revisioning self-identity: The role of portraits, neuroscience and the art therapist's ‘third hand’

Cited by 21 publications

References 86 publications

Proposed Mechanisms of Change in Arts-based Psychotherapies

Proposed Mechanisms of Change in Arts-based Psychotherapies

Group Art Therapy, Aesthetic Experiences of Difference and Belonging

Using Aesthetic Response - A Poetic Inquiry to Expand Knowing, Part II: Theoretical Perspectives on Arts-based Research

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