Feminist-informed Approaches to Art Therapy in Cancer Care - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Feminist-informed Approaches to Art Therapy in Cancer Care write by Stephanie Cyrus. This book was released on 2018. Feminist-informed Approaches to Art Therapy in Cancer Care available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The purpose of this capstone thesis was to develop a method that incorporated the use of verbal processing, art making, and patient narrative exploration through feminist theory and art therapy among patients living with life-threatening diseases. Adults with cancer tend to have a variety of psychosocial and physical challenges that come with cancer and cancer treatments. Many individuals living with cancer may also experience intense emotions, feelings of grief and loss, fears of reoccurrence or death, or changes in perceptions in the way they view the world or how others might view them. The literature demonstrated that art therapy sessions with adults living with cancer tend to be beneficial in the exploration of meaning-making, decision making, emotion regulation, reduction of anxiety and depression, and to strengthen sense of self and control. Literature that explored art therapy in oncology through a feminist approach was limited to date, but demonstrated the importance of empowerment and human connection. Through my work as an art therapy intern at an inner-city hospital, I found that feminist-informed art therapy approaches allowed patients to explore their narrative, promoted empowerment, and encourage attunement in a way that was different to "traditional" art therapy. I uncovered four main principles through my research, my studies, and working directly with patients; variability and flexibility, empowerment and control, the socioemotional states alongside the medical, and the use of the clinician as the material. I am sure with further research that more principles will be added but these four principles allowed my method to become more organized and solidified.
Feminist Approaches to Art Therapy
Feminist Approaches to Art Therapy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Feminist Approaches to Art Therapy write by Susan Hogan. This book was released on 1997. Feminist Approaches to Art Therapy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A comprehensive survey of women's issues within art therapy. Leading international practitioners discuss topics such as assertiveness, empowerment, sexuality and childbirth, as well as issues around class, race and age.
Art Therapy and Cancer Care
Art Therapy and Cancer Care - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Art Therapy and Cancer Care write by Diane Waller. This book was released on 2005-07-16. Art Therapy and Cancer Care available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Inspired by the experience of art therapists who have pioneered work with people with cancer and including those who have experienced this devastating illness at first hand, this book acknowledges the outstanding work of the Corinne Burton Trust which has supported the development of art therapy services in hospices and clinics throughout the United Kingdom. Narratives, case studies, new theoretical insights, and the inclusion of writing from Italy, France and the United States of America contribute to the strength and originality of the book. Therapeutic work is placed in its institutional context, demonstrating the importance for the art therapy service of being understood, supported and valued at managerial level – and how the lack of this can impact adversely on patient care. Moreover, many of the contributions have a sociological and anthropological nature, which gives the book a unique and challenging dimension. Art Therapy and Cancer Care is key reading for art therapists, artists in health care and other health or social care professionals who are looking for approaches that will improve the quality of living for cancer patients, yet not shy away from the process of dying. The contributors Jacqui Balloqui, Maureen Bocking, Timothy Duesbury, Ken Evans, Cinzia Favara-Scacco, Barry Falk, Elizabeth Goll Lerner, David Hardy, Kathryn Horn Coneway, Paola Luzzatto, Caryl Sibbett, Elizabeth Stone Matho, Michele Wood, Diane Waller.
Art and Story
Art and Story - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Art and Story write by Shannon Byrnes. This book was released on 2009. Art and Story available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The goal of this research was to create an effective art therapy program that could address the need for ongoing care for women who are survivors of breast cancer. The program, entitled Art and Story is rooted in feminist and narrative theory and on the current literature in art therapy and cancer care. This research first explores a body of literature on breast cancer history, physical, psycho-social perspectives, feminist and narrative theory and theory from art therapy. The final component of the research is the program based on themes extrapolated from the literature and also is built from my own experience in working with cancer patients as an intern art therapist. The aims of the Art and Story program are: to encourage empowerment through creative storytelling, to provide opportunities for making meaning from one's illness experience, to promote healing of body and mind through creative activity, and to break feelings of isolation by building a group culture. The eight week program incorporates a variety of arts-based interventions designed to meet these goals. This program is a preliminary guideline as to how an art therapist could work with a group of women who have experienced breast cancer.
Revisiting Feminist Approaches to Art Therapy
Revisiting Feminist Approaches to Art Therapy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Revisiting Feminist Approaches to Art Therapy write by Susan Hogan. This book was released on 2012-06-15. Revisiting Feminist Approaches to Art Therapy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Art therapy has been slow to embrace the critical and theoretical viewpoints, including feminism, that have made a huge impact on other areas of the humanities and social sciences. Art therapists are ideally situated, however, to respond to the growing awareness of how language, media and images influence gender inequality and the pressures that can lead to poor mental health, and diminished well being, among women. The contributors explore the ways in which gender issues can be addressed through art therapy. By being sensitive to the socio-cultural dimensions of women's lives, therapists can become more receptive to the needs of their female clients. The case studies included here illustrate how issues of class, ethnicity and gender introduce a social element into what is sometimes described as a purely personal, cathartic process. By discussing empowerment, sexuality, pregnancy and childbirth, this volume provides a comprehensive survey of women's issues within art therapy and will prompt a reevaluation of current training and practice in the field.
