Journal article
Creating an Art Therapy Research Strategic Plan: A Community Participatory Approach
The Arts in psychotherapy, v 85, 102061
Sep 2023
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Abstract
A sequential mixed methods multi-phasic project focused on designing and developing an art therapy research strategic plan for the sustainability and advancement of the field. The project consisted of three sequential, emergent, and cumulative multi-phasic processes. The three phases were: a scoping review, a survey and focus group, and a working symposium. This article, focuses primarily on the third phase–the working symposium. During the third phase of the project it became apparent central to the art therapy research strategic planning process was the result of the contributions of multiple communities. These communities represented varied perspectives which generated diverse and comprehensive qualitative and quantitative data. When organized, categorized, integrated, and synthesized, the data from all three phases yielded six interactive categories forming the basis for a community-driven art therapy research strategic plan. Each category has a mission, goals, and action items. The categories are building community, art therapy worldview, art therapy evidence, research methods, clinical theory and practice, and education, advocacy, and policy. An implementation strategy for the plan is proposed including using the categories as a structure for community-driven workgroups that will review, revise, actualize, and evaluate the plan.
•Current trends in art therapy research for a sustainable research strategic plan.•Progressive community-based participatory inquiry philosophy and methods.•Synchronous and asynchronous online platforms to increase art therapy community participation.•A six-part art therapy research strategic plan.
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- Title
- Creating an Art Therapy Research Strategic Plan: A Community Participatory Approach
- Creators
- Nancy Gerber - Florida State University, 600 E. College Avenue, Tallahassee, Florida 32306,USATheresa Van Lith - LaTrobe University, Plenty Road and Kingsbury Dr, Bundoora VIC 3086, AustraliaMadeline Centracchio - Florida State University, 600 E. College Avenue, Tallahassee, Florida 32306,USA
- Publication Details
- The Arts in psychotherapy, v 85, 102061
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Creative Arts Therapies; [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001051073500001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85166636188
- Other Identifier
- 991020836954004721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- International collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Clinical
- Rehabilitation