Ecological/Nature-Assisted Arts Therapies and the Paradigm Change

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Creative Arts Educ Ther (2021) 7(1):34–45 DOI: 10.15212/CAET/2021/7/2

Ecological/Nature-Assisted Arts Therapies and the Paradigm Change

生态/自然辅助艺术疗法与范式转变

Abstract

This article examines the key presumptions and theoretical foundation of nature-assisted ecological creative arts therapies, a branch of contemporary ecotherapy. It is considered from the perspective of the eco-human multidisciplinary approach that defines the human being in relation to the living environment, and seeks to reveal one’s own subjectivity and to shape the world in order to fulfill one’s needs and to take care of the well-being of the environment. The multifaceted role of the arts in providing meaningful human connection to nature are explained. This helps to understand nature-assisted creative arts therapies as providing both public and environmental health and establishing more harmonious relations of humans with nature.

Keywords: nature-assisted/ecological arts therapies, the eco-human approach, ecopsychology, ecotherapy, ecopoiesis, poiesis.

摘要

本文探讨了自然辅助生态创意艺术疗法（当代生态疗法的一个分支）的关键假设和理论基础。从生态人类多学科方法的观点，该方法定义了人类与生活环境的关系，并试图揭示自身己的主观性，并塑造世界以为了满足自己的需求，同时也并照顾好环境。文中解释了艺术在提供有意义的人类与自然联系方面的多重作用。这有助于理解大自然辅助的创意艺术疗法，既可以提供公共健康，也可以提供环境健康，并建立人与自然之间更和谐的关系。