Creative Arts in Education and Therapy (CAET)

Editorial

2024-01-04T11:34:16+00:00

Creative Arts Educ Ther (2023) 9(2):107–108 DOI: 10.15212/CAET/2023/9/19

Editorial

Arts Informed Research: Research on the Relationships between Immigrant/Refugee Children and Children Born in the Host Country

2024-01-04T11:36:53+00:00

Creative Arts Educ Ther (2023) 9(2):109–119 DOI: 10.15212/CAET/2023/9/15

Arts Informed Research: Research on the Relationships between Immigrant/Refugee Children and Children Born in the Host Country

Abstract

The field of Social Cognitive Psychology has traditionally been the focal point for researching relationships between immigrants and those considered natives in the host countries within social science literature. However, the author considers this paradigm insufficient to comprehend the intricate dynamics. The emotional and unconscious undercurrents in these interactions remain unexplored. Drawing on a background in dance movement therapy, drama therapy, and psychodrama, the researcher introduced clinical arts therapy tools to address this gap. Focusing on girls and boys, drama emerged as the most fitting method. This article provides a glimpse into a novel model of drama groups developed as part of an extensive year-long research program. Initially chosen based on the study’s focus and participants’ age, the approach eventually aligned with the broader framework of Arts Informed Research (AIR).

Keywords: children, immigrants, arts informed research, drama groups, aesthetic distance

摘要

传统上，社会认知心理学领域一直是研究社会科学文献中移民与侨居国当地人之间关系的焦点。然而，作者认为这种范式不足以理解错综复杂的动态。这些互动中的情感和无意识暗流仍未被探索。利用舞蹈动作治疗、戏剧治疗和心理剧的背景，研究人员引入了临床艺术治疗工具设法解决这一空缺。聚焦女孩和男孩，戏剧成为最合适的方法。本文提供了对戏剧团体新颖模式的一瞥，该模式是为期一年全面研究计划的一部分。最初根据研究的重点和参与者的年龄选择该方法，最终与更广泛的艺术知情研究 (AIR) 框架保持一致。

关键词： 儿童, 移民, 艺术启发研究, 戏剧团体, 美学距离

A Review of the Creative Dialogues Project: Using Creative Arts Online during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2024-01-04T11:36:16+00:00

Creative Arts Educ Ther (2023) 9(2):120–142 DOI: 10.15212/CAET/2023/9/13

A Review of the Creative Dialogues Project: Using Creative Arts Online during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

In this article, the authors review the Creative Dialogues project, which began in January 2020 as a response to the health crisis that was then emerging in China. The authors asked a group of creative arts therapists from China, Guam, and the USA to join them to develop arts-based collaborative improvisations using dance, art, creative writing/poetry, and fairytale-making about their experiences related to COVID-19 in an online setting. The project expanded to be international in scope as the virus spread and continued until November 2022. The authors reviewed the metaphors and verbal reflections created in these meetings. In this review, the authors identified five broad themes that included personal connection, confrontation of the unknown, conflict, resilience and hope, and spirituality. Examples of the themes are presented.

Keywords: creative arts, creative arts therapy, subjective experiences of the pandemic, improvisation

摘要

本文中，作者回顾了2020年1月开始的“创意对话”项目，以应对当时在中国出现的健康危机。作者邀请了一群来自中国、关岛和美国的创意艺术治疗师加入他们的行列，利用舞蹈、艺术、创意写作/诗歌和童话故事创作，在网络环境中讲述他们与 COVID-19 相关的经历，开发基于艺术的协作即兴创作。随着病毒的传播，该项目扩大到国际范围，并持续到 2022 年 11 月。作者回顾了这些会议中产生的隐喻和口头反思。在这篇回顾中，作者确定了五大主题，包括人际关系、对未知的对抗、冲突、韧性和希望以及灵性。介绍了主题的示例。

关键词： 创意艺术, 创意艺术疗法, 大流行病的主观体验, 即兴

Artistic Workshops with Patients of a Psychiatric Day Hospital in France

2024-01-04T11:37:34+00:00

Creative Arts Educ Ther (2023) 9(2):143–150 DOI: 10.15212/CAET/2023/9/16

Artistic Workshops with Patients of a Psychiatric Day Hospital in France

Abstract

This article delineates a study conducted within a psychiatric day hospital in France, adhering to the principles of institutional psychotherapy and therapeutic clubs that originated from the anti-psychiatric movement of the 1970s. The study specifically explores two activities within this framework: a music club and a video club. The primary objective of each club was to establish activities involving both the patients and the care staff to dissolve the boundaries between them. Additionally, these activities aimed to engage both patients and care staff in the conceptualization and execution processes, thereby fostering a collaborative approach within the psychiatric care setting.

Keywords: therapy, institutional psychotherapy, therapeutic clubs, psychiatric day hospital, anti-psychiatry, performance, music, video, enaction

摘要

本文描述了在法国一家精神科日间医院进行的一项研究，该研究遵循起源于 1970 年代反精神病学运动的机构心理治疗和治疗俱乐部的原则。该研究专门探讨了该框架内的两项活动：音乐俱乐部和视频俱乐部。每个俱乐部的主要目标是建立涉及患者和护理人员的活动，以消除医患间的界限。此外，这些活动旨在让患者和护理人员参与概念化和执行过程，从而在精神科护理环境中培养协作方法。

关键词： 治疗, 机构心理治疗, 治疗俱乐部, 精神科日间医院, 抗精神病学, 表现, 音乐, 视频, 行动

African Wisdom Traditions and Healing Practices: Performing the Embodied, Contemplative, and Group-based Elements of African Cosmology, Orality, and Arts Modalities

2024-01-04T11:36:35+00:00

Creative Arts Educ Ther (2023) 9(2):151–163 DOI: 10.15212/CAET/2023/9/14

African Wisdom Traditions and Healing Practices: Performing the Embodied, Contemplative, and Group-based Elements of African Cosmology, Orality, and Arts Modalities

Abstract

This study on African wisdom traditions and their healing practices, as conducted through embodied modalities and in community settings, addresses a gap in mainstream discourse centered on Eastern meditation practices and Western cognitive therapeutic practices. During a research retreat in South Africa, traditional healers, creative arts therapists, and performers were invited to facilitate indigenous contemplative rituals and arts-based healing practices. The study intended to classify selected Southern African practices and question how they contribute to healing trauma, supporting well-being and enabling human flourishing. This article presents a definition, brief history, and the performed elements of five healing practices: Umphahlo, Umgidi Wokulingisa, Isicathamiya, Iintsomi, and Djembe drumming.

Keywords: African contemplative practices, African wisdom traditions, embodied and communal rituals, healing and wellbeing, creative arts therapies

摘要

本研究通过具身方式和社区环境中进行的非洲智慧传统及其疗愈实践，填补了以东方冥想实践和西方认知治疗实践为中心的主流话语中的空白。在南非的一次研究进修营期间，传统疗愈师、创造性艺术治疗师和表演者受邀促进土著沉思仪式和基于艺术的疗愈实践。该研究旨在对选定的南部非洲实践进行分类，并质疑它们如何有助于治愈创伤、支持幸福和促进人类繁荣。本文介绍了五种疗愈实践的定义、简史和表现元素：Umphahlo、Umgidi Wokulingisa、Isicathamiya、Iintsomi 和 Djembe 鼓乐。

关键词： 非洲沉思实践, 非洲智慧传统, 具身仪式和公共仪式, 疗愈和幸福, 创造性艺术治疗

Transforming Paper into a Therapeutic Drama Stage: A Case Study of a Chinese Primary Student on the Use of Drawing in a Drama Counseling Model

2024-01-04T11:35:58+00:00

Creative Arts Educ Ther (2023) 9(2):164–179 DOI: 10.15212/CAET/2023/9/12

Transforming Paper into a Therapeutic Drama Stage: A Case Study of a Chinese Primary Student on the Use of Drawing in a Drama Counseling Model

Abstract

This article presents a case study of how drawing paper can be integrated into a therapeutic drama stage. It will propose drawing in drama counseling as a new model of integral drama-based pedagogy. The article illustrates the connection of drawing, drama, and counseling. The model was developed by the author using the methods of integral drama-based pedagogy to counsel a Chinese primary school student who was angry about rejection and exclusion by his classmates. The study demonstrates how the student could use drawing paper to become his drama stage and how a student acted out a drama by drawing on that paper stage. The case study describes a method that could lead to a new therapeutic model in individual mental health counseling allowing for emotional catharsis, expression, and release. The article especially discusses the drawing in drama counseling model from Wu-wei of the Chinese culture.

Keywords: drawing in drama counseling, integral drama-based pedagogy, embodied emotion, emotional catharsis, drawing, Chinese culture, Wu-wei

摘要

本文介绍了一个关于如何将画纸融入疗愈性戏剧舞台的案例研究，指出绘画戏剧咨询是整合性教育戏剧的一种新模式，并阐述了绘画、戏剧和咨询之间的联系。该模型是作者在辅导一名受同伴拒斥而感到愤怒的中国小学生时，利用整合性教育戏剧的方法时发展出来的。本研究展示了该学生如何将画纸作为他的戏剧舞台、如何通过在这个纸质舞台用绘画来表演戏剧。案例研究描述了这种可以用于个体心理健康咨询的新疗愈模式方法，情绪在这个过程中得以宣泄、表达和释放。文章最后还特别从中国文化中之“无为”思想角度讨论了戏剧绘画辅导模式。

关键词： 戏剧绘画辅导, 整合性教育戏剧, 具身情绪, 情感宣泄, 绘画,中国文化, 无为

Chakra Awareness through Dance Movement Therapy

2024-01-04T11:38:25+00:00

Creative Arts Educ Ther (2023) 9(2):180–194 DOI: 10.15212/CAET/2023/9/18

Chakra Awareness through Dance Movement Therapy

Abstract

This article introduces a novel approach to holistic healing by integrating dance movement therapy with the Indian chakra system. The multidimensional chakra-imbued therapeutic movement sequence model, created by the authors, addresses the intricate balance of and among the seven chakras: root (muladhara), sacral (svadhisthana), solar plexus (manipura), heart (anahata), throat (vishuddha), third eye (ajna), and the crown (sahasrara). The model facilitates the awareness of energy centers and has the transformative potential to foster stability and resilience. The article highlights the efficacy of this model by illuminating customized, chakra-specific movement sequences that include body preparatory activities, movements metaphors, embodiment exercises, expressive movement, voice work, tapping, self-massage, eye movement sequence, visual imagery and art, yoga breathwork, and meditation alongside verbal reflection. This innovative approach, which is successfully adapted to online and offline studio spaces, offers a rich potential to build and develop body-self awareness and leads individuals toward sustaining and enhancing physical, cognitive, and emotional wellness within themselves.

Keywords: dance movement therapy (DMT), chakra system, chakra-imbued therapeutic movement, resilience

摘要

本文介绍了一种将舞蹈动作治疗与印度脉轮系统相结合的整体治疗新方法。由作者创建的多维脉轮治疗动作序列模型，解决了七个脉轮之间错综复杂的平衡问题：根轮(muladhara)、骶轮(svadhisthana)、太阳神经丛(manipura)、心轮(anahata)、喉轮(vishuddha)、第三眼轮(ajna)和冠轮(sahasrara)。该模型有助于觉察能量中心，并具有促进稳定性和复原力的转化潜能。文章通过阐明定制的、针对脉轮的运动序列：包括身体准备活动、动作隐喻、具身化练习、表达性动作、声音练习、拍打、自我按摩、眼部运动序列、视觉意象和艺术、瑜伽呼吸法、冥想以及言语反思，强调了这种模式的功效。这种创新方法成功地适用于线上和线下工作室空间，为建立和发展身体-自我意识提供了丰富的可能性，并引导个人保持并增强身体、认知和情绪方面的健康。

关键词： 舞蹈动作治疗(DMT), 脉轮系统, 脉轮辅助治疗性动作, 复原力

Voices from the Field: Investigating the Emergent Form of an Indigenous Dance Movement Therapy Training Program in South Africa

2024-01-04T11:35:34+00:00

Creative Arts Educ Ther (2023) 9(2):195–208 DOI: 10.15212/CAET/2023/9/11

Voices from the Field: Investigating the Emergent Form of an Indigenous Dance Movement Therapy Training Program in South Africa

Abstract

The article describes the author’s involvement in the development of an innovative academic dance movement therapy (DMT) training program during her Fulbright Senior Scholar assignments in Johannesburg, South Africa, spanning from the early 2020 to her subsequent return in 2023. It highlights the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and emphasizes the author’s dedication to engaging with key interested parties and some of the significant voices in the fields of dance and movement education, community work, training, and therapy in South Africa. Situated within the Drama for Life program at the University of the Witwatersrand, this article explores the author’s goal of participating in the dialogue about the crafting of an Afro-centric training program in DMT. This program is designed to integrate existing practices and forms in dance movement and performance with cultural and spiritual elements, incorporating multiple histories, and including indigenous knowledge systems to inspire, and to integrate some of these perspectives and collaborative opportunities within the program design.

Keywords: dance movement therapy (DMT), Ubuntu, dance and healing.

摘要

文章介绍了作者在南非约翰内斯堡担任富布赖特(Fulbright)高级学者期间(从 2020 年初到 2023 年回国)参与发展创新性舞蹈动作治疗(DMT)学术培训项目的情况。报告强调了全球新冠疫情(COVID-19)所带来的挑战，并注重于作者致力接触南非舞蹈和动作教育、社区工作、培训和治疗领域的主要相关方和一些重要人士，建立联系。在威特沃特斯兰德大学的 "生活戏剧 "项目中，这篇文章探讨了作者参与对话、精心设计以非洲为中心的舞蹈动作治疗(DMT) 培训项目的目标。该项目旨在整合舞蹈动作和表演中现有的实践和形式，以及文化和精神元素，融合多元历史，纳入本土知识体系以激发灵感，并在课程设计中融入一部分这些观点与合作机会。

关键词： 舞蹈动作治疗(DMT), 乌班图(Ubuntu)(注：非洲南部祖鲁语或豪萨语“人性”/“我的存在是因为大家的存在”), 舞蹈与疗愈

From Tradition to Diversity, Innovation, and Breakthrough: Key Conversations on Dance Therapy Around the World

2024-01-04T11:37:53+00:00

Creative Arts Educ Ther (2023) 9(2):209–225 DOI: 10.15212/CAET/2023/9/17

From Tradition to Diversity, Innovation, and Breakthrough: Key Conversations on Dance Therapy Around the World

Abstract

In the World Arts & Embodiment Forum 2023, a key conversation was held with an international panel. This panel convened 16 international experts in dance and movement therapy to discuss their personal contributions to the field’s development in their respective countries. The aim was to create a space for sharing experiences and knowledge paradigms, embracing the diversity of emerging forms. Encouraging a creative environment, the panel fosters open dialogue to support the uniqueness of approaches and experiences. These presentation summaries have, in some instances, been edited for publication. These discussions provide insight into the profession’s evolution in a diverse world, fostering a collective understanding of key developments. The panel reflects a spirit of global collaboration and consolidation.

Keywords: dance therapy, dance movement therapy (DMT), global development, arts & embodiment

摘要

2023 年世界艺术身心学论坛 (WAEF2023) 的舞蹈治疗峰会上组织了一场重要的对话。这场分享会召集了 16 位舞蹈治疗和动作治疗领域的国际专家，他们讨论了对各自国家地区该领域发展的个人贡献。此次对话的目的是创造一个分享经验和知识范式的空间，并容纳新兴形式的多样性。该分享会通过鼓励创造性的氛围，促进开放的对话交流，以支持不同途径和经验的独特性。他们的发言经过编辑整理成为此文。这些讨论让我们深入了解该行业在多元化世界中的演变，以促进对关键发展的统一化理解。该研讨会体现了全球合作与整合的精神。

关键词： 舞蹈治疗, 舞蹈/动作治疗, 全球发展, 艺术与具身化

Book Review: A Journey Book: The Compassionate Activist. Transforming the World from Within, by Lucy Draper-Clarke, PhD

2024-01-04T11:35:07+00:00

Creative Arts Educ Ther (2023) 9(2):226–230 DOI: 10.15212/CAET/2023/9/10

Book Review: A Journey Book: The Compassionate Activist. Transforming the World from Within, by Lucy Draper-Clarke, PhD