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How Did You Get Here? A Map Making Art Therapy Intervention for Adolescents in Crisis
Get PDFPartial Hospitalization Programs (PHPs) are an important mental health resource for crisis intervention. PHPs support clients transitioning between levels of care or aiming to avoid a higher level of care, provide safety and stabilization, offer services such as group therapy and medication management, and oversee referrals. This study investigates the helpfulness of an art therapy mapmaking intervention for adolescents in crisis at a PHP location. The design of this program drew from Narrative Therapy concepts. Results support that the intervention can be beneficial for this population in their recovery efforts and yielded four major themes: 1) the development of self compassion, 2) the fostering of kinship amongst participants, 3) increased creative thinking and flexibility, and 4) new perspectives on life events and transitions
The Therapeutic Use of Heavy Music: Challenging Stigmas and Uncovering Interventions
Get PDFThe present review of literature aims to explore the therapeutic use of heavier forms of music including heavy metal, metalcore, and hardcore punk in a music therapy context to decrease mental health symptomology. Mental health symptomology explored within this review includes anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and traumatic brain injury (TBI) among others. Most literature reviewed revealed institutional and individual stigmatization of heavy music genres; all literature reviewed served to challenge these stigmas. Even researchers who purported a negative bias towards both the general listening and playing of heavy music and the use of heavy music in clinical music therapy served to challenge stigmas against these genres with diligent research despite their stated biases. Two articles backed the use of heavy music with studies grounded in neuroscience. Many articles highlighted pioneering music therapy interventions incorporating heavy music, and others revealed potential therapeutic interventions that could utilize heavy music. These music therapy interventions would provide the best outcomes for clients who are fans of heavy music. Finally, two college professors purposefully used heavy metal music to intellectually stimulate student discussions on sociological and multicultural topics. These professors\u27 findings served to reinforce heavy music as a powerful conversation starter and engagement, which also has implications for music therapy interventions in clinical group settings
Art Therapy Meets Dungeons and Dragons: Supporting the Development of Social Skills in High School Students
Get PDFThis arts-based research explores the current literature on the clinical uses of Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) using art and play therapies. Previous studies that intersect with D&D and expressive arts interventions have been traditionally focused on drama and play therapies while this study focused on open studio practices based on art therapy methodologies. D&D in clinical settings has been effective in developing social connection between peers and emotional regulation. A 10-week art therapy group was conducted in a school setting with adolescents with academic anxiety, socioemotional disabilities, and developmental disabilities. The author provided a space for participants to create art in the presence of peers, imparted the use of painting as a coping technique, observed the multitude of ways in which participants derived satisfaction from D&D, and deconstructed the effect of in-game mechanics on participants’ play. D&D has the potential to be a versatile expressive arts medium that allows clinicians and clients to utilize their individual strengths and competencies in a safe and engaging manner. The author provides suggestions on how the framework can be adapted using emerging technologies and suggestions on how to modify both art and play to match the individual needs of clients
Be Still Method: A Mindful Intervention for Meaning-making and Whole Person Care
Get PDFNumerous studies have demonstrated the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in promoting holistic health and well-being. Mindfulness supports whole person care by moving away from an allopathic approach to medicine, which treats only symptoms and disease, and considers the diverse physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of each patient. This paper examines the psychological and spiritual dimensions of whole person care in relationship to suffering and the transformative impact of integrating mindfulness practices to alleviate patient distress. Additionally, a mindfulness-based intervention supporting meaning-making and considering the needs of the whole person—body, mind, and spirit—will be introduced. Responding to the need for a neutral, simplified approach to introducing mindfulness, the Be Still Method (BSM) was developed to improve patient care in a multicultural and multifaith society. A comprehensive exploration of the BSM, including practical guidance for its implementation and insights for future research, will be presented to demonstrate how the Be Still Method may enhance holistic well-being within a hospital setting
07.01.003 Lesley Graduate School, Graduate School Programs, 1976-1985
Get PDFThis collection contains graduate school programs published annually for Lesley University\u27s Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences (GSASS) and Graduate School of Education
New England High School Coaches’ Perceptions of the Role of Team Culture on Performance and Well-Being
Get PDFHigh school sports are the most popular extracurricular activity in the United States. Coaches serve as gatekeepers to team culture and influence student athletes’ experiences in those sports. Team cultures influence performance and well-being outcomes. Those outcomes are not inherently beneficial and have caused harm to some student-athletes. Guided by a constructivist approach paired with grounded theory analysis, this study investigates how high school coaches in New England perceive the role of team culture in promoting student-athlete well-being and performance. Thirteen head varsity athletic coaches from New England schools took part in interviews via Zoom to share their thoughts on building team culture, supporting their student-athletes, and improving their coaching practice. Findings pointed to a need for coaches to understand themselves, develop an understanding of the relationship between well-being and performance, and recognize how to build healthy team environments. A sense of themselves includes reflection on their sport origin story, understanding how the impact of their family contributed to them becoming a coach, and having a clear sense of their coaching philosophy. Well-being is supported by cultivating conditions of psychological safety: managing conflict, encouraging speaking up, and building trust, buy-in, and relationships with student-athletes. Healthy team cultures emerge from healthy leadership structures, multidirectional communication, clear expectations, and trusting relationships. Coaches would benefit from professional development and dialogue on self-awareness, relationship building, culture building, and social justice issues
Sexual Assault and The Impact on Identity and Mothering: Women\u27s Lived Experiences
Get PDFLiterature on traumatic events, particularly those of a sexual nature, suggests that these events have an impact on one’s wellbeing and ability to parent. However, limited literature centers a women’s experience, with little attention focused on identity formation, the role of mothering, and healing as an outcome (Babcock et al., 2015; Clifford et al., 2020. Much extant literature focuses on predetermined themes that narrow participants’ reports and fail to capture lived experiences (Carothers Bert et al., 2009) with emphasis on significant disruptions to lives because of the traumatic event (Clifford et al., 2020). When literature considers these topics as part of understanding traumatic events, there is an opportunity to do so more robustly. In the present study, specific focus was given to understanding women’s development across time, particularly as it related to identity and healing in the mothering role, through a feminist ideology. Utilizing a narrative, semi-structured interview protocol, 10 women were asked to reflect on questions related to their identity, mothering, and healing trajectory, while connecting to their sexual assault experiences. Participant narratives included themes of self-awareness, self-acceptance, and empowered trajectories of healing and connection in the face of a violent trauma. As part of this evolution to healing, participants examined their experiences prior to and following their assault(s). Participants accessed therapeutic relationships, advocacy, and community support groups to deepen self-reflection and understanding outside of the isolated event itself
Parallel Process: Making Sense of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Internship Experience Through Visual Art Journaling
Get PDFThe use of journaling and art has regularly been used in therapeutic practices as a form of self-expression and self-reflection. However, few studies have examined the impact that visual art journaling, a combination of written word and artmaking, has on those same topics. To expand upon the few studies on visual art journaling, this study implemented the application of using a visual art journal during a three-week period to explore what benefits, if any, it had on helping a graduate student make sense of a clinical mental health counseling internship. This study was conducted in response to individual therapy with two clients aged 13 and 15 at a small non-profit therapeutic organization that provides free therapy to youth and their families in a suburb outside of Boston. Literature revealed that visual art journaling has been found to aid in examining countertransference, decreasing stress as a form of containment, as well as increasing empathy for the therapists as well as their clients. Through this study, the researcher was able to come to a similar conclusion. By weekly visual art journaling and post-session reflection, the researcher was able to see the benefits of increased awareness around countertransference, increased opportunity for case conceptualization and reflection, as well as additional space for containment and self-care
Development of a Method of Short-Session, Task-Divided Therapeutic Songwriting
Get PDFThe benefits of therapeutic songwriting (TS) in the context of music therapy sessions are well-documented. As music therapists are sometimes given brief periods in which to work, a method of therapeutic songwriting wherein the music therapist divides the writing process into multiple short sessions would be useful. This capstone thesis details the development of such a method. The researcher enacted this method with a group of youth who participated in an arts program in Massachusetts that utilized a resource-oriented approach. After each TS session, the researcher recorded the participants\u27 reactions to the intervention\u27s application. The researcher coded the reactions using inductive analysis and found themes. Results indicated that the most common reactions of the participants were engagement and pleasure. As resource-oriented music therapy counts engagement and pleasure among its aims, the researcher concluded that the developed method had potential benefits as a TS intervention. Quantitative research into the relative efficacy of short and long-session songwriting interventions and task-divided (TD) and full songwriting sessions is recommended
Developmental Transformations and Pediatric OCD: A Review of the Literature and Proposal for Drama Therapy in Treatment
Get PDFOne to four percent of the population experiences obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and the majority of cases of begin in childhood or adolescence (Agarwal et al., 2016). Youth with OCD may experience barriers to their personal, familial, social, and academic success. In this Capstone Thesis paper, a critical review of the literature is conducted about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents, standard treatment methods including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and Developmental Transformations (DvT). DvT is proposed as a supplemental treatment method for pediatric OCD to be combined with ERP to combat treatment resistance, address associated symptoms and comorbidities, and increase tolerance and flexibility