Canadian Journal of Art Therapy New Issue (Copy)
This issue explores the experience of belonging in four different ways. Firstly, belonging is relational and co-constructed, as it emerges between individuals, environment, and artwork. Secondly, belonging is also contextual and environmental, shaped by spaces, social systems, and technologies that inform ideas about inclusion and exclusion. Third, belonging is ethical and reflective. As practitioners, it is our responsibility to cultivate felt experiences of belonging through inclusive practices. Finally, belonging is embodied and expressive. When creating artwork, belonging is an immediate felt experience and not solely discussed as theory.
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Cover Artwork (pictured): Floating: The Sensation of Calm, Grounded, Present, and Regulated by Abby Bohun, B.A., DWHEAT
Editorial: Cocreating Belonging in the Healing Arts: Rivers Converging to Collectively Dream of Health and Peace, by Haley Toll, PhD, RCAT, CCC, RP
Empowered by Art: Artwork Creation as a Mental Health Promoting Intervention for Mothers in Canada With Histories of Intimate Partner Violence by Julia Yates, MSc, Kimberley T. Jackson, RN, PhD, Sheila O’Keefe-McCarthy, RN, PhD, Julia Sek, RN, MScN, Tara Lundy, RN, MA Nursing & Tara Mantler, PhD
Optimizing Creative Environments Through Design for Neurodivergent Artists: A Qualitative Inquiry of Arts-As-Therapy Within an Art Studio in Bandung, Indonesia by Bintang Mahendra Erwandaru S.Ds., M.Ds, Rizka Rachmawati S.Ds., MBA & Santi Salayanti S.Sn., M.Sn
Heuristic Inquiry Into VR Art Therapy (VRAT) for Older Adults: An ETC-Based Approach to Depression and Emotional Stability by Kyoung Ok Rew, PhD
Through the Lens of an Anxious Art Therapist: An Art-Based Heuristic Inquiry by Abby Bohun BA, DWHEAT & Mary Norton PhD, MPS-AT
Les cibles thérapeutiques contemporaines pour le traumatisme de nature sexuelle chez l’adulte : une revue de littérature visant à identifier les éléments communs en art-thérapie par Mia Hébert PhD, ATPQ & Pierre Plante PhD, ATPQ
L’art-thérapie en milieu de vie : un cadre thérapeutique pour les personnes aînées en perte d’autonomie par Andréa Bédard-Gascon MA
Transforming ADHD Perspectives: Multimodal Artistic Inquiry and Responsive Dialogue by Mimmu Rankanen D.A.
Book Review: Clients’ Perceptions of Helping and Hindering Processes in Art Therapy: A Qualitative Synthesis by Mimmu Rankanen, D.A
