1. Guidelines for art-based interventions in parental training.
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Shamri-Zeevi, Liat
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ART therapy , *ART materials , *EXPRESSIVE arts therapy , *SCULPTURE materials , *PARENTS - Abstract
Art-based parental training involves engaging the parents in creative processes and the observation of their art products. The current paper presents guidelines for art-based parental training, based on the assumption that the encounter between the world of art and the world of therapy creates a rich triangular relationship between therapist, parent, and artwork. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 art therapists who described their experiences and the interventions they have developed for parents. The findings show how these interventions can be applied in clinical settings and how these art therapists see the impact of these art-based interventions on the therapeutic process. Most therapists believe that encouraging parents to create spontaneously and authentically in a suitable environment that contains a range of art materials for painting and sculpture can support the initiation of emotional communication on the part of the parents with themselves, their partner, and their child. In this type of therapy, the parents' responses and the creative product are primordial since they are considered to reflect the parents' development, personal skills, fields of interest, concerns, and difficulties. The guidelines are derived from these findings. • Guidelines for art-based parental training (ABPT model) are presented. • 15 art therapists describe art interventions they developed for treating parents. • Provides examples, case studies and applications in clinical settings. • Environments with art materials support parental emotional communication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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