Emerging Perspectives in Art Therapy: Trends, Movements, and Developments

201 Pages·2017·6.783 MB·English

by  Richard Carolan (editor), Amy Backos (editor)

“Emerging Perspectives in Art Therapy is a unique, forward thinking framework
exploring future considerations for art therapy clinicians, educators, and students.
A plethora of topics provide a substantive examination of arising, future
landscapes; a progressive book that is rich in both breadth and depth of topics
and content. A definite must read contribution to the profession.”
Janice Hoshino, Ph.D, ATR-BC, LMFT, ATCS, Director, Creative
Arts Therapy Institute, Antioche University Seattle
“Grounded in philosophy and theory with the intention of advancing the science
of art therapy, Dr’s. Carolan and Backos have gathered talented authors who do
just that. These author/art therapists place the practice of art therapy in context
while not forgetting process. As a feminist therapist, I appreciate how the authors
promote culture, race, gender, and sexual orientation in the service of social
justice. After 25 years as a clinician, I learned from this book.”
Susan Radbourne, Ph.D., Psychologist, Cleveland, Ohio
“An important and needed contribution to the field of art therapy, Emerging
Perspectives in Art Therapy is based in theory and translates theory to practice.
It explores influences from novel disciplines, including neuropsychology and
technology, to art therapy. Carolan and Backos, who are board certified art
therapists as well as psychologists and researchers, apply these multifaceted
lenses to the study and practice of art therapy.”
Kristin Samuelson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology at
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
“As society wades through propaganda on the quest for truth, Carolan and Backos
gift us with an essential compendium that critically examines contemporary art
therapy theory and practice in the early 21st century. Written with competency and
inclusion, this timely book respects the history of art therapy while simultaneously
clarifying the present and informing the future. This text is a valuable and
necessary contribution as the profession evolves through research and towards a
unified definition of best practices.”
Juliet King, MA, ATR-BC, LPC, LMHC, Director of Art
Therapy and Assistant Professor, Herron School of Art
and Design, IUPUI, Adjunct Assistant Professor,
Department of Neurology, Indiana
University School of Medicine
“Carolan and Backos have employed thoughtful and articulate individuals to
provide current and contemporary writings in the field of art therapy. This
comprehensive book covers both theory and practice issues. The book begins
with philosophy, theory, and research, but it does not stop there. An array of
timely and substantive topics is also covered including pedagogic concerns,
neuroscience, issues of diversity and social change, and global perspectives. All
this in a slim, but mighty volume.”
Marcia L. Rosal, Professor Emerita, Florida State University

Emerging Perspectives in Art
Therapy
Art therapy is in a transitional phase where new paradigms of thinking, research
methods, and ways of knowing are emerging. Emerging Perspectives in Art Ther-
apy explores the knowledge base of art therapy by examining old assumptions
and developing new knowledge. Dr. Carolan and Dr. Backos guide the reader
through a multifaceted understanding of art therapy’s core assumptions, philoso-
phies, and theories. The second part of the book entrenches the reader in emergent
knowledge in art therapy practices through a cultural lens. This book provides
opportunities to explore art therapists’ relationships with technology, ethics,
education and neuroscience and challenges the reader to think about education,
social justice, and community wisdom in novel ways. Emerging Perspectives in
Art Therapy offers a unique contribution to the dialogue about pedagogy and
philosophy in art therapy and offers insights for art therapists and other allied
professionals regarding the use of art in a therapeutic and community context.
Richard Carolan, Ed.D., ATR-BC, is a Board-Certified Art Therapist and a Licensed
Psychologist. He designed, developed, and currently serves as the director of the
Ph.D. in Art Therapy at Notre Dame de Namur University. He has over 25 years of
experience as an educator in Art Therapy Psychology and 35 years of clinical experi-
ence in working primarily with adolescents, adults, and families. Dr. Carolan has a
private practice in Northern California and is the training director for Art Therapy/
MFT interns in the San Mateo School District in Northern California. He is the 2014
recipient of the Educator of the Year Award from AATA and the Keller Teaching
Award from Notre Dame de Namur University. His areas of professional interest and
inquiry include addiction, psychological recovery, and intentional living.
Amy Backos, Ph.D., ATR-BC, is a Board Certified Art Therapist, Licensed Psy-
chologist, and Chair of Graduate Art Therapy Psychology at Notre Dame de
Namur University located in the San Francisco Bay Area. She serves as a member
of the AATA Research Committee and of the Editorial Board of Art Therapy:
Journal of the American Art Therapy Association. In addition to teaching in the
MA and Ph.D. Art Therapy programs, she is Chair of the Internal Review Board
at Notre Dame. She teaches art therapy in Nicaragua, works as a consultant
to international businesses, and provides art therapy at a residential substance
abuse treatment facility. Her clinical work includes 20 years with children, teens,
and adults who experienced sexual assault and intimate partner violence, combat
trauma, and substance abuse disorders. Additionally, Dr. Backos has six years of
experience with the Veteran’s Affairs Hospital providing evidence-based treat-
ments and art therapy for veterans with PTSD, as well as working as a research
associate conducting research on PTSD with Vietnam and Iraq veterans.

Emerging Perspectives in Art
Therapy
Trends, Movements, and
Developments
Edited by Richard Carolan
and Amy Backos
First published 2018
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Names: Carolan, Richard, editor.
Title: Emerging perspectives in art therapy : trends, movements,
and developments / edited by Richard Carolan and
Amy Backos.
Description: New York, NY : Routledge, 2018. | Includes
bibliographical references.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017047229 (print) | LCCN 2017048336
(ebook) | ISBN 9781315624310 (ebk) | ISBN 9781138652347
(hbk) | ISBN 9781138652354 (pbk)
Subjects: LCSH: Art therapy. | Art therapy—Methdology.
Classification: LCC RC489.A7 (ebook) | LCC RC489.A7 E46
2018 (print) | DDC 616.89/1656—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017047229
ISBN: 978-1-138-65234-7 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-138-65235-4 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-1-315-62431-0 (ebk)
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We dedicate this book to the next generation of art
therapists—the harbingers of new ways of knowing
art and the human experience; to Dr. Doris Arrington,
from whom we have both learned so much; and to
our loved ones who held the ground and allowed us to
know ourselves.
For Charlie who says Yes! to adventure & believes in
my dreams. And for our son Oliver, who inspires new
dreams with his grace and humor. AB
For Julie, Maggie, Theeus and Taram–my co-artists in
life. RC

Contents
Contributing Authors xi
List of Figures xv
List of Plates xvi
Introduction xvii
RICHARD CAROLAN AND AMY BACKOS
PART I
Theory 1
1 Philosophical Foundations of Art Therapy 3
AMY BACKOS
2 Theory and Art Therapy 17
RICHARD CAROLAN AND KARRIE STAFFORD
3 Art Therapy and Neuropsychology 33
RICHARD CAROLAN AND AMY HILL
4 Art Therapy Pedagogy 48
AMY BACKOS AND RICHARD CAROLAN
5 The Road Ahead: Preparing for the Future of Art
Therapy Research 58
GIRIJA KAIMAL
6 Transcending Media: Tangible to Digital and Their
Mixed Reality 74
NATALIE CARLTON WITH TERESA SIT AND DUSTIN RYAN YU