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The Handbook of Art Therapy and Digital Technology

The Handbook of Art Therapy and Digital Technology

Cathy A Malchiodi | Shaun McNiff | Christopher Belkofer | Kristin Belkofer | Alexander Kopytin | J. Lauren Johnson | Bronwen Gray | Alan Young | Brian Austin | Joe Kavitski | Gudrun Jones | Molly K. Kometiani | Jeffrey Jamerson | Bryce Evans | Olena Darewych | Seong-in Kim | Natalie Carlton | Donald Cutcher | Jedediah Walls | Jeff Lohrius | Debra Johnson-Fuller | Elizabeth Warson | Rachel Rahman | Martine Robson | Dr Val Huet

(2018)

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Abstract

Interest in the use of digital technology in art therapy has grown significantly in recent years. This book provides an authoritative overview of the applications of digital art therapy with different client groups and considers the implications for practice. Alongside Cathy Malchiodi, the contributors review the pros and cons of introducing digital technology into art therapy, address the potential ethical and professional issues that can arise and give insight into the effect of digital technology on the brain. They cover a wide range of approaches, from therapeutic filmmaking to the use of tablet and smartphone technology in therapy. Detailed case studies bring the practicalities of using digital technology with children, adolescents and adults to life and the use of social media in art therapy practice, networking and community-building is also discussed.
Malchiodi has done it again! This text is an accessible and comprehensive guide that invites a range of perspectives to explore meaning making from multiple technological data sources and helps to further define the evolution of art therapy in contemporary healthcare practice. Peppered with case examples and thoughtful recommendations, the authors never lose focus on the value of interpersonal relatedness and emphasize the priorities that a transforming society must have on attending to the bio-psycho-social and spiritual components of holistic and patient-centered care.
Juliet King, MA, ATR-BC, LPC, LMHC, Associate Professor, The George Washington University Art Therapy Graduate Program and Adjunct Associate Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Neurology
Initially with Cathy Malchiodi's new publication in hand, I found myself asking, how much do I want to become familiar with digital technology in my art therapy world? Through the many examples of new media and digital applications presented in this book, the obviousness of using these modalities in our practice becomes clear. Kopytin's chapter on photo-art therapy, for example, opens up an extended accessible range of collage activities. A new milieu can be formed using the digital in our community-based and clinical practices.
Patricia Fenner, PhD, Senior Lecturer and Co-ordinator Master of Art Therapy, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University
Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, ATR-BC, LPCC, LPAT, REAT, is an art therapist and author of several books, including The Art Therapy Sourcebook and Handbook of Art Therapy (2nd ed.). She is the Founder and Director of the Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute.
Art therapists, practicing today, we face an ever-growing challenge as new technologies become more available and are integrated within our clinical work. Malchiodi's extensively researched Handbook identifies these many challenges, including the integration of social media, conforming to professional ethical standards and complying with mental health and health regulations, and provides an exceptionally clear guide to help us to rise to these challenges while protecting the integrity of our uniquely creative clinical focus. This is a must read for any clinician working with technology within their clinical practice.
Dr. Robert Irwin Wolf, ATR-BC, LCAT, LP, Professor, Graduate Art Therapy Faculty, The College of New Rochelle and President, The Institute for Expressive Analysis
Malchiodi understands digital media as creative and accessible tools for building therapeutic relationships. Exploring these diverse media, in the context of these healing relationships, supports clients in creating rich imagery. And examining the individual expressive qualities of particular media, as Malchiodi and her contributors do so well, enables art therapists and art therapy students to realize the potential of these materials.
Jane Ferris Richardson, EdD, ATR-BC, RPT-S, Associate Professor of Art Therapy, Lesley University
An absolute 'must-read' for all who seek to understand the rapidly expanding role of digital media in art therapy, including its benefits, challenges, and limitations. I highly recommend this invaluable guide!
Charles Schaefer, Ph.D., RPT-S, Co-Founder and Director Emeritus, The Association for Play Therapy, Clovis, CA
An excellent and extremely timely publication where current issues of practice, research and ethics are clearly laid out and explored. Malchiodi belongs to a small group of pioneers in this field and uses expertly her depth of understanding to address its potentials and pitfalls.
From the Foreword by Dr Val Huet, BAAT Chief Executive Officer

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
The Handbook of Art Therapy and Digital Technology by Cathy Malchiodi 4
Foreword by Dr Val Huet 15
Foundations 19
1. Introduction to Art Therapy and Digital Technology by Cathy Malchiodi 21
2. Ethics, Digital Technology, and Social Media by Cathy Malchiodi, Donald Cutcher, and Kristin Belkofer 40
3. Interpersonal Downloading: The Relational and Creative Impacts of Technology and New Media in Therapy by Kristin Belkofer and Chris Belkofer 58
4. Your Client’s Brain on Digital Technology by Cathy Malchiodi 74
The Digital Toolbox—Methods and Media 89
5. New Media and Their Effects in Art Therapy by Shaun McNiff 91
6. Photo-Art Therapy by Alexander Kopytin 106
7. Therapeutic Filmmaking by J. Lauren Johnson 127
8. Digital Storytelling and Narrative Therapy by Bronwen Gray and Alan Young 141
9. A Telehealth Primer for Art Therapy by Jedediah Walls 159
10. The Animation Project by Joe Kavitski. Introduction and Conclusion by Brian Austin 175
11. There’s an App for That by Cathy Malchiodi 202
12. Virtual Reality Art Therapy by Jeff Lohrius and Cathy Malchiodi 215
13. Social Networking Platforms and Social Media by Cathy Malchiodi 230
Clinical and Educational Applications 245
14. Utilizing Digital Art Therapy with Hospitalized Youth by Mary K. Kometiani 247
15. Expressive Remix Therapy: Engaging Adolescents through the Use of Digital Media Art by Jeffrey Jamerson 265
16. The One Project: Therapeutic Photography with Adults by Bryce Evans 282
17. Dibaajimowin (Stories): Health Promotion through Digitalized Oral Stories by Debra Johnson-Fuller and Elizabeth Warson 291
18. Group Art Therapy and Telemedicine by Gudrun Jones, Rachel Rahman, and Martine Robson 303
19. Digital Devices as Creative Expressive Tools for Adults with Autism by Olena Darewych 317
20. Using Digital Media in Art-Based Research by Shaun McNiff 332
21. Computational Art Therapy IN Art Therapy Assessment and research by Seong-in Kim 348
22. Digital Media Inclusion in Art Therapy Coursework by Natalie Carlton 373
Appendix 1: General Ethical Principles for Potential Cyber Art Therapists 391
Appendix 2: Sections of the Art Therapy Credentials Board (ATCB) Code of Ethics, Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures that address digital communication and social media 394
Appendix 3: Samples of Electronic Transmissions Statements 397
Appendix 4: Questions to Consider When Developing a Social Media Policy 398
Contributors 400
About the Editor 404
Figures 11
Figure 1.1: Image created through the online collage-creation program Polyvore 28
Figure 4.1: Consulting the Oracle 85
Figure 5.1: Harbour Bench 101
Figure 5.2: Sailors 102
Figure 5.3: Fly 102
Figure 6.1: The Crab and the Blue Whale 112
Figure 6.2: The Fly of the Beetle 112
Figure 6.3: Drawing around a photograph taken during a trip in the natural environment 120
Figures 6.4–6.9: Examples of a young woman’s photographs representing her perception of herself and the world around her in response to an “environmental photographic self-portrait” assignment 123
Figure 8.1: “You get skinnier and skinnier and then you die—from The Long Walk” 146
Figure 8.2: “and it just made sense—those visual images”—from The Long Walk 147
Figure 8.3: “so he punched me in the mouth”—from Trent’s Story 151
Figure 8.4: Dark days—Trent’s Story 152
Figure 9.1: Skip Rizzo’s Bravemind 166
Figure 9.2: Inside Bravemind 168
Figure 9.3: Bravemind: still image 168
Figure 9.4: Veteran Telehealth 169
Figure 9.5: Virtual Afghanistan 169
Figure 10.1: The TAP Animator’s Creed 183
Figure 10.2: The Animation Project—production schedule 184
Figure 10.3: TAP Certificate of Completion 198
Figure 11.1: Zoolee Cat in Repose. 203
Figure 11.2: Finnegan Studies the 203
Figure 12.1: Google Cardboard 226
Figure 13.1: Art Therapy + Happiness Project logo 236
Figure 13.2: Decorated playing cards for online resiliency program “art swap” 241
Figure 14.1: Jocelyn’s collage of her family dinner 251
Figure 14.2: Mike’s self-portrait of hope and freedom 256
Figure 15.1: African adventure word cloud 269
Figure 15.2: Mask-making activity 270
Figure 15.3: Beat making 1 in digital media lab (DML) 276
Figure 15.4: Beat making 2 in DML 276
Figure 15.5: Detailed expressive remix group model 277
Figure 16.1: The Lavish Façade 286
Figure 16.2: Back to One 286
Figure 16.3: Lost and Looking for Direction 287
Figure 19.1: Flowers 321
Figure 19.2: Shapes 322
Figure 19.3: Red and blue 324
Figure 19.4: Mandala 324
Figure 19.5: My favorite kind of day 326
Figure 21.1: Color recognition and edge detection by a computer after blurring and clustering 353
Figure 21.2: The architecture of an expert system 354
Figure 21.3: Illustration of regressions 355
Figures 21.4A and 21.4B: Evaluation results of elements by C_CREATES 359
Figure 21.5: The Feedback Process 363
Figure 21.6: A case study of a five-year-old boy with a psychological disorder 365
Figure 21.6: SMC samples colored by people with different levels of dementia 367
Figure 22.1: Collaborative Christmas tree skirt project made by residential youth clients 385
Tables 13
Table 6.1: Photographic materials with related artistic/creative activities that can be used in photo-art therapy 114
Table 19.1: Max’s digital art therapy sessions 327
Table 21.1: A part of the knowledge in the expert system 364
Table 21.2: Analysis of mandalas in Figure 21.6 367
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