Art Therapy, Healing and Spiritual Growth: A Reflective Essay
Art therapy and the expressive arts offer opportunities for dying and bereaved people to discover hidden resources and strengthen their creative capacity at a time when physical and emotional resources are at a very low ebb. Caregivers of the dying and bereaved can also benefit from an expressive ar...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2012
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In: |
Journal for the Study of Spirituality
Year: 2012, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 203-215 |
Further subjects: | B
Bereavement
B Spiritual Growth B Healing B Creativity B art therapy |
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Summary: | Art therapy and the expressive arts offer opportunities for dying and bereaved people to discover hidden resources and strengthen their creative capacity at a time when physical and emotional resources are at a very low ebb. Caregivers of the dying and bereaved can also benefit from an expressive arts approach in education, training and supervision. Creative transformation of difficult life experiences through art-making, music, narrative and poetry can promote healing and spiritual growth. Expressive arts methods can be used effectively with both groups and individuals. |
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ISSN: | 2044-0251 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the Study of Spirituality
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1179/jss.2.2.a0m0t70078330q00 |