Applications of Arts-Based Research Methods in Art Therapy

Catalog description

This course expands the knowledge base of research design paradigms relevant to the core domains of art therapy and provides students with tools to deconstruct, analyze and report both visual and written data. Students examine key methodologies utilized by art therapists and how research informs post-modern structures of inquiry. These include Arts-Based Research models prevalent in Art Therapy such as Studio-based models, Participatory-Action Research, Anthropological Research, Case Study and Narrative as Written and Visual Inquiry. The course focuses on the development of the literature review to support methodology. Existing research data is utilized as a teaching tool to analyze and write about research literature within design paradigms covered in this class. The end of each class is dedicated to hands-on application of arts-based research. Students experience a collaborative learning environment for studio work connected to each student’s research.