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Title: | Art therapy open studio and teen identity development: Helping adolescents recover from mental health conditions |
Authors: | Kelemen, Linda J. Shamri-Zeevi, Liat |
Keywords: | OS-ID art therapy open studio adolescents identity development supported autonomy social anxiety |
Issue Date: | 2022 |
Publisher: | MDPI AG |
Citation: | Kelemen, L. J., & Shamri-Zeevi, L. (2022). Art therapy open studio and teen identity development: Helping adolescents recover from mental health conditions. Children, 9(7), 1029. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9071029 |
Series/Report no.: | Children;9(7) |
Abstract: | Abstract: Adolescent identity development is driven to a significant degree by peer interaction. However, when mental health conditions (MHC) or other crises separate teens from their peers, their identity development can be slowed or arrested. We developed a unique open studio intervention (OS-ID) that could facilitate identity development in teens recovering from MHC, and incorporated this intervention into a therapeutic day school catering to our target population. We utilized qualitative case study research to explore these students’ experiences. Over the 10-month period of our intervention, we saw positive changes in the participants’ identity development. Key elements in OS-ID include the therapists’ commitment to supported autonomy; the absence of participatory demands; the emphasis on creative process over product; the use of setting and materials to promote the healing process; the facilitators’ and participants’ witnessing the process; the privatization and protection of the participants’ creations; and the ubiquitous presence of non-threatening significant others. This OS-ID modality could be an effective mechanism for assisting socially isolated teens to manage their social anxiety, develop their identity, and transition back into their peer environments. |
Description: | Scholarly article / Open access |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/9504 |
ISSN: | 2227-9067 (online) |
Appears in Collections: | Wurzweiler School of Social Work: Faculty publications |
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