Publication year: 2011
Source: The Arts in Psychotherapy, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 3 May 2011
Paul M., Camic , Julie, Brooker , Anna, Neal
Few published studies have examined the use of material objects in art therapy or psychotherapy, yet objects have been part of our lives since birth and are part of the lived lives of people across all cultural and ethnic groups. Considering the importance of material objects in human development it seems worthwhile to explore their use in clinical work. Using an embedded case study design a type of material object, the found object, was introduced to people in individual and group therapy.Thematic analysis resulted in 19 identified themes, which were classified within four domains; clinical rationale, responses to found objects,…