ERIC Number: EJ1214837
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Art Therapy as a Psychosocial Support in a Child's Palliative Care
Councill, Tracy Dee; Ramsey, Kristin
Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, v36 n1 p40-45 2019
This viewpoint describes the case of a 4-year-old boy's journey in art therapy after his cancer had returned, which despite surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, ultimately claimed his life. The patient and his family participated in art therapy over the course of 18 months. As an integrated, palliative component of treatment, art therapy helped this patient and his family navigate 4 distinct phases of care, from diagnosis to end of life, in response to the family's changing needs. Communicating directly and symbolically at the end of the child's life allowed the family to create a lasting legacy.
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Health Services, Terminal Illness, Cancer, Children, Family (Sociological Unit), Patients, Outcomes of Treatment
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Language: English
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