ERIC Number: EJ1288873
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 7
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Art Therapy Students of Color: The Experience of Seven Graduate Students
Johnson, Tuesdai; Deaver, Sarah P.; Doby-Copeland, Cheryl
Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, v38 n1 p50-56 2021
This qualitative study addressed the problem of lack of racial and ethnic diversity in American graduate art therapy programs. Seven current art therapy students or recent graduates of color from one predominantly White institution participated in individual semi-structured interviews and a group meeting. Results of thematic analysis yielded four overarching patterns; Courses, Internship, Affective Disruptions, and Differences, from which 10 themes and 14 sub-themes emerged. Narratives and strategies support published best-practices as participants identified limited course content relative to the contributions of pioneers of color, uneven exposure to course content designed to increase racial/cultural self-awareness, and preparation for cross-cultural interactions.
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Minority Group Students, Graduate Students, Student Experience, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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