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| Author | Kaimal, G.; Gonzaga, A., M.; Schwachter, V. | |
| Title | Crafting, health and wellbeing: findings from the survey of public participation in the arts and considerations for art therapists. | |
| Reference | Kaimal, G., Gonzaga, A. M., & Schwachter, V. (2017). Crafting, health and wellbeing: findings from the survey of public participation in the arts and considerations for art therapists. Arts & Health, 9(1), 81-90. |
Link to article | https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2016.1185447 |
| Abstract | This brief report presents a review of the literature on health implications of crafting practices, as well as secondary analysis of data from the National Endowment for the Arts’ Survey of Public Participation in the Arts. The secondary data analysis focuses on trends in crafting practices in the United States. The findings indicate a greater prevalence of craft-based practices compared with fine arts media, as well as, distinct differences in arts participation based on gender, ethnicity and income levels. Using these data sources, implications for craft-based expressive practices as a therapeutic tool in art therapy practice are discussed. |
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| Expression through crafts, decorating ones environment, and art making, including other creative pursuits such as writing, reading, hiking and more, can be a restorative act of relaxation, empower a sense of intrinsic control, enhance motivation and increase psychological well-being (Geda et al., 2011). . | Some forms of crafts might serve to connect the individual to the world in a productive and creative way and thus need to be considered as a form of creative self-expression. . | As the initial research cited earlier in this report has indicated, there are many positive outcomes that align with art therapy goals including sensory engagement, socialization and opportunities for creative expression. . | In addition, given that photography is a widely used form of self-expression, further education in this medium could be valuable in helping future clients overcome anxieties around art making. . | This report is meant to highlight how the crafts could be viewed as a creative and expressive asset within the field of art therapy, rather than as an activity alone. . | Crafting might have a role as a tool during and outside of therapy settings as a means to engage in a safe and healthful coping practice. . | Crafting does involve considerations of mastery and skill building, and therapists need to be sensitive to the implications of these endeavors. . | Several clients reported more positive mood outcomes when they engaged with crafting. . | Crafting, either brought in by the client or introduced by the art therapist, can be a means of learning together, practicing socialization, and enhancing creative expression and meaning making around self-awareness and affect regulation. . | In this report, we argue for the use of crafting techniques as a tool that art therapists could integrate into their practice as a way to: encourage self-expression, reduce anxieties among patients about not being creative, a tool for self-care, and a means to integrate traditional and folk forms of expression into art therapy practice. . | Art therapists might also consider engaging in more systematic research on the health outcomes of crafting including research on brain functioning, psychological wellbeing and overall physiological and psychological functioning. . | Another dimension for consideration is the use of crafting in art therapist self-care practices. . | We argue that craft and other forms of creative activities are a potential point of entry for working with clients. . | There is anecdotal support for the contribution of crafting to mental wellbeing. . | It is common, for example, to hear stories of crafting and art making as ways in which individuals who have experienced life-threatening illnesses endure their suffering. . |
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