Introduction to Art Therapy Research
PART I OVERVIEW OF ART THERAPY RESEARCH
1. Art Therapy Research Ideas, Tools, and Steps in the Process
2. The Landscape of Art Therapy Research: Worldview, Paradigms, and Tools of the Discipline
PART II ART THERAPY RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES
3. Quantitative Strategies for Art Therapy Research
4. Generating Art Therapy’s Evidence Base
5. Investigating the Field with Qualitative Research
6. Researching the Phenomena of Lived Experience
7. Transformative-Critical Research: Practice-Changing, Participatory, and Anti-Oppressive
8. Art-Based Research in Art Therapy
PART III CONDUCTING ART THERAPY RESEARCH
9. Before You Begin: Research Ethics and Oversight
10. Models and Critique of Good Research
11. Writing, Reporting, and Disseminating Your Research
Biography
Lynn Kapitan, PhD, ATR-BC, HLM, is a Professor Emerit and founding Director of Graduate and Doctoral Art Therapy at Mount Mary University (USA) as well as a past president of the American Art Therapy Association and international research consultant.
“Building on an already excellent publication, Dr. Kapitan has written an inspiring and informative book, even stronger than its previous editions. Her clear writing style and well-informed chapters help make research understandable and accessible. Importantly, Dr. Kapitan’s attention to inclusivity within research strengthens the book’s relevance to a worldwide contemporary context.”
Val Huet, PhD, Visiting Professor, University of Hertfordshire and Ulster University; Co-Director, Oxford College of Arts and Therapies, UK
“A master teacher, researcher’s mentor, and editor, Dr. Kapitan has a way of perceiving the big picture and adeptly distilling the complexities of what it means to do art therapy research. Having assigned the text since its first publication, I am astonished by the depth and maturity this 3rd edition offers. Much more than an update or mere introduction, 'ample and inclusive' more accurately describe this gem of an art therapy research text. A timely resource with potential to transform the profession and its research.”
Holly Feen-Calligan, PhD, ATR-BC, ATCS, Professor of Art Therapy, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
“Reinforcing the pivotal foundation of previous editions, Dr. Kapitan efficaciously expands upon emerging trends and discipline-specific research needs while balancing traditional with new and innovative methodologies. Acknowledging recent shifts impacting humanity, practice, and education, this new edition critically affirms art therapy's responsive commitment to research with sensitivity, relevance, and context-specificity — within, between, and across cultures, geographies, and approaches. As such, this edition has strategically sharpened its focus, pinpointing lenses that account for enriched collaborative worldviews.”
Ronald P.M.H. Lay, MA, ATR-BC, AThR, AThS-HF, Art Therapy Graduate Program Leader, LASALLE College of the Arts, University of the Arts Singapore
