The Future of Black Creative Art Therapists Pedagogy, Practices, and Preservation

Part I: Pedagogy — Black Creative Art Therapists Speak Up
1.Prioritizing the Well-being of our BIPOC Counseling Students: An Exploration of Sustainability Through Pedagogy
Myriam D. Savage
2. Conversation on Pedagogy: Black Expressive Arts Therapy Graduates
Jennifer Larsh et al
3. Where I Stand is a Crossing: A Biracial Performance Poet, Poetry Therapist, and Educator Pendulating Belonging
Jenna Robinson
4. Considering Cultural Contexts: Alignment With Black Psychology and Expressive Arts Therapy
Jennifer Larsh, Ahsabi Monique Burris, and Monique Lyons
5. Black Women’s Pedagogy of Care: Lineages, Training, and Art Therapy Practice
Rochele Royster
Part II: Practices — Innovative Methodologies by Black Creative Art Therapists
6. The Creative Rebel Dance/Movement Therapy Experience
Charne Furcron and Laurie Jones
7. Music Therapy: A Method of Uniting People in Clinical Settings
Marlys Woods
8. Fantasy Mapping: Linking Sexual Response Cycles and Storytelling
Stefanie Rowena Bell
9. The ART-Ticulation Pilot Program: Tools for Positive Identity Formation
Naima Thompson and Myriam D. Savage
10. Re-authoring Resistance: Collaborative Multimodal Poetry Therapy, Narrative Re-Authoring, and Liberatory Praxis
Jenna Robinson
11. Dance/Movement Therapy: Reflections on an Afro-Diasporic Approach for Sexual Violence Survivors in Kenya
Ari Salaam and Chevon Stewart
Part III: Preservation — The Present and Future for Black Creative Art Therapists
12. Art Therapy: Cultural Humility Practice and Pedagogy During the Tears, Jeers, and Fears of Being a Black Woman in Art Therapy Leadership
Louvenia Jackson
13. Music Therapy: Cultivating a Culture of Wellness
Stacie Aamon Yeldell
14. Dance/Movement Therapy: Choreographing a Legacy of Leadership
Angela M. Grayson
15. From Missing Links to Living Lineages: Towards a Black Creative Arts Therapy Future
Sinethemba Makanya

Biography

Myriam D. Savage, PhD RDT/BCT, associate professor at California Institute of Integral Studies, in the Master’s of Counseling Psychology with Expressive Arts program, is a board-certified drama therapist, and director of SoCal Drama Therapy Center.

"Dr. Savage is to be commended for addressing the proverbial elephant in the room by actualizing the voices of Black practitioners.  As one who has dedicated her life to diversifying the field of mental health as well as expanding public access to culturally relevant healing practices, I can attest that this compendium of wisdom, The Future of Black Creative Arts Therapists, is a gift for all."

 Ping Ho, MA, MPH, founder and director of the non-profit Arts & Healing Initiative, Beat the Odds® and Social Emotional Arts (SEA) program, associate editor for Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine.

 

"In this much needed and very impressive volume, The Future of Black Creative Arts Therapists: Pedagogy, Practices, and Preservation, Dr. Myriam Savage lifts up the perspectives and voices of Black creative arts therapists in a way that has not been attempted before. All arts therapies specializations are represented making this a rich and enriching resource for anyone interested in understanding this transformative work from viewpoints that have been traditionally overlooked."

 Robyn Flaum Cruz, PhD, BC-DMT, professor, Expressive Therapies PhD Program, Lesley University, editor-in-chief Emerita, The Arts in Psychotherapy, past president, American Dance Therapy Association, past chairperson, National Coalition of Creative Arts Therapies Associations

"Since the pandemic, mental health awareness has grown significantly—particularly in the Black community—alongside an increasing number of Black therapists entering the field. This emerging cohort is seeking alternatives to traditional therapy that honor Afri-diasporic histories, experiences, and cultural practices, making this first-of-its-kind volume, The Future of Black Creative Art Therapists,  a powerful testament to the healing and transformative nature of Black creative arts therapies and the importances of the Black creative arts therapists who are forging paths in this growing field."

Danielle Drake, PhD, LP, dean of Faculty Development, Community & Collaboration, California Institute of Integral Studies