With contributions from a range of expert voices within the field, this book explores the use of art therapy as a response to traumatic events. Offering rare insight into ways in which art therapists have responded to recent crises, this is a unique resource for art therapists looking to coordinate interventions for large-scale disaster and resulting trauma. Chapters address a range of environmental and manmade disasters around the world, including hurricanes, typhoons, wildfires, mass shootings and forced migration, highlighting the impact of an art therapy approach in dealing with widespread trauma. Covering both community and individual cases, it provides an in-depth view into the challenges of working in these settings, including the effects on the therapist themselves, and offers practical information on how to coordinate, fund and maintain responses in these environments. The first book to focus on disaster response in art therapy, this will be an invaluable contribution to the field in an increasingly vital area.
Joseph Scarce, PhD ATR-BC, is an Assistant Professor of Art Therapy at the University of Tampa. He was the president of the Florida Art Therapy Association and presented on disaster relief work at the American Art Therapy National conference 2017-2018. He provided leadership in an art therapy response to the Pulse Night Club Tragedy, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Maria and the Parkland Shooting.
Acknowledgements Foreword by Wayne Ramirez Introduction: Joseph Scarce Part I Mental Health, Trauma, Ethics, and Self Care in Art Therapy Disaster Response Chapter 1 Art as Therapy: Building Resistance in Long Term Disaster Recovery Amanda Sanders, Maria Rollins, & Jill Charney Chapter 2 Humanity and Humility, Ethics, Pedagogy, and Art Therapy Contributions in Response to Natural Disaster Ronald P.M.H. Lay Chapter 3 Art Therapists Respond to COVID-19, Viewing Art Therapy in a New Virtual World, Self-Care in a Pandemic Joseph Scarce, Elia Khalaf, Alicia Ballestas, Devora Weinapple, Jess Linton & Cynthia Wilson Part II Art Therapy for Hope and Recovery from Loss of Home and Community Chapter 4 Arts for Haiti: Collaboration, Training, and Service-Learning Programming in Post-Earthquake Haiti Geri Hurlbut & Gaelynn P. Wolf Bordonaro Chapter 5 The Dichotomy of Nature: Natural Disaster in Chile - an Art Therapy Response Daniela Gloger & Eduardo Torres Chapter 6 The Camp Fire of 2018: Art Therapist Stories of Response, California Burning: The Northern California Art Therapy Association's Community Service Response in Paradise, After the Most Destructive and Deadly Fire in California History Katrina Bobo, Cynthia Wilson, Robin Valicenti, & Devora Weinapple Chapter 7 Art Therapy First Aid: Growing Capacity with Arts Therapists in Communities Affected by Australian Bushfires Carla van Laar Chapter 8 Art Therapy After Hurricane Maria Maricel Ocasio-Figueroa & Anais Lugo-Axtmann Chapter 9 Hurricane Michael and Stars of HOPE Stephanie Wray Chapter 10 Art Therapy Interventions with Syrian Refugee Youth & Families Mercedes Ballbe ter Maat, Soraya Obeid, Natacha Pirotte, & Laurence de Groote Vandenborre Part III Art Therapy for Community Healing in Response to Mass Violence: Hate Crimes & Terrorist Attacks. Chapter 11 Mending HeArts in the Holy City: Supporting Community Through Art After The Mother Emanuel Church Shooting Dianne Vincent, Barbara Naderi, & Leigh Ann Lichty Chapter 12 Art Therapy After the Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting Raquel Farrell-Kirk Chapter 13 Art From the Heart: Community Support After the Pulse Night Club Shooting Joseph Scarce Part IV Art Therapy Collaboration with Expressive Arts Therapy Approaches in Disaster Response Chapter 14 Not Just Another Arts Camp Using the Creative Art Therapies After a School Shooting Alicia Ballestas, Jessica Asch, Lisa Tricomi & Bree Gordon, Chapter 15 Voces Arts and Healing: Working on the U.S.-Mexico Border with Asylum Seekers Kelvin A. Ramirez, Mitchell Kossak, & Joseph Mageary Chapter 16 Art Therapy as a Cradle in Crisis Situations Healing from Typhoon Haiyan Maria Regina A. Alfonso & Maria Johanna Pia G. Ortiz-Luis
A unique and practical guide to the use of art therapy in critical disaster intervention
