The Power of Art to Cope With Trauma: Psychosocial Intervention After the Tsunami in Japan

Autor:	Tami Gavron
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Sociology and Political Science Social Psychology media_common.quotation_subject Art therapy Power (social and political) Philosophy Intervention (counseling) medicine Psychological resilience Natural disaster Psychology Psychiatry Psychosocial media_common
Zdroj:	Journal of Humanistic Psychology. :002216782098214
ISSN:	1552-650X 0022-1678
DOI:	10.1177/0022167820982144
Popis:	This article describes the significance of an art-based psychosocial intervention with a group of 9 head kindergarten teachers in Japan after the 2011 tsunami, as co-constructed by Japanese therapists and an Israeli arts therapist. Six core themes emerged from the analysis of a group case study: (1) mutual playfulness and joy, (2) rejuvenation and regaining control, (3) containment of a multiplicity of feelings, (4) encouragement of verbal sharing, (5) mutual closeness and support, and (6) the need to support cultural expression. These findings suggest that art making can enable coping with the aftermath of natural disasters. The co-construction underscores the value of integrating the local Japanese culture when implementing Western arts therapy approaches. It is suggested that art-based psychosocial interventions can elicit and nurture coping and resilience in a specific cultural context and that the arts and creativity can serve as a powerful humanistic form of posttraumatic care.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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