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Art Therapy Used to Enhance Steps One, Two and Three of a Twelve-step Recovery Program for Addictions Treatment

Krebs, Kathleen A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=urs1210866880

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2008, Master of Arts, Ursuline College, Art Therapy and Counseling.
This grounded theory investigates whether those recovering from drug or alcohol addiction in a 90 day treatment center will benefit from group art therapy that focuses on completion of the first three steps of A.A., a primary goal of this facility as well as one of the most common treatment methods in the United States for drug and alcohol addiction. Members were asked to create art work using a different media (collage, drawing, clay and painting) for each session which corresponded to the first Three Steps of A.A., for a total of twelve sessions. Concepts of powerlessness, belief in a Higher Power, and turning their will and their lives over to a Higher Power were explored and important themes, insights, self-awareness and spirituality were discovered as well as preferences for the various media offered. Though the steps were an important topic of conversation as it related to clients artwork, the exciting element of study came through their engagement with the image created and how it mirrored where they were in the recovery process.
Gail Rule-Hoffman, M.Ed., LPC-S, ATR-BC, LICDC (Committee Chair)
Ronna G. Posta, LPCC, LICDC (Advisor)
159 p.
Mental Health; Psychology; Psychotherapy; Rehabilitation; Social Psychology; Therapy
art therapy; addictions treatment; substance abuse; twelve step recovery; psychology; mental health; counseling

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  • Krebs, K. A. (2008). Art Therapy Used to Enhance Steps One, Two and Three of a Twelve-step Recovery Program for Addictions Treatment [Master's thesis, Ursuline College]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=urs1210866880

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Krebs, Kathleen. Art Therapy Used to Enhance Steps One, Two and Three of a Twelve-step Recovery Program for Addictions Treatment. 2008. Ursuline College, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=urs1210866880.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Krebs, Kathleen. "Art Therapy Used to Enhance Steps One, Two and Three of a Twelve-step Recovery Program for Addictions Treatment." Master's thesis, Ursuline College, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=urs1210866880

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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