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iDEA: DREXEL LIBRARIES E-REPOSITORY AND ARCHIVES

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Create, Destroy, Transform

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Title
Create, Destroy, Transform: A Brain-Based Approach to Trauma Treatment
Author(s)
Stickley, Kristyn S.
Advisor(s)
Wolf, Denise R.; Antcliff, Liz
Keywords
Art therapy; Neuropsychology; Psychic trauma
Date
2019-06
Publisher
Drexel University
Thesis
M.A., Art Therapy and Counseling -- Drexel University, 2019
Abstract
This paper describes the conceptualization and enaction of a method that sought to treat adults with histories of trauma who experienced symptoms of trauma. Research supporting the creation of this method encompassed literature surrounding neurological, arts-based, narrative, metaphorical, and relational approaches to trauma treatment. This paper directly directly aligns the art therapy directive Create, Destroy, Transform to the Expressive Therapies Continuum, the 5 R’s of neurodevelopmental trauma treatment, and a stage approach trauma treatment. Implementation of Create, Destroy, Transform revealed the potential of regulation of the dysregulated brain, effects of using art as metaphor in trauma treatment, and stages of treatment necessary for trauma resolution. This method seemed to successfully allow for individuals to express, lament, and reintegrate their traumatic experiences into their life stories, possibly resulting in trauma resolution and post-traumatic growth. Finally, recommendations for future research and suggestions for the application of this method in therapy were outlined.
URI
https://idea.library.drexel.edu/islandora/object/idea:9616
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