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This research aims to understand the uniqueness of art therapists, compared to artists and psychotherapists, in their ability to prevent harm when clients use art within therapy. Within this mixed methods research, a case study of harm done to a client using art in therapy was presented to participants (n = 90) including: 30 art therapists, 30 psychotherapists, and 30 artists. The participants’ reactions to the case study were collected. To increase validity, two independent assistants assessed the awareness of the risk of harm for each participant and recorded the risks identified, as well as each participant’s proposed ways to reduce these risks. The results indicate that most artists were unaware of the risk of harm in the case study, psychotherapists were mostly aware of risks only in one of the two parts, and art therapists were aware of risks in both parts. In addition, art therapists and psychotherapists identified similar risks of harm, including loss of control and physical self-harm. Nonetheless, art therapists identified a wider variety of ways to reduce risks than psychotherapists, particularly using art materials and imagery in the process (e.g., assessment of the reactions to different art materials; image transformation). The results suggest that art therapy training correlates with an increased awareness of risks of harm and professionals trained in art therapy have acquired specific skills to prevent harm through art making and imagery. Results have implications for public protection when using art in therapy.

canadian journal of art therapy

A Mixed Methods Study on the Uniqueness of Art Therapists in Harm Prevention (Recherche par méthodes mixtes sur la spécificité des art-thérapeutes dans la prévention de préjudices)