Heather Spooner
Biographic Data
| ID | 6281659 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Heather Spooner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Heather |
| FAMILY NAME | Spooner |
| SIGNATURE | SPOONER H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Florida |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7569-6020 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Perception meets practice
BACKGROUND: Creative Arts Therapy (CAT) and Arts in Health (AH) are increasingly recognised for their contributions to patient wellbeing, staff engagement, and the overall quality of care in healthcare settings. However, the integration of these practices depended heavily on how healthcare administrators understood their distinct purposes, professional boundaries, and potential impact. METHODS: This study investigated organisational perceptions o…
Permission to Come Out of The Dark”
Telehealth has expanded access to psychotherapy for veterans, yet little is known about how art therapy is experienced in remote formats. In this paper, we describe a thematic analysis that involved male and female veterans with PTSD and TBI (aside from one participant without a TBI) in individual telehealth art therapy. This paper explores the similarities and differences in male and female veterans' engagement in art therapy. Nine veterans (6 m…
Arts in health
Background: There has been tremendous progress linking the arts to health over the past five decades in the United States. An academic discipline has been clearly established through the development of programs at accredited universities, a growing body of research and dedicated field journals. However, significant inconsistencies in the use of language to reference the discipline pose challenges for practitioners, educators, policy-makers, servi…
Arts in health
Background: There has been tremendous progress linking the arts to health over the past five decades in the United States. An academic discipline has been clearly established through the development of programs at accredited universities, a growing body of research and dedicated field journals. However, significant inconsistencies in the use of language to reference the discipline pose challenges for practitioners, educators, policy-makers, servi…
Arts in health
Background: There has been tremendous progress linking the arts to health over the past five decades in the United States. An academic discipline has been clearly established through the development of programs at accredited universities, a growing body of research and dedicated field journals. However, significant inconsistencies in the use of language to reference the discipline pose challenges for practitioners, educators, policy-makers, servi…
Permission to Come Out of The Dark”
Telehealth has expanded access to psychotherapy for veterans, yet little is known about how art therapy is experienced in remote formats. In this paper, we describe a thematic analysis that involved male and female veterans with PTSD and TBI (aside from one participant without a TBI) in individual telehealth art therapy. This paper explores the similarities and differences in male and female veterans' engagement in art therapy. Nine veterans (6 m…
Perception meets practice
BACKGROUND: Creative Arts Therapy (CAT) and Arts in Health (AH) are increasingly recognised for their contributions to patient wellbeing, staff engagement, and the overall quality of care in healthcare settings. However, the integration of these practices depended heavily on how healthcare administrators understood their distinct purposes, professional boundaries, and potential impact. METHODS: This study investigated organisational perceptions o…
Art Therapy and Mental Health (3 works) · Music Therapy and Health (3 works) · Art Therapy (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · The arts (2 works) · Accreditation (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Creativity (1 works) · Dialog box (1 works) · Empathy and Medical Education (1 works)