Art for Humanizing Mental Illness When Teaching Diagnosis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6436091 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Diana Sabados (0009-0003-2952-2208, The George Washington University, Alexandria, VA, USA, corresponding author), Jordan S Potash (0000-0002-1335-5711, The George Washington University, Alexandria, VA, USA) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 857-874 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Humanistic Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1678 • E-ISSN: 1552-650X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00221678231161386 |
| OpenAlex | W4327594209 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
Teaching a class that covers psychiatric diagnoses is essential for graduate students in mental health professions both for the purpose of providing informed therapeutic services for their clients who may have been diagnosed with a mental illness, and, increasingly, for the provision of diagnosis as a licensed clinician in the United States. Art therapy educators designed an experiential learning approach rooted in two frameworks that humanize mental illness (Two Continua Model of Mental Health and Mental Illness, Power Threat Meaning) combined with reflective art viewing and making. A cumulative art assignment based on one-canvas painting fosters students’ critical perspectives through four observed patterns: appreciating impact of layering; understanding mental illness through art materials and processes; empathizing through reflecting on one’s own experiences; and recognizing the wholeness of those living with mental illness. The incorporation of response art in the psychopathology class has had the intended dual impact of instilling a humanizing approach to mental illness and fostering self-reflection
Experiential knowledge · Experiential learning · Meaning (existential · Mental distress · Mental health · Mental illness · Pedagogy · Psychiatry · Psychopathology · Psychotherapist · Art Therapy and Mental Health · Music Therapy and Health · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Mental Illness and Mental Health
Experiential learning – a systematic review and revision of Kolb’s model
Mental Illness and/or Mental Health? Investigating Axioms of the Complete State Model of Health.
The diagnostic and statistical manual
Art and Mental Disturbance
Can There Be a Recovery-Oriented Diagnostic Practice
Empathy With the Shadow
The Paradigm Shift in Psychotherapy
Responses to the Publication of the American Psychiatric Association’s DSM-5
Psychological Formulation as an Alternative to Psychiatric Diagnosis
The Power Threat Meaning Framework
The Mental Health Continuum
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |