The Creative Researcher

W132 Section 5113

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The Creative Arts Group

Katy Ellis Jennifer Dalton Jeni Singleton Mason McKinley Sarah Wratten

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Question One: To what extent are art therapy assessments and rating instruments valid and reliable for use with clients? Question Two: Do objective assessment methods such as standardized art therapy tools (like DDS testing) give us enough information about clients?
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Some General Topics Related to Art Therapy: -Adoption and Foster Care -Autism -Brain Injury -Eating Disorders

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Main Ways of Collecting Data:

1. Qualitative Research -case studies, observations 2. Quantitative Research -experiments, surveys

3. Mixed Method/ Multimethodology
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Methodology Specific to Art Therapy Research: 1. Problem Formulation 2. Literature Search Stage 3. Extracting Data and Coding Study Characteristics 4. Data Evaluation 5. Data Analysis

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Background and General Knowledge on APA: -American Psychological Association (APA) -Began in 1945 -Business and academia throughout world -Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), Fifth Edition (2001)
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Main Purpose of APA Style: -Standard for organizing, writing, formatting, keying, and submitting a manuscript for publication -Standards for publishing research in accordance with ethical principles of scientific publishing
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Details About APA Style: -typed, double-spaced, 4 outside margins 1 inch from edge -sections on separate pages: Abstract, Text, Figure Captions, Figures, References, Appendices, Author Identification Notes, Footnotes, Tables, each with Running Head flush to right at top of page -Manuscript title 1st page 1/3 down: Full Title, Writers Name, Course Name and Number, Instructors Name, Date, all centered and doublespaced; also Running Header -Running Header with page numbers flush right at top of each page including title page, inch from top with short version of title and page number 8

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-LeLievre, R. B. (1998). Goodnight Saigon: Music, Fiction, Poetry, and Film in Readjustment Group Counseling. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. 29(1) 74-78. -Mingers J., Brockelsby J. (1997) Multimethodology: Towards a Framework for Mixing Methodologies. Omega. 25(5) 489509. -Brannen, J. (1998) Mixing Methods: The Entry of Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches into the Research Process. International Journal of Social Research Methodology. 17(8) 173-184. -http://www.art-therapy.us/assessment.htm -http://www.owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ -http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/apa4b.htm#IIA

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