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KMID : 1003020120130010036
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Qualitative Research
2012 Volume.13 No. 1 p.36 ~ p.49
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Art Therapy Experiences of the Students in Art Therapy Master"s Course: Focusing on Hospice Patients
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Hong Hea-Jung
Chang Yeon-Jip
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study is intended to understand the meaning and essence of the experiences of the students in art therapy master"s course for art therapy in hospice care.
Methods: Participants were five students in art therapy master"s course. Data were collected through interviews and e-mail. They were analyzed using van Manen"s hermeneutic phenomenology method.
Results: Eight essential themes and 17 sub-themes were emerged.
Conclusion: The art therapists who provided the hospice art therapy as a form of medical art therapy have led to the positive changes for everyone involved. Firstly, the art therapists provided the patients chances to do creative activities in the mundane hospital lives and to take stock of their past lives. Secondly, the art therapists gave the family members of the patients with the opportunities to express their pain and suffering. Thirdly, the art therapists had chances to think about their lives in a deeper way and grow mature as an individual being and an art therapist. In sum hospice art therapy provided meaningful opportunities to not only the dying patients but also everyone else involved regarding a variety of positive aspects including forgiveness, acceptance, understanding, and personal growth.
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KEYWORD
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Art therapy, Hospice, Qualitative study
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