![]() ![]() ![]() They may help reach populations who have limited access to therapy services or who are reluctant to present for therapy. Such interventions may be useful components of narrative therapy or augmentations to brief therapy. This study reveals the potential usefulness of physically externalizing problems and interacting with them deliberately over time. Findings indicated that the intervention helped participants express emotions, increased their awareness of personal resources and agency, helped separate problems from self, decreased symptoms and problem behaviors, and fostered a sense of empowerment. In an attempt to better understand the experience of the participants, the principal investigator also engaged in the exercise. This study reflects the voices and experiences of 17 participants who engaged in an innovative externalization exercise combining sculpture and journaling over a period of 4 weeks. The method discussed is a qualitative case study.Įxternalization of problems as a component of narrative therapy has been well defined by such authors as Epston and White, and Freedman and Combs. The construction and remix of narratives is framed as a client’s “expressive life performance.” The literature review will discuss the disciplines of creative inquiry, transdisciplinarity, art therapy, expressive arts therapy, narrative therapy, and digital media art. Two underlying themes will compose the framework of this dissertation: (1) the construction of narratives and (2) the remix (or creative transformation) of narratives using digital techniques. In particular, videogame play and digital storytelling using audio and video formats, computers, and online virtual world exploration are examined as techniques used to evoke a client’s personal story construction and story transformation. The use of digital art and digital play as therapeutic interventions are explored and discussed. This dissertation uses the word “remix” as a metaphor for therapeutic techniques that play with the idea of transformation. An emphasis is placed on the idea of the “remix ” DJs use remixing as a standard technique of expression, taking existing records and mixing them up (blending, cutting, fading, and scratching) to create something new and powerful (changing the groove, if you will). This dissertation asks three questions: First, how can digital media art be used in therapy sessions with children and adolescents? Second, what are the experiences of children and adolescents who use digital media art in therapy sessions? And third, what are the experiences of therapists who facilitate therapy sessions that use digital media art? This dissertation draws on my background in behavioral work with children, as well as my work as a videographer and my experience in the realm of hip-hop culture as a DJ. This dissertation explores novel approaches to using digital media art in therapeutic sessions with children and adolescents. The qualitative themes were: (a) Sequential Art can be projective, (b) Sequential Art can be narrative, (c) Sequential Art is rarely used as a therapeutic tool, and (d) Sequential art has potential. The survey results indicated there is interest in using comic book-style art in therapy. This information was then analyzed to evaluate the potential of using comics for therapeutic ends. This study gathered opinions from a selected group of professional counselors, students, and educators. Using Sequential Art as both a narrative and projective technique could be an effective way of working with clients in a non-verbal way. Narrative therapeutic techniques can help individuals change their cognition regarding the stories of their lives. In therapy, projective tests have the ability to bring to light unconscious issues affecting the client. It is an ancient form of communication that has found a modern expression in comic strips and comic books. Sequential Art can be defined as images deployed in a sequence to tell a story graphically or convey information. ![]()
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