An Introduction To Art Therapy Research

Art therapy is a relatively young field that is growing rapidly. There are an estimated 10,000 art therapists in the U.S., with over 40 accredited graduate programs in art therapy. This text speaks to those students, filling in a much-needed gap in a field that requires all students to enroll in at least one graduate-level research course. This is a pragmatic text that is grounded in art therapy research literature and surrounding contexts, providing guidance to students and practitioners in research design via a broad survey of appropriate questions, methods, and ethical values. A central metaphora "that of the "hunt"a "is threaded throughout the text to spark the artistic imagination of art therapists and to help them access the scientific logic of research design.