Date of Award

Spring 5-2015

Document Type

Master's Project

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

EVMS School of Health Professions

Program/Concentration

Art Therapy and Counseling

Committee Director

Cheryl Shiflett

Committee Member

Kelvin. L. Wright

Abstract

Law enforcement officers are at increased risk for experiencing negative physical and psychological effects of stress. Art therapy can be an effective method for addressing the effects of stress. The goal of this paper will be to present the design for a 16-week stress management art therapy group for law enforcement officers. The purpose of this paper will be to provide art therapists with insight into understanding police culture and needs and how art therapy can address those needs. The design of this group includes an integrative approach to group art therapy treatment in order to maximize effectiveness and meet the needs of active duty law enforcement officer participants at varying stages in the group process. This integrative approach to treatment includes techniques from cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), existential art therapy, and gestalt art therapy. The effectiveness of this art therapy group has been designed to be assessed through several measures including Operational Police Stress Questionnaire (PSQ-Op), Organization Police Stress Questionnaire (PSQ-Org), Law Enforcement Officer Stress Management Art Therapy Group Post-Group Survey (PGS), and the Weekly Symptoms Checklist (WSC).

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