Date of Award

Spring 5-2018

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

Abstract

This qualitative phenomenological multiple family art therapy research study was designed to explore family experiences during deployment and their perceptions of participating in a multiple-family art therapy group. The multiple-family art therapy approach addresses the psychological impact of deployment cycles on the family lifestyle, and focuses on those who are currently experiencing the deployment of a family member. These sessions were created to provide military communities an opportunity to participate in directed art-making tasks using specific art therapy processes and materials to develop and strengthen psychological resilience at both a family level and community level. However, due to a lack of participants recruited during the time allotted to complete this capstone project, multiple-family art therapy group sessions were not conducted. Exploration of factors related to recruitment challenges are discussed and implications for future research are described.

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