Media Considerations in Art Therapy

Abstract

Art therapists are obliged to understand media properties in order to safeguard clients’ well-being and to promote excellent therapeutic outcomes. This chapter explores media properties, media fit, and unconventional media uses in art therapy. Directions for future research are proposed in each subject area. Art therapy has proved to be effective in decreasing depression in male and female prison inmates, with interesting gender differences noted. It is essential that art therapists are educated about the specific cultural groups that they will come into contact with and about how art therapy can be uniquely helpful to them. While elderly clients with dementia respond well to sensory-stimulating materials that can reduce sensory deprivation and aid memory reconstitution, child and adolescent clients enjoy various media, particularly digital applications.

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