After several very long months of work, I’ve finally completed the first version of my artbook for #WerkInIt. I’m hoping to continue to explore how artistic language can enhance research accessibility, and to continue to present available information on bettering working conditions for Art Therapists and Counselors, and the impacts of ill-advised workplace policies on…
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Werk In It: Documentation
When I began to think about art therapists and counselors I wanted to explore the ways that we understand a staff member has been there. While one way of looking at staff is as replaceable or interchangeable, as demonstrated in the rotating vanity, there must be other ways we consider or take note of those…
Werk In It: Shelter
When I began to design this piece of artwork I really wanted to focus on the environment in the participant and art therapist/ counselor work. While the two previous pieces that make up two thirds of the exhibit focus on two interconnected parts of experience, what I’ve been describing thus far is a system in…
Werk In It: Rotation
Artistic Language for the Impact of Therapist Turnover on Therapy Participants How might we consider potential trauma from repeated service interruption? As I explored this question about the impacts of service disruption on therapy participants I found myself attempting to create a metaphor for the experience. As a therapy participant and therapy practitioner I recognize…
#WerkInIt: Sketches
As I began my preliminary inquiry into what research exists regarding therapist turnover and it’s effects on therapeutic outcomes, it became important for me to sketch as I began to get a sense of what information exists. As I explored conceptualizations of workers, and the impacts of systemic turnover I began to think of way…
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