N/NY-0107 - Mind—Body Treatment for Depression: Clay Art Therapy with Expressive Therapies Continuum

Description

Recent neuroscience research has reexamined how affect mediates responses between mind and body. Clay Art Therapy (CAT) incorporating the Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC) involves various neurological processes that elucidate a body–mind, bottom–up approach to clay-work for the treatment of depression. This study evaluates treatment effects of CAT on depression.

Learning Objectives

Identify and reproduce the mechanisms of Clay Art Therapy (CAT) incorporating the Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC) for treatment of depression.
Replicate the methods of measuring both quantitative and qualitative research outcomes of CAT in randomized controlled trial.
Record the movements of the ETC on various levels with the scaling questions adopted in the treatment of Clay Art Therapy.

Dr. Joshua K.M. Nan

Assistant Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University

Dr. Joshua Kin-man NAN, owns many years of social work and use of arts experience in working with a wide range of populations, including traumatized children and youth and individuals with mental health issues. He also has extensive experience in providing use of arts training to different healthcare professionals. As an assistant professor and research fellow of the Centre of Youth Research & Practice of Hong Kong Baptist University, his major research areas include investigation of psychophysiological interaction in Emotion Regulation, integration of clay art therapy with the Expressive Therapies Continuum, efficacies of various art therapy techniques in enhancing behavioral—emotional competence in children and youth, and applying use of arts in life—death education and palliative care.