Welcome to Volume 14, Issue 1 of the Journal of Creativity in Mental Health (JCMH). JCMH is the official journal for the Association for Creativity in Counseling (ACC). This journal is designed to bring our readership cutting-edge scholarship that promotes growth-fostering relationships and enhances relational development within a diverse society. ACC was established for professionals and students interested in creative and complementary approaches to counseling practice and counselor education.
Authors represent the diverse mental health disciplines of counseling, psychology, expressive therapies, psychiatry, and social work. JCMH is particularly interested in receiving submissions that discuss creative ways to facilitate growth-fostering connections and relational development. JCMH also encourages further understanding of diversity in professional practice. These interventions may include music, literature, theatre, drama, art, dance, energy psychologies, and other complementary and alternative therapies.
The following articles are included in this issue, offering a wide variety of innovative topics: “Coaching vs. Self-Help for Parents of Children With ADHD: Outcomes and Processes,” “Exploring Natural Materials: Creative Stress-Reduction for Urban Working Adults,” and “The Tip of the Iceberg: Fostering Appreciation for Diversity and Commonality.”
The Creating Space for Connection: Creative Interventions in Counseling column features activities for clinical practice: “Nosotros Importamos (We Matter): The Use of Testimonios with Latino Male Adolescents in Group Counseling,” “Career Guided Imagery: A Narrative Approach for Emerging Adults,” and “Vision Boards: A Culturally Responsive Approach to Developing Youth Career Aspirations.”
The Creating Space for Connection: Creativity in the Classroom column features “Instigators of Cyber-Bullying: A New Strategy for New Players,” “The Scribble Story Technique: An Arts-Based Supervision Process,” “Using For Colored Girls as a Creative Way to Help Me Understand How Empathic I Am,” and “Using Photovoice as a Counselor Education Pedagogical Tool: A Pilot.”
It is my hope that you find this issue enlightening and helpful to your work.