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ABSTRACT
The present study explored Jungian art therapists’ perceptions of Jungian theory (JT) and its use in art therapy (AT). Fifteen experienced Israeli Jungian art therapists took part in semi-structured interviews. The findings describe the participants’ conceptualizations of the Jungian approach as it is evolving within AT. Thematic analysis yielded two main dimensions: (1) JT and its uses by art therapists and (2) clinical implications, leading to distinct interplay of JT and AT practice. The therapeutic processes and considerations underlying these themes are affected by JT, which assumes that the client constructs meaning unconsciously and through symbolic processes. The findings point to the importance of understanding the role of theoretical models in art therapists’ perceptions and their ways of participating in therapeutic process.
Acknowledgments
We would like to acknowledge all our colleagues, the Jungian-oriented art therapists who shared their knowledge and experience with us. We are grateful to Janice Shapiro, Lilach Galkin, Naama Eisenbach, Yael Pardo, Hava Shomer, Ilana Lach, Racheli Dagim, Tal Portnoy, Tehila Shoham Doctor, and the other art therapists who participated in this study but chose to remain anonymous.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
Notes on Contributors
Alona Granot is an art therapist in the Mental Health Clinic for the Child and Adolescent, Ehad Haam, Haifa and lecturer in the Department of Art, Oranim College of Education, Israel.
Dafna Regev is Head of the Art Therapy Program at the School of Creative Art Therapies and a member of the Emili Sagol Creative Arts Therapies Research Center at the University of Haifa, Israel. Email: [email protected]
Sharon Snir is Head of the Art Therapy M.A. programme at Tel Hai College, Israel.