Student Type
Graduate
Faculty Sponsor
Claire Martin
Date
4-12-2022
College Affiliation
College of Education and Human Services
Department
Counseling
Submission Type
Poster
Abstract
Death and bereavement are a sad part of human existence; a child’s death, however, could be incredibly isolating, debilitating, and terrifying for parents. Art therapy has proven helpful in dealing with several challenges like depression, stress, and post-traumatic stress disorder (Hass-Cohen et al., 2018; Kalmanowitz & Ho, 2017; Peterson & Goldber, 2016). However, no studies to date show the impact of art therapy as an intervention with bereaved parents. The purpose of this proposal is to suggest a quantitative study to examine if art therapy could help bereaved parents in positive adjustment post-loss of their child. Positive adjustment post-loss would be assessed through a decrease in depression, a reduction in distress, and a change in affect, using the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) scale, the Impact of Events (IES) scale, and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) scale, respectively. The hypothesis for this study is that art therapy can help in the positive adjustment post-loss for bereaved parents.
Recommended Citation
Iyer, Dishika, "Bereaved parents and art therapy: A process to help develop positive adjustment post-loss" (2022). 2022 Student Academic Showcase. 6.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/src/Posters/Session1/6
Publication Date
2022
Date
03/21/2022
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Bereaved parents and art therapy: A process to help develop positive adjustment post-loss
Death and bereavement are a sad part of human existence; a child’s death, however, could be incredibly isolating, debilitating, and terrifying for parents. Art therapy has proven helpful in dealing with several challenges like depression, stress, and post-traumatic stress disorder (Hass-Cohen et al., 2018; Kalmanowitz & Ho, 2017; Peterson & Goldber, 2016). However, no studies to date show the impact of art therapy as an intervention with bereaved parents. The purpose of this proposal is to suggest a quantitative study to examine if art therapy could help bereaved parents in positive adjustment post-loss of their child. Positive adjustment post-loss would be assessed through a decrease in depression, a reduction in distress, and a change in affect, using the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) scale, the Impact of Events (IES) scale, and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) scale, respectively. The hypothesis for this study is that art therapy can help in the positive adjustment post-loss for bereaved parents.