Creative Arts Therapies – Episode 1 – The Evidence

This four-part series, produced in partnership with the Australian New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA) and hosted by clinical psychologist, Professor Mark Creamer, explores the practice of creative arts therapy.

In episode one, Mark, Dr Kate Dempsey, CEO of ANZACATA, and Deanne Gray, researcher and PHD candidate talk about the quality and the quantity of evidence underpinning Creative Arts Therapy.

Kate and Deanne share key findings from ANZACATA’s publication: The Proven Efficacy of Creative Arts Therapies (2022). Throughout their discussion, they explore the difference between art practice and art therapy, passive versus active engagement with art, and the growing body of evidence for the efficacy of creative arts therapy for a range of issues and concerns, both mental and physical.

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