The Helpful Aspects of Digital Creative Arts Therapy during Covid 19 Crisis: A Qualitative Investigation


Authors : Dr. Azizah Abdullah

Volume/Issue : Volume 6 - 2021, Issue 3 - March

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This qualitative studies investigates the helpful aspects of using digital creative arts therapy during the Covid 19 Crisis. Thirty participants: 10 practitoners who employed online creative arts therapy and 20 clients involved for this study. Practitioners attended series of online training to use digital creative arts therapy for psychological supports project, followed by online supervision via Zoom. After conducting four-to-six online psychological therapy using creative arts therapeutic tools with individual client, participants then joined online group supervision through digital technology apps such as Zoom or Webex. In-depth interviews were conducted using qualitative investigation with both practitioners and clients , Data were analized using thematic analysis method. The results revealed seven themes as helpful aspects : facilitates remote communication, easy storage of digital art media, develop a variety of digital creative arts tools, managing home-based therapy, improvement in digital technology skills, foster distance psychological supports, and increased global learning. The finding indicates the need for innovative technology for online creative arts therapy to provide long distance practices and clinical supervision that will increse clients to access psychological therapies when they’re unable to meet face to face.

Keywords : Innovative Technology, Creative Therapeutic Tools, Online Training, Practices & Supervision, Psychological Therapy

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