Art Therapy in Response to Natural Disasters, Mass Violence, and Crises

Joseph Scarce, PhD ATR-BC, is an Assistant Professor of Art Therapy at the University of Tampa. He was the president of the Florida Art Therapy Association and presented on disaster relief work at the American Art Therapy National conference 2017-2019. He provided leadership in an art therapy response to the Pulse Night Club Tragedy, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Maria and the Parkland Shooting.

With contributions from professionals in the field, this book highlights the use of art therapy as a vital response to the trauma of natural and manmade disasters. Exploring a range of events, including the response to the Covid-19 pandemic, it offers an insight into the practice of art therapy at both communal and individual levels.

AcknowledgementsForeword by Wayne RamirezIntroduction: Joseph ScarcePart I Mental Health, Trauma, Ethics, and Self Care in Art Therapy Disaster ResponseChapter 1 Art as Therapy: Building Resistance in Long Term Disaster RecoveryAmanda Sanders, Maria Rollins, & Jill CharneyChapter 2 Humanity and Humility, Ethics, Pedagogy, and Art Therapy Contributions in Response to Natural DisasterRonald P.M.H. LayChapter 3 Art Therapists Respond to COVID-19, Viewing Art Therapy in a New Virtual World, Self-Care in a PandemicJoseph Scarce, Elia Khalaf, Alicia Ballestas, Devora Weinapple, Jess Linton & Cynthia WilsonPart II Art Therapy for Hope and Recovery from Loss of Home and CommunityChapter 4 Arts for Haiti: Collaboration, Training, and Service-Learning Programming inPost-Earthquake HaitiGeri Hurlbut & Gaelynn P. Wolf BordonaroChapter 5 The Dichotomy of Nature: Natural Disaster in Chile - an Art Therapy ResponseDaniela Gloger & Eduardo TorresChapter 6 The Camp Fire of 2018: Art Therapist Stories of Response, California Burning: The Northern California Art Therapy Association's Community Service Response in Paradise, After the Most Destructive and Deadly Fire in California HistoryKatrina Bobo, Cynthia Wilson, Robin Valicenti, & Devora WeinappleChapter 7 Art Therapy First Aid: Growing Capacity with Arts Therapists in Communities Affected by Australian BushfiresCarla van LaarChapter 8 Art Therapy After Hurricane MariaMaricel Ocasio-Figueroa & Anaïs Lugo-AxtmannChapter 9 Hurricane Michael and Stars of HOPEStephanie WrayChapter 10 Art Therapy Interventions with Syrian Refugee Youth & FamiliesMercedes Ballbé ter Maat, Soraya Obeid, Natacha Pirotte, &Laurence de Groote VandenborrePart III Art Therapy for Community Healing in Response to Mass Violence: HateCrimes & Terrorist Attacks.Chapter 11 Mending HeArts in the Holy City: Supporting Community Through Art After TheMother Emanuel Church ShootingDianne Vincent, Barbara Naderi, & Leigh Ann LichtyChapter 12 Art Therapy After the Stoneman Douglas High School ShootingRaquel Farrell-KirkChapter 13 Art From the Heart: Community Support After the Pulse Night Club ShootingJoseph ScarcePart IV Art Therapy Collaboration with Expressive Arts Therapy Approaches in Disaster ResponseChapter 14 Not Just Another Arts Camp Using the Creative Art Therapies After a SchoolShootingAlicia Ballestas, Jessica Asch, Lisa Tricomi & Bree GordonChapter 15 Voces Arts and Healing: Working on the U.S.-Mexico Border with AsylumSeekersKelvin A. Ramirez, Mitchell Kossak, & Joseph MagearyChapter 16 Art Therapy as a Cradle in Crisis Situations Healing from Typhoon HaiyanMaria Regina A. Alfonso & Maria Johanna Pia G. Ortiz-Luis