Art Therapy Promotes the Well-Being in Older Adults (Not Eligible for CEs)
Undergrad Posters (Not Eligible for Continuing Education)
Chris Zweifel
Chris is laying the groundwork to engage in environmental art therapy with survivors of natural disasters. Her desire is to beautify public spaces and to help rebuild communities. Her deepest concern is for the condition of the human heart; her objective is to challenge the comfortable and comfort the challenged.
This study sought to answer whether the creative process can give someone a new outlook on life and promote gerotranscendence. The investigation was on the role that art therapy has in increasing the well-being of older adults. Well-being has many dimensions, including satisfaction with life. Ryff (2014) considers well-being a multi-faceted concept, encompassing the dimensions of self-acceptance, positive relations with others, autonomy, environmental mastery, purpose in life, and personal growth.