dc.contributor.author	McNamee, Carole M.	en
dc.contributor.committeechair	Johnson, Scott W.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Driscoll, Lisa G.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Benningfield, Anna Beth	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	McWey, Lenore M.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Hutchins, David E.	en
dc.contributor.department	Marriage and Family Therapy	en
dc.date.accessioned	2011-08-22T18:53:15Z	en
dc.date.adate	2004-02-19	en
dc.date.available	2011-08-22T18:53:15Z	en
dc.date.issued	2004-02-02	en
dc.date.rdate	2005-02-19	en
dc.date.sdate	2004-02-14	en
dc.description.abstract	Bilateral art is a neurologically-based therapeutic intervention that engages both dominant and non-dominant hands in the creation of images in response to polarized beliefs, cognitions, or feelings. Advances in neuroscience that integrate attachment theory and experience with neuronal development argue for use of the intervention. Retrospective case studies using enhancements of the bilateral art intervention protocol for individuals support these arguments. These case studies demonstrate clinical application of the intervention to a range of presenting problems including differentiation from family of origin, parenting problems, loss, trauma, and self-esteem concerns and provide the first documented evidence of the effectiveness of the bilateral art intervention. Additional case studies reflect development of two different bilateral art intervention protocols that facilitate exploration of relationships. The first protocol adapts the use of bilateral art with individuals to use with couples and it has a dual purpose: to facilitate both openness and integration of polarized thoughts or feelings in one member of a couple and to increase empathy in the other. The second protocol facilitates exploration of and reflection upon a relationship and is applied in the case study to the supervisor-supervisee dyad that is an integral part of the training of marriage and family therapists. Experiences reveal possible contraindications as well as indications for the use of these protocols.	en
dc.description.degree	Ph. D.	en
dc.format.medium	ETD	en
dc.identifier.other	etd-02142004-121740	en
dc.identifier.sourceurl	http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02142004-121740	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/11107	en
dc.publisher	Virginia Tech	en
dc.relation.haspart	Chapter7.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	Chapter4.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	Chapter5.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	Chapter6.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	Abstract.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	Chapter1.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	Chapter2.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	Chapter3.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	References.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	TAppendices.pdf	en
dc.rights	In Copyright	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/	en
dc.subject	art therapy	en
dc.subject	supervision	en
dc.subject	neuroscience	en
dc.subject	bilateral art	en
dc.subject	marriage and family therapy	en
dc.title	Bilateral Art: An Integration of Marriage and Family Therapy, Art Therapy, and Neuroscience	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Marriage and Family Therapy	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	en
thesis.degree.level	doctoral	en
thesis.degree.name	Ph. D.	en

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