The Use of Creative Arts Therapies for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Purposes

Abstract

This paper introduces the growing and developing !eld of creative arts therapies.The authors briefly highlight the common and distinctive characteristics of eachspecialization, including art therapy, dance movement therapy, music therapy,dramatherapy, and psychodrama. Then, current research is reviewed and a clinicalcase illustration is provided to clarify and demonstrate the use of creative artstherapies for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Finally, the authors describethe Graduate School of Creative Arts Therapies of the University of Haifa in Israel,the unique international masters program and their collaborative academic andresearch endeavors with partners around the world.