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Men and art therapy in a New Zealand prison / Mason Vincent.

By: Publication details: [Auckland, N.Z. : Whitecliffe College of Arts & Design], 2017.Description: 102 pages : illustrations ; 30 cmSubject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • DISS 17-07 VIN
Online resources: Abstract: This thesis examines young male offender's experience of a visual art therapy programme which supported them to explore their gender role in a New Zealand prison. Arts therapy is currently not well represented as a therapeutic rehabilitation option for inmates in New Zealand prisons. Males represent the majority of offenders incarcerated in the country, yet male specific art therapy programmes are not well represented in current literature. A group art therapy approach supported men to safely question male superiority; hypermasculinity; male stereotypes and cultural identity, which broadened their collective views of gender roles. The study uses a phenomenological lens to interpret and derive meaning from the creative therapeutic process, conversations, and artwork of the group's participants. The findings from semi-structured, pre-group and post-group participant interviews and artwork produced within the eight-sessions suggest that an art therapy programme is an effective intervention to encourage young offenders to extend their perception of gender.
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Book Book Whitecliffe Library Dissertations Dissertations DISS 17-07 VIN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan 0016140

In partial fulfilment of the Master of Arts in Arts Therapy Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design, 2017.

Contains bibliographical references (pages 47-54)

This thesis examines young male offender's experience of a visual art therapy programme which supported them to explore their gender role in a New Zealand prison. Arts therapy is currently not well represented as a therapeutic rehabilitation option for inmates in New Zealand prisons. Males represent the majority of offenders incarcerated in the country, yet male specific art therapy programmes are not well represented in current literature. A group art therapy approach supported men to safely question male superiority; hypermasculinity; male stereotypes and cultural identity, which broadened their collective views of gender roles. The study uses a phenomenological lens to interpret and derive meaning from the creative therapeutic process, conversations, and artwork of the group's participants. The findings from semi-structured, pre-group and post-group participant interviews and artwork produced within the eight-sessions suggest that an art therapy programme is an effective intervention to encourage young offenders to extend their perception of gender.

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