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Setting  \nTheresa Van Lith, Melbourne, Australia  \nAbstract  \nThis study sought to investigate the use of art therapy to assist a young person with mental illness making a transition from long-term inpatient care to a psychosocial residential rehabilitation setting. An art-based phenomenological case study method was used to investigate a lived experience of this transition. The participant attended 11 art therapy sessions and used a visual journal daily over a six-week period shortly after the move to the new setting. Data analysis identified themes and visual features that appeared repeatedly in the images and enhanced the description of the participant’s experience. Results showed that the transitional process of moving into a community setting involved a journey of learning, selfdevelopment and maturation. Art therapy helped the process of life style transition, especially through the use of a visual journal that functioned as a continuous outlet for guiding self expression and self-identity.  \nIntroduction  \nThere has been little research reported on a person’s experience of transition to a community setting, and even less on how art therapy can assist someone in such a transition. The following study aimed to bridge some of the gaps in the research literature on the use of art therapy in assisting a young person with severe mental illness through her transition from a long-term inpatient stay to a psychosocial residential rehabilitation setting.  \nReview of the Literature  \nFor the purposes of this case study, I was primarily interested in the experience of a person moving from a“locked” psychiatric inpatient ward, where the patient had lived for an extensive period with 24-hour supervision and care, to a psychosocial residential rehabilitation program where there were periods of time without immediate staff support. Such programs typically aim to assist young people in understanding and managing their mental illness, in developing positive relationships, and in achieving an independent lifestyle within a safe and supportive residential environment (Vernon, 2005) .  \nEditor’s note: Theresa Van Lith, MA, ATR, is a member of the Australia and New Zealand Art Therapy Association and resides in Victoria. This article is the result of research conducted under the supervision of Patricia Fenner at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. Correspondence may be addressed  \nto the author at [theresavl@hotmail.com](theresavl@hotmail.com)  \nIn a study of effective treatment models for people with mental illnesses, Miller (1994) interviewed participants with borderline personality disorder (BPD) who described their “struggle through life” as they tried to improve feelings of hopelessness, desperation, and inadequacy. The treatment of BPD has been known to be complicated and highly dependent on the individual’s compliance with therapy and medication (Barlow & Durand, 2001) . Although the focus in my research was not specifically on treating personality disorders but on art therapy processes that are beneficial to a mentally ill client, the ways in which art therapy processes can assist a person with BPD were indirectly explored.  \nO’Brien (1998) described the formation of BPD as occurring during childhood in an environment where thereis a consistent and persistent lack of validation for emotional experience. In this environment, a child does not learn to accurately describe and express emotion, to modulate distress, or to rely on his or her own responses to events. Instead, the child tends to rely on surrounding peoples’ responses in the environment for indicators of how to feel and respond to situations. Linehan (1993) added that out of this occurrence a pattern of anxiety related to emotional expression can form, which often leads to extreme acting out of emotional tension. The resulting persistent anxiety can inhibit the developmen","cbCaib8EVjAV8Bxy","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaib8EVjAV8Bxy","pdf",256879,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n# Review of the Literature","[{\"question\":\"What transition does the study focus on?\",\"answer\":\"The study focuses on assisting a young person with mental illness as she transitions from long-term inpatient care to a psychosocial residential rehabilitation setting.\"},{\"question\":\"How was art therapy used in the study?\",\"answer\":\"The participant attended 11 art therapy sessions and kept a visual journal daily over six weeks after moving to the new setting.\"},{\"question\":\"What outcomes were identified from the visual journal and art sessions?\",\"answer\":\"The analysis found recurring themes and visual features and described the transition as a journey of learning, self-development, and maturation, with the journal supporting self-expression and self-identity.\"}]","A Phenomenological Investigation of Art Therapy to Assist Transition to a Psychosocial Residential Setting | PDF",1792073958]