Comics in Online Art Therapy With Pakistani Adolescents (Bandes dessinées dans l'art-thérapie virtuelle avec des adolescents pakistanais). Issue 1 (2nd January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Khan,, Rakshanda
• Is Part Of: Canadian journal of art therapy. Volume 34:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 33
• Page End: 44
• Publication Date: 2021-01-02
• Subjects: Art therapy -- Periodicals; Art therapy -- Canada -- Periodicals; 616.891656
• DOI: 10.1080/26907240.2021.1914988
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2690-7240

Abstract

Abstract: Comics, also known as sequential art, embody under-examined therapeutic potential. This paper describes an online art therapy group that enquired whether synchronous, asynchronous, and mixed-methods sequential art interventions could be beneficial for the mental health of three Pakistani adolescents aged 15 − 17 years. The group was informed by participatory action research. Interventions engaged participants in comic creation and participatory dialogue within narrative art therapy and narrative cognitive behavioral therapy frameworks. Post-group questionnaires indicated that creating comics about their life stories allowed the adolescents to externalize narratives of lived experiences, cultivate greater self-awareness, and enhance their self-esteem. Some of the participants' artworks are summarized in this paper, and more are available as supplementary material.