Research and practice are inseparable and depend on each other: Practice knowledge is of vital importance for theory, and theory is of vital importance for practitioners.
Let's say you are a practitioner and you
Let's say you are a practitioner and you
- are fascinated by something that is happening in your practice and want to write about it
- want to translate your practitioner knowledge into research so as to help other practitioners and to push art therapy forward
- love writing and reading as well as doing art therapy -
- need to read research about a phenomena in your practice that has arisen- and you don't know enough about it
- feel the need to refresh yourself with updated research
- are looking for people interested in collaborating about a subject
- are looking for possible funds and research money and don't know where and how to access it
- want to overcome a fear of research as the “other”
How can EFAT’s Research Committee (RC) help?
Vision Statement
Our priorities are to create access to research for EFAT members, to create skills and interest in doing research, and to provide the methodological and ethical know how needed for members to undertake projects so as ultimately to further develop the Art Therapy profession across Europe.
Mission Statement
The research committee supports the development of high-quality art therapy research. This is done through engaging members in high standards of ethical and quality research practice and by developing a supportive and inspiring research culture fostered by international collaboration. We aim to provide European Art Therapy research strategic direction through responding to empirical evidence for policymakers, and thereby contribute to the improvement of the position of art therapists in their professional environments.
Objectives
EFAT's Research Committee aims to contribute strategically and substantially to the evidence base for art therapy in order to promote the recognition of Art Therapy in all European countries. We aim:
Our priorities are to create access to research for EFAT members, to create skills and interest in doing research, and to provide the methodological and ethical know how needed for members to undertake projects so as ultimately to further develop the Art Therapy profession across Europe.
Mission Statement
The research committee supports the development of high-quality art therapy research. This is done through engaging members in high standards of ethical and quality research practice and by developing a supportive and inspiring research culture fostered by international collaboration. We aim to provide European Art Therapy research strategic direction through responding to empirical evidence for policymakers, and thereby contribute to the improvement of the position of art therapists in their professional environments.
Objectives
EFAT's Research Committee aims to contribute strategically and substantially to the evidence base for art therapy in order to promote the recognition of Art Therapy in all European countries. We aim:
- to support ethical standards for researchers in art therapy.
- to promote diverse methodological approaches to art therapy research.
- to promote and initiate international research collaborations
- to promote research through supporting publications in peer reviewed journals.
- to promote research findings through translation into the English language.
EFAT members can benefit from research consultation by contacting the Research Committee at [email protected]
EFAT Research article publication fund
EFAT has created a research article publication fund for members who publish in peer-reviewed open-access journals and are not funded/sponsored by their institutions.
Other Projects
- PHDs Review
- European Survey
- Organization of webinars
- Participation of RC members within SIGs to support the development of research projects
- Research support
- Elaboration of a Research Protocol (in progress)
- Research opportunities for international collaboration funding (in progress)
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Useful Documents
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Congratulations to Avgustina Stanoeva and Mimmu Rankanen for the publication of their review of doctoral research in art therapy across Europe! I wish to underline one of the sentences in their article: "we need clear definitions of what art therapy is; how it works; what kind of specific methods it uses”. Sometimes we are still afraid of this challenge, and we withdraw… but Avgustina and Mummu are telling us not to be afraid. A big hug and best wishes for all art therapists who will not be afraid of walking along that path, in the name of clarity and professional identity. |
Who we are:
Steering Group
Mimmu Rankanen CHAIR Finland/Norway |
Silvana Castellucchio STEERING MEMBER Italy |
Unnur Óttarsdottír STEERINg MEMBER Iceland |
Celine Schweizer STEERING MEMBER Netherlands |
Members
Marta Callizo MEMBER Spain 
Susan Hogan MEMBER UK 
Sally Schofield MEMBER Spain |
Mimma della Cagnoletta MEMBER Italy 
Elisabeth Ioannides MEMBER Greece 
Avgustina Stanoeva MEMBER Germany / Bulgaria |
Loukia Chaidemenaki MEMBER Greece 
Maria Konti MEMBER Greece 
Dimitra Theodoropoulou MEMBER Greece / UK |
Eleni Giannouli MEMBER Greece 
Katerina Mavromichali MEMBER Greece |
