Visual Art Therapists’ Perceptions of Their Role in Arab Schools: Challenges With Students’ Psychiatric Disorders.

AbstractThis qualitative study examines how visual art therapists working in the Arab education system in Israel perceive their role in delivering school-based art therapy to students diagnosed with psychiatric disorders. Twenty-four certified art therapists employed by the Ministry of Education par...

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Publicado en:Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association pp. 1 - 13
Autores principales: Khalifa, Giana, Engdau, Shelly, Massarwa, Zakiah, Abu Mukh, Yasmeen, Nasralla, Amane, Hosni, Layan, Haskia, Hiam, Khateeb, Faten, Abo Alhouf, Noor, Aghbariah, Afnan, Wattad, Haneen, Doeli, Manal, Salamah, Aya
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Aug2026
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          Khalifa, Giana
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          Nasralla, Amane
          Hosni, Layan
          Haskia, Hiam
          Khateeb, Faten
          Abo Alhouf, Noor
          Aghbariah, Afnan
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      ab: AbstractThis qualitative study examines how visual art therapists working in the Arab education system in Israel perceive their role in delivering school-based art therapy to students diagnosed with psychiatric disorders. Twenty-four certified art therapists employed by the Ministry of Education participated in semi-structured interviews, which were analyzed using consensual qualitative research principles. The findings suggest that art therapy is perceived as a valuable and culturally adaptable intervention; however, its implementation is shaped by multiple constraints, including limited specialized training, insufficient institutional recognition, fragmented inter-professional coordination, persistent social stigma, and resource limitations. Consequently, therapeutic practice is experienced as essential and continuously negotiated within cultural and educational boundaries.
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