Body Mapping in a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program: Eliciting New Identity and Experience
Arts-based approaches have not been widely used in the drug and alcohol treatment sector. In this study, we examined the utility of the arts-based method of Body Mapping in an Australian residential treatment centre. Two workshops were held to explore young people’s strengths and support networks in...
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doaj-2361ee47feab436a8f17860cc15fded12021-05-31T23:18:46ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012021-05-01184942494210.3390/ijerph18094942Body Mapping in a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program: Eliciting New Identity and ExperienceSophia Macken0Sally Nathan1Michelle Jersky2Katherine M. Boydell3Alexandra Gibson4School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney 2052, AustraliaSchool of Population Health, UNSW Sydney, Sydney 2052, AustraliaSydney Children’s Hospital Network, Sydney 2031, AustraliaBlack Dog Institute, Sydney 2031, AustraliaSchool of Health, Victoria University of Wellington-Te Herenga Waka, 6012 Wellington, New ZealandArts-based approaches have not been widely used in the drug and alcohol treatment sector. In this study, we examined the utility of the arts-based method of Body Mapping in an Australian residential treatment centre. Two workshops were held to explore young people’s strengths and support networks in order to improve understandings of young people’s lives, identities and experiences of treatment. Semi-structured follow-up interviews were conducted and triangulated with observational notes and staff interviews. We identified four major themes: engaging through art; removing the mask; revealing strengths; and a sense of achievement. Overall, this study highlighted the value of Body Mapping as an approach to engage with young people, providing rich in-depth data about their lived experiences, including in the alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment context.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/9/4942Body Mappingdrug and alcohol residential treatmentarts-based methods |
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Body Mapping in a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program: Eliciting New Identity and Experience |
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Body Mapping in a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program: Eliciting New Identity and Experience |
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Body Mapping in a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program: Eliciting New Identity and Experience |
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Body Mapping in a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program: Eliciting New Identity and Experience |
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Body Mapping in a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program: Eliciting New Identity and Experience |
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body mapping in a drug and alcohol treatment program: eliciting new identity and experience |
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Arts-based approaches have not been widely used in the drug and alcohol treatment sector. In this study, we examined the utility of the arts-based method of Body Mapping in an Australian residential treatment centre. Two workshops were held to explore young people’s strengths and support networks in order to improve understandings of young people’s lives, identities and experiences of treatment. Semi-structured follow-up interviews were conducted and triangulated with observational notes and staff interviews. We identified four major themes: engaging through art; removing the mask; revealing strengths; and a sense of achievement. Overall, this study highlighted the value of Body Mapping as an approach to engage with young people, providing rich in-depth data about their lived experiences, including in the alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment context. |
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