Publication Date
Fall 11-30-2017
School
School of Nursing
Major
Nursing (B.S.N.)
Keywords
Theatre Arts, Theatre Arts Therapy, Art Therapy, Creative Arts, Holism, Holistic Health, Holistic Nursing
Disciplines
Alternative and Complementary Medicine | Art Therapy | Movement and Mind-Body Therapies | Nursing | Other Mental and Social Health | Performance Studies | Recreational Therapy
Recommended Citation
Filegar, John, "To Heal, Escape: Using Theatre Arts to Promote Holistic Health in the Clinical Setting" (2017). Senior Honors Theses. 715.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/honors/715
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to provide an argument for the implementation of theatre arts therapy in the clinical setting. The effects of traditional art therapies involving visual arts, expressive arts, and music on the holistic health of the patient in the clinical setting have been thoroughly researched and understood. However, the extent of the influence of theatre arts therapy on the holistic health of individuals in the clinical setting lacks sufficient evidence and therefore cannot be compared to the influence of traditional art therapies on the holistic health of individuals in the same setting. Following an overview on holism and holistic nursing, the influence of creative arts on holistic health will be determined. After discussing the integration of traditional arts therapies into the clinical setting, the benefits of theatre arts therapy will be explored and recommendations on the application of theatre arts therapy in the clinical setting will be made.
Included in
Alternative and Complementary Medicine Commons, Art Therapy Commons, Movement and Mind-Body Therapies Commons, Nursing Commons, Other Mental and Social Health Commons, Performance Studies Commons, Recreational Therapy Commons
