This is a collection of Art Therapy Master's Theses (1981 - 2015) from the time that the program was located at Notre Dame de Namur. The program moved to Dominican University of California in the Fall of 2021.
The theses listed here currently reside at the Archbishop Alemany Library and only available for use in the Library
Theses/Capstones from 1986
Grant Proposal for Art Therapy Outreach Program Through the Mental Health Services, Dominican Santa Cruz Hospital, Bruce R. Arnold
Art Therapy with a Latency Age Child with Borderline Features, Reid M. Dorwin
Coming Out of Childhood: Adolescents and Art Therapy, Christa Hanson
The Effectiveness of the Art Therapy Process in the Survival of Suicide Aftermath, John B. MacCracken
An Exploration of the Use of Mirroring as a Therapeutic Technique for the Art Therapist, Robyn Nolta
Group Art Work with Chronic Schizophrenic Patients, Leonora Olds
"Flowers, Only Flowers" Art Therapy, The Elderly, and Depression A Case Study, Anne Elizabeth Peterson
A Humanistic Approach to Art Therapy, Andrew Schwartz
Theses/Capstones from 1985
Conversion Disorder: A Case Study Using Art Therapy, Margaret Anderson
Art Therapy and the Pathological Child, William B. Cleland
Oedipal Triangle: A Case Study of Temperature Contrasts in Color and Symbol, John Dickinson
The Utilization of Art Therapy in Helping Children Deal with Loss, Mary Michelle Duffy
An Overview of Art Therapy with Children, Gail M. Ferens
Stress Management, Relaxation Techniques and Free Drawings with Elementary School Children, Demetra Paras
A Proposal fo a Longitudinal Study to Document the Effects of Art as an Integral Part of Developmental Therapy, Kathleen M. Park
Relational Art Therapy: Bridge to Healing of the Abused Child, Cari Rondeau
Grant Proposal for Art Therapy Program Through the Community Health Abuse Council, Phyllis S. Rose
Men in Art Therapy: Exploring a Minority, Andreas Schmitz
The Borderline Personality in Art Therapy, Sandra A. Songy
Theses/Capstones from 1984
Child Abuse An Indictment of a Society in Spiritual Crisis, Christen Grace Aaron
Art Therapy with Vietnam Veterans: The Importance of the Therapeutic Alliance, Barbara L. Cowan
Art Therapy Sessions with a Schizophrenic, Alice Folger
The Compensating Male and the Adolescent Transitional Stage, Scott P. Gregory
Grant Proposal An Art Therapy Program for Pregnant High School Age Women, Katherine McCleary
The Utilization of Art Therapy Techniqaues with Hospitalized Anorexic Patients, Karen L. McMichael
Grant Proposal: Expressive Art Program, Dorothy Perry
Art Therapy as Crisis Intervention and Psycotherapy with a Four Year Old Girl in a Bereaved and Distressed Family, Barbara Joan Rossiter
Transition to Manhood Thwarted: Struggles Portrayed Through Images, Virginia Taylor
Theses/Capstones from 1983
"A Boost Into Manhood" Violence and Aggression as it Relates to Sex Role Confusion, Scott P. Gregory
Art Therapy in an Acute Care Short Term Pschiatric Facility, Veronica Magay
Working Through the Art Therapy Program and Personal Process (in Conjunction with Primary Therapy), Marilyn Marshall
Theses/Capstones from 1982
Grant Proposal for Directed Art Therapy for Children with Behavioral Problems: Preschool Through Latency Age, Alyce Curtiss-Cobb
Art: A Therapeutic Modality in the Treatment of Adolescents in Crisis, Sharon Rose McInerney
A Personal Search for Definition as an Art Therapist, Alex Silberstein
Art Therapy in a Geriatric-Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center, Mary May Wood
Theses/Capstones from 1981
Grant Proposal, Martha Castillo
Art Therapy with an Electively Mute Child, Joyce E. Houser
A Proposal for an Art Program to Enahnce the Self-Esteem of the Mentally Disabled, Sharyn McDonald
Growth Through Creativity, Jean Priestley
Expressive Play/Art Therapy with Children and Adolescents in an Ambulatory Care Center, Charleen Rubin
Implementation of an Art Therapy Program at a Child Abuse Residential Center, Elizabeth Joyce Voss
Comparison of Attitudes and Knowledge Regarding the Effect of Parent Workshops on the Learning Handicapped Child, Barbara Whitelaw
Peppermint Patty as a Possible Illustration of a Right-Brain-Dominant Child, Laura F. Williman
Art Therapy with Three Autistic Boys, Lori Wroblewski
Theses/Capstones from 1980
Art and Play Therapy with Pediatric Brun Patients, Valerie Appleton
Grant Proposal to Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund, Sandra Lynne Gleeson
Art Experiences for Personal Growth, Virginia Meyer
Theses/Capstones from 1979
Redwood House: Art Experience Group in a Residential Treatment Center, Valerie Appleton