As the only Master of Arts in Art Therapy program in Northern California, Dominican University of California offers an intimate on-campus learning environment designed to prepare students for successful careers in art therapy while encouraging the artistic and therapeutic process.
This site brings together a collection of master's theses and doctoral dissertations from the students of the Art Therapy program.
Theses/Capstones from 1984
The Compensating Male and the Adolescent Transitional Stage, Scott P. Gregory
The Utilization of Art Therapy Techniqaues with Hospitalized Anorexic Patients, Karen L. McMichael
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
A Personal Search for Definition as an Art Therapist, Alex Silberstein
Art: A Therapeutic Modality in the Treatment of Adolescents in Crisis, Sharon Rose McInerney
Art Therapy in a Geriatric-Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center, Mary May Wood
Grant Proposal for Directed Art Therapy for Children with Behavioral Problems: Preschool Through Latency Age, Alyce Curtiss-Cobb
Theses/Capstones from 1981
A Proposal for an Art Program to Enahnce the Self-Esteem of the Mentally Disabled, Sharyn McDonald
Art Therapy with an Electively Mute Child, Joyce E. Houser
Art Therapy with Three Autistic Boys, Lori Wroblewski
Comparison of Attitudes and Knowledge Regarding the Effect of Parent Workshops on the Learning Handicapped Child, Barbara Whitelaw
Expressive Play/Art Therapy with Children and Adolescents in an Ambulatory Care Center, Charleen Rubin
Grant Proposal, Martha Castillo
Growth Through Creativity, Jean Priestley
Implementation of an Art Therapy Program at a Child Abuse Residential Center, Elizabeth Joyce Voss
Peppermint Patty as a Possible Illustration of a Right-Brain-Dominant Child, Laura F. Williman
Theses/Capstones from 1980
Art and Play Therapy with Pediatric Brun Patients, Valerie Appleton
Art Experiences for Personal Growth, Virginia Meyer
Grant Proposal to Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund, Sandra Lynne Gleeson
Theses/Capstones from 1979
Redwood House: Art Experience Group in a Residential Treatment Center, Valerie Appleton
Theses/Capstones from 1978
Mandala: Path of Beauty, Joan Kellogg
Theses/Capstones from 1974
A Comparative Study of the Socialization Process of Young Children in a Montessori Preschool and a Traditional Nursery School, Karen Arnold
Theses/Capstones from 1972
Grant Submitted to the College of Notre Dame for A Program for Physically Handicapped Children Through the San Mateo County Arts Council, Sharyl C. Thode