Corpus ID: 149950203

Use of the Creative Arts Therapies and Creative Interventions with LGBTQ Individuals: Speaking out from Silence a Literature Review

@inproceedings{Huerta2018UseOT,
  title={Use of the Creative Arts Therapies and Creative Interventions with LGBTQ Individuals: Speaking out from Silence a Literature Review},
  author={Tracy Huerta},
  year={2018}
}

Tracy Huerta

Published 2018

Psychology

The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community is an at-risk population in dire need of competent treatment. This thesis explores sixteen published articles that investigate the use of the expressive therapies and expressive arts with LGBTQ individuals. The silencing of the LGBTQ community by an oppressive heterosexist and transphobic society causes negative impacts to LGBTQ individuals’ wellbeing, physical health, and self-expression. Research suggests that because of… CONTINUE READING

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