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Dominican University of California

The Bicultural Identity Development (BID) Art Therapy Intervention with Hispanic Adults

Abstract

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<p>Adolescence is a challenging phase of human development with many external and internal pressures. The difficulty of adolescence is compounded when a family immigrates to another country, thus introducing a host of new stressors. Hispanic immigrants represent a growing sector of the US population. This research study focuses on Hispanic adolescent immigrants and seeks to determine the efficacy of the Bicultural Identity Development art therapy directive to foster resiliency within an at-risk population by increasing self-esteem, reducing acculturative stress, and promoting healthy coping skills. The sponsoring agency for this grant is the Youth Service Bureau (housed underneath the San Francisco YMCA), which serves families and children in the Bay Area.</p>

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy
Level thesis:degree_level
Master's Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Art Therapy
Year dc:date.available
2010

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Cook, Ariella
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Laury Rappaport, PhD, ATR-BC
  • Deann Acton, LMFT, ATR-BC

Subjects

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Identifiers

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OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:scholar.dominican.edu:art-therapy-print-theses-1166

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citation

Cook, Ariella. The Bicultural Identity Development (BID) Art Therapy Intervention with Hispanic Adults. Master's Thesis thesis, 2010. https://scholar.dominican.edu/art-therapy-print-theses/167