Loss, adaptation and growth: The experiences of creative arts therapists during the Covid-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, mental health professionals have been called upon to cope with various challenges, including the shift to telehealth without prior training, overload in the workplace, increased risk of infection, and personal stressors relating to the pandemic. This article presents the qualitative findings of a larger international mixed-method study that explored the experiences of creative arts therapists around the globe during the first year of the pandemic (Feniger-Schaal et al., 2022). Twenty creative arts therapists were interviewed between July 2020 and March 2021. Transcriptions of the interviews were qualitatively analyzed through reflexive thematic analysis. Three main themes were identified: an experience of processing the losses caus

SUBMITTER: Keisari S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9635947 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature