An Art Therapist's Companion to Understanding AI
Emerging Approaches to Learning, Creativity, and Well-Being in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Nancy S. Choe(Editor)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 8. October 2026
Book
Hardback
310 pages
978-1-041-05244-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book offers a comprehensive guide to art therapists and expressive arts therapists navigating artificial intelligence, providing thoughtful considerations and exploring both current and potential applications of AI in art therapy practice, pedagogy, and research.
In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, generative AI tools are transforming how we approach creativity, self-expression, and healing. This book explores the therapeutic, educational, and research potentials of AI applications in art therapy, offering insightful case studies and theoretical frameworks from diverse scholars and practitioners across art therapy and related fields. As these powerful tools expand the boundaries of creativity and open new avenues for inclusive engagement, the book provides practical strategies and ethical guidelines for utilizing AI tools in meaningful ways.
For art therapists navigating an increasingly digital world, this book is an essential resource to enhance client-centered care, deepen therapeutic practices, and support creative healing.
In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, generative AI tools are transforming how we approach creativity, self-expression, and healing. This book explores the therapeutic, educational, and research potentials of AI applications in art therapy, offering insightful case studies and theoretical frameworks from diverse scholars and practitioners across art therapy and related fields. As these powerful tools expand the boundaries of creativity and open new avenues for inclusive engagement, the book provides practical strategies and ethical guidelines for utilizing AI tools in meaningful ways.
For art therapists navigating an increasingly digital world, this book is an essential resource to enhance client-centered care, deepen therapeutic practices, and support creative healing.
Reviews / Votes
"In this era of rapidly evolving technology, art therapists are fortunate that Nancy Choe has provided a much-needed guide to understanding and using artificial intelligence in our work. This book is a welcome addition to the literature in a swiftly changing digital world."Judith A. Rubin, PhD, ATR-BC, HLM, author of The Art of Art Therapy and editor of Approaches to Art Therapy
"A thoughtful implementation of selected interdisciplinary authors, Nancy Choe's book is unique, groundbreaking, and dynamically related to current innovation in the profession of art therapy while having the potential to reach across areas of creative AI practice. Imperative to the field of art therapy and beyond, this book offers in-depth implementation, critical reflection in practice, and the relevant importance of contemporary ethics."
Louvenia Jackson, PhD, LMFT, ATR-BC, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, USA
An Art Therapist's Companion to Understanding AI: Emerging Approaches to Learning, Creativity, and Well-Being in the Age of Artificial Intelligence examines how AI is shaping therapeutic practice, providing viable art-based applications alongside clinical, relational, and ethical guidance. This essential resource supports those in the creative arts therapies in navigating AI technology with care and creativity as practitioners, educators, and researchers."
Gretchen M. Miller, LPAT, ATR-BC, ACTP, and author of The Art Therapist's Guide to Social Media
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development
Illustrations
17 Farbfotos bzw. farbige Rasterbilder, 1 farbige Zeichnung, 2 s/w Tabellen, 1 farbige Tabelle, 18 s/w Abbildungen
1 Tables, color; 2 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, color; 17 Halftones, color; 18 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-041-05244-9 (9781041052449)
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Nancy S. Choe
An Art Therapist's Companion to Understanding AI
Emerging Approaches to Learning, Creativity, and Well-Being in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
E-Book
approx. 10/2026
Routledge
€45.99
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Nancy S. Choe
An Art Therapist's Companion to Understanding AI
Emerging Approaches to Learning, Creativity, and Well-Being in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
E-Book
approx. 10/2026
Routledge
€45.99
Not yet available
Nancy S. Choe
An Art Therapist's Companion to Understanding AI
Emerging Approaches to Learning, Creativity, and Well-Being in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Book
approx. 10/2026
1st Edition
Routledge
€44.00
Not yet published
Person
Nancy S. Choe, PhD, ATR-BC, LMFT, is an art therapist and educator whose work sits at the intersection of creativity, healing, and technology. She draws on new media art, narrative medicine, poetry, neuroaesthetics, and community-based practice to develop interdisciplinary approaches to art therapy.
Content
Part I Foundations: AI, Ethics, and Implications in Art Therapy 1. Artificial Intelligence: Terms, Concepts, and Context in Art Therapy 2. Artificial Intelligence in Art Therapy: Opportunities and Ethical Challenges 3. The Relational Ethics of LLM-Mediated Art Therapy: From Convergent Harms to a Practice-Facing Validation Framework 4. Chatting with Machines: Is AI Chatbot a Friend, Foe, or Tool? 5. In Conversation with Two Professionals in Tech: How AI is Transforming Work and Life 6. Changes in How Humans Think, Relate, and Create in the Age of AI Part II AI in Art Therapy Education and Assessment 7. Human-AI Collaboration in Art Therapy Writing and Graduate Education 8. Teaching at the Crossroads: AI Literacy, Resistance, and the Hidden Curriculum 9. Human Dynamics of Pedagogy: Teacher Presence in the Age of AI 10. Artificial Intelligence in Art Therapy Assessment 11. Holding the Whole Portfolio, Ethical Data Infrastructure for AI in Art Therapy Part III Applications: AI in Arts-Based Inquiry, Intervention, and Innovation 12. Whose Voice, Whose Face? AI, Bias, and Spiritual Imagination Online 13. Supporting People with Disabilities through AI Art Making in Art Therapy: Case Anecdotes 14. He(Art) Meets AI: When Art Becomes Data in Precision Medicine 15. Translating Therapeutic Wisdom: Art Therapists as Co-Designers of GenAI in Mental Health and Wellness 16. Working at the Edge of Embodiment, Technology, and Care in Dance Movement Therapy