Further reading

References

Children and Young People

Background work:

  • Karkou, V., Aithal S., Zubala, A., Meekums, B. (2019). Effectiveness of Dance Movement Therapy in the Treatment of Adults with Depression: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses, Frontiers in Psychology. 10, 936.
    https://doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00936
  • Meekums, B., Karkou, V., and Nelson, A. (2015). Dance movement therapy for depression. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue Art. No.: CD009895. DOI: 10.1002/14651858. CD009895.pub2

Development of model:

  • Parsons, A., Omylinska-Thurston, J., Karkou, V., Harlow J., Haslam S., Hobson, J., Nair, K., Dubrow-Marshall, L., Thurston, S., Griffin, J. (2019). Arts for the Blues – A New Creative Psychological Therapy for Depression. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 48(1) 5-20 https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2019.1633459
  • Haslam, S., Parsons, A., Omylinska-Thurston, J., Nair, K., Harlow, J., Lewis, J., Karkou, V. (2019). Arts for the Blues – a new creative psychological therapy for depression: a pilot workshop report. Perspectives in Public Health, 139(3), 137-146 https://doi.org/10.1177/1757913919826599
  • Thurston, S., Griffin, J., Davismoon, S., Omylinska-Thurston, J., & Karkou, V. (2023). Dancing the Blues: An interdisciplinary collaboration between artists and therapists. Journal of Applied Arts and Health, 14(2), 159-174. https://doi.org/10.1386/jaah_00107_1
  • Karkou, V., Omylinska-Thurston, J., Parsons, A.S., Lewis, J., Dubrow-Marshall, L., Thurston, S. (2022). Bringing creative psychotherapies to primary NHS Mental Health Services in the UK: A feasibility study on patient and staff experiences of arts for the blues workshops delivered at Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12544
  • Omylinska-Thurston, J., Karkou, V., Parson A., Dudley-Swarbrick, I., Haslam, S., Lewis, J., Nair, K., Dubrow-Marshall, L., Thurston, S. (2020) Arts for the Blues: The development of a new evidence-based creative group psychotherapy for depression. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12373
  • Karkou V, Omylinska-Thurston J, Thurston S. Clark B, Perris E. Kaehne A and Pearson M (2023) Scaling up place-based arts initiatives that support mental health and wellbeing Research-informed strategic commitments and
    recommendations using the Arts for the Blues as a case example.

Work with children:

  • Moula, Z., Powell, J., & Karkou, V. (2022). Qualitative and Arts-Based Evidence from Children Participating in a Pilot Randomised Controlled Study of School-Based Arts Therapies. Children, 9(6), 890. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9060890
  • Moula, Z., Powell, J., and Karkou, V. (2021) An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Arts Therapies Interventions on Measures of Quality of Life and Wellbeing: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study in Primary Schools, Frontiers in Psychology https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.586134/full
  • Moula, Z., Powell, J., Brocklehurst, S., & Karkou, V. (2022). Feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of school-based dance movement psychotherapy for children with emotional and behavioral difficulties. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.883334
  • Aithal, S., Karkou, V., Makris, S., Karaminis, T., & Powell, J. (2021). A dance movement psychotherapy intervention for the wellbeing of children with autism spectrum disorders: a pilot intervention study. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.588418

Groupwork:

  • Barnes, B et al (1999) An Introduction to Groupwork: A Group Analytic Perspective. London: Basic Texts in Counselling and Psychotherapy.
  • Bion, W. R., (1998). Experiences in Groups and other papers. London: Routledge.
  • Foulkes, S. H., (2018). Therapeutic Group Analysis. London: Routledge.
  • Nitsun, M. (2014). The anti-group: Destructive forces in the group and their creative potential. London: Routledge.
  • Rogers, N., (2011). The Creative Connection for Groups: Person-centred expressive arts for healing and social change. Palo Alto: Science & Behavior Books.
  • Thornton, C (2016) Group and Team Coaching: The secret life of groups. London: Routledge.
  • Whitaker, D. S., (1985). Using groups to help people. London: Routledge.
  • Winnicott, D. (2005) Playing and Reality (2nd edition). London: Routledge
  • Yalom, I. & Leszcz, M., (2020). The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy (6th ed). New York: Basic Books.

Adults

Background work:

  • Karkou, V., Aithal S., Zubala, A., Meekums, B. (2019). Effectiveness of Dance Movement Therapy in the Treatment of Adults with Depression: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses, Frontiers in Psychology. 10, 936.
    https://doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00936
  • Meekums, B., Karkou, V., and Nelson, A. (2015). Dance movement therapy for depression. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue Art. No.: CD009895. DOI: 10.1002/14651858. CD009895.pub2

Development of model:

  • Parsons, A., Omylinska-Thurston, J., Karkou, V., Harlow J., Haslam S., Hobson, J., Nair, K., Dubrow-Marshall, L., Thurston, S., Griffin, J. (2019). Arts for the Blues – A New Creative Psychological Therapy for Depression. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 48(1) 5-20 https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2019.1633459
  • Haslam, S., Parsons, A., Omylinska-Thurston, J., Nair, K., Harlow, J., Lewis, J., Karkou, V. (2019). Arts for the Blues – a new creative psychological therapy for depression: a pilot workshop report. Perspectives in Public Health, 139(3), 137-146 https://doi.org/10.1177/1757913919826599
  • Thurston, S., Griffin, J., Davismoon, S., Omylinska-Thurston, J., & Karkou, V. (2023). Dancing the Blues: An interdisciplinary collaboration between artists and therapists. Journal of Applied Arts and Health, 14(2), 159-174. https://doi.org/10.1386/jaah_00107_1
  • Karkou, V., Omylinska-Thurston, J., Parsons, A.S., Lewis, J., Dubrow-Marshall, L., Thurston, S. (2022). Bringing creative psychotherapies to primary NHS Mental Health Services in the UK: A feasibility study on patient and staff experiences of arts for the blues workshops delivered at Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12544
  • Omylinska-Thurston, J., Karkou, V., Parson A., Dudley-Swarbrick, I., Haslam, S., Lewis, J., Nair, K., Dubrow-Marshall, L., Thurston, S. (2020) Arts for the Blues: The development of a new evidence-based creative group psychotherapy for depression. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12373
  • Karkou V, Omylinska-Thurston J, Thurston S. Clark B, Perris E. Kaehne A and Pearson M (2023) Scaling up place-based arts initiatives that support mental health and wellbeing Research-informed strategic commitments and recommendations using the Arts for the Blues as a case example.
  • Karkou V, Omylinska-Thurston J, Thurston S, Clark B, Perris E, Kaehne A and Pearson M (2023), Scaling up place-based arts initiatives
    that support mental health and wellbeing: Research-informed strategic commitments and recommendations using the Arts for the Blues as a case example. Report published by Edge Hill University.

Groupwork:

  • Barnes, B et al (1999) An Introduction to Groupwork: A Group Analytic Perspective. London: Basic Texts in Counselling and Psychotherapy.
  • Bion, W. R., (1998). Experiences in Groups and other papers. London: Routledge.
  • Foulkes, S. H., (2018). Therapeutic Group Analysis. London: Routledge.
  • Nitsun, M. (2014). The anti-group: Destructive forces in the group and their creative potential. London: Routledge.
  • Rogers, N., (2011). The Creative Connection for Groups: Person-centred expressive arts for healing and social change. Palo Alto: Science & Behavior Books.
  • Thornton, C (2016) Group and Team Coaching: The secret life of groups. London: Routledge.
  • Whitaker, D. S., (1985). Using groups to help people. London: Routledge.
  • Winnicott, D. (2005) Playing and Reality (2nd edition). London: Routledge
  • Yalom, I. & Leszcz, M., (2020). The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy (6th ed). New York: Basic Books.