/reflections and essays

Alongside the full length papers that are the core of JoCAT’s contribution to CAT research, JoCAT publishes shorter papers including practice papers, case studies, essays and reflective pieces. Practice papers and case studies can be accessed via the Practice Papers page. Reflective papers and essays are now grouped here. Please note that some previously published works have been recategorised.

If you are interested in making a submission in this Reflections and Essays category, please see the JoCAT Submission Manual.

2024

Looking back: How I navigated the online art therapeutic space for the first time / Athena Lucas

November 2024

Volume 19, number 2, 2024

2023

Day in, day out: A contemplation of daily practice / Bettina Evans, Deborah Green, Kathrin Marks, Hilary Tapper

September 2023

Volume 18, number 2, 2024

Untying knots of emotions with threads: A reflection on the curative powers of memorialisation with yarn / Li June Han

July 2023

Mandala: Reflecting on my experience of the embodiment of Tibetan Buddhism in the moulding of mato (clay) with women in Nepal and Australia / Tricia Ong

March 2023

Volume 18, number 1, 2024

2022

Pioneers and pilgrims: Finding invisible but felt ceilings and wondering what to do with them / Naomi Pears-Scown

August 2022

Volume 17, number 1, 2024

2021

Kotodama: Moving beyond language and exploring creative communication through an arts therapeutic journey / Ayaka Shima

July 2021

A trainee art therapist’s reflections on attachment and attunement theories while working with an older adult client living in a residential aged care home / Sylvia Marris

July 2021

Volume 16, number 1, 2024

Archived ANZJAT issues

Complete digital versions of the first two issues of ANZJAT unfortunately do not yet exist. We are in the process of digitising these first two issues and some items are now available. More will be added over the coming months, celebrating our 20 years in publishing. If you require an article that is not yet digitised, please contact the JoCAT coordinator on coordinator@jocat-online.org and they will send a hard copy to you.