volume 17, number 2, 2022

Published by The Journal of Creative Arts Therapies, the online and open access publication of ANZACATA.

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ISSN: 2652-9459

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JoCAT is the open access peer-reviewed scholarly journal of the Australian, New Zealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapies Association (ANZACATA). JoCAT is the home of the creative arts therapies research community and is produced with Western Sydney University.

Editorial team

Chief Editor  Sheridan Linnell
Co-Editors  Stacey Bush, Catherine Camden-Pratt, Deborah Green
Arts Editor and Journal Coordinator  Vic Segedin 
Copy Editors / Proofreaders  Anne Gordon, Marie Shannon
Design and production  Vic Segedin

Peer review

The editorial team wishes to thank all the peer reviewers who generously contribute their time and expertise to this edition of JoCAT. Accepted submissions are reviewed by people well versed and respected in the subject or methodology of the submission.

The following have been double anonymously peer-reviewed by two reviewers:

Articles:
‘Becoming friends: Or the moment when dialogue with a drawing led to a form of self-connection during an art therapy session’ by Christoph Hinkel.
‘Imprinted memories: An arts-based inquiry’ by Melinda Jane.
‘Using art therapy to explore researcher identity as a prelude to dysgraphia study: An autoethnography’ by Elvira Kalenjuk, Pearl Subban, Stella Laletas and Sue Wilson.
‘A role for art therapy in buffering the effects of stress and reducing burnout amongst childcare workers: Results of a group art therapy intervention pilot study’ by Leticia Martin et al.
‘Neurodivergent-affirming therapeutic arts practice’ by Freya Pinney.
‘Phenomenology and dance therapy: The body as an organ of cognition’ by Ursula Schorn.
‘Seeds of growth: Improving cultural competence as an immigrant arts therapist’ by Ying (Ingrid) Wang.

The following have been double anonymously peer-reviewed by one reviewer:

Creative contributions:
‘Emotional patterning: A comic essay’ by Sofia Sabbagh.
‘Meditative mark-making: A flow in chaos’ by Li June Han.