volume 20, number 1, 2025
Published by The Journal of Creative Arts Therapies, online and open access
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ISSN: 2652-9459
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Editorial team
Chief Editor Sheridan Linnell
Co-Editors Henry Bowen, Catherine Camden-Pratt, Deborah Green, Caryn Griffin, Ying Wang, Daniel Wong
Review Editor Georgia Polichroniadis
Journal Coordinator Vic Segedin
Podcast Coordinators JY Kim, Caz Steele
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: ‘A retrospective review – Through the wheiao: Creating a cultural arts therapy identity through an autoethnographic lens’, by Robyn Angell-Morice; ‘Therapeutic Art Play: art therapy practices in education to nurture autonomy, creativity, and connection’, by Georgia Freebody; ‘Comics for re-storying self: Revisiting autoethnographic research from student placement’, by cat ko; and ‘Using digital art and storytelling to heal and process my experience of sepsis’, by Susannah Morrison.
Practice papers: ‘Exploring supervision pedagogy through collaborative art-based reflection: Reworking a single expressive surface’, by Tess Crane, Kate Richards, Pam Hellema, Carmen Millic and Sally Goldstraw; and ‘Exploring stress through storytelling in short-form videos created by Thai undergraduate students in Bangkok: A pilot study’, by Ziyuan Lin and Nisara Jaroenkajornkij.
The following have been double anonymously peer-reviewed by one reviewer:
Reflections: ‘Asking the way, tending the heart: A practice-based autoethnography integrating expressive writing, Daoist insight, and mythic inquiry’, by Junhaoran Li; and ‘Navigating the emotional terrain of palliative care: An art therapy trainee’s reflections’, by Samantha Neubronner.
Creative contributions: ‘Whispers from the bush: A curio-cabinet for nature’s worries’, by Mishy Rowan; and ‘Inquiring into inquiry: A reflexive portrait of autoethnographic arts-based research’, by RTM.
