A Study on the Application of Art Expression in Mental Health Interventions for Asian American Youth Based on Interviews with Multidisciplinary Experts
[Abstract]
作者通过采访心理健康方面的专业人士对当前美国亚裔青少年心理健康现状进行了深入调研，在论文中首先探讨了亚裔青少年所面临的心理健康挑战和应对措施。在此基础上，提出了致力于支持亚裔青少年改善心理健康状态的“青少年心理健康艺术”实践框架。该框架的要点是：(1) 通过艺术表达进行作品创作，将个人的内心体验转化为可供分享的共同经历，培育社会同理心、消除污名化以及唤起青少年群体的情感共鸣；(2) 倡导通过艺术表达这种非语言的创造性过程释放被压抑的情绪、重构内在认知，完成自我探索与疗愈；(3) 在艺术治疗师引导下通过非语言的创造过程来表达和处理深层情绪。同时，作者通过在过去两年多时间的项目实践对该框架进行了验证。此外，论文还从艺术疗愈和艺术治疗两个角度深入探讨了艺术表达如何帮助亚裔青少年应对心理健康挑战。最后，对本文内容进行了总结，并展望了下一步的工作方向。
Through interviews with mental health professionals, an in-depth investigation is conducted into the current state of mental health among Asian American youth. This paper first examines the mental health challenges faced by Asian American youth and potential strategies for addressing them. Building on these findings, the paper proposes a practical framework, Youth Mental Health Art (YMHArt), designed to support improvements in Asian American youth’ mental health. The framework has three central components: (1) creating artwork through artistic expression to transform personal inner experiences into shared experiences that can be communicated to others, thereby fostering social empathy, reducing stigma, and evoking emotional resonance among young people; (2) promoting artistic expression as a nonverbal, creative process through which individuals can release suppressed emotions, reconstruct internal perceptions, and engage in self-exploration and healing; and (3) expressing and processing deep-seated emotions through a non-verbal creative process, guided by an art therapist. The framework is further examined through more than two years of practical experience with the YMHArt project. In addition, this paper explores how artistic expression can help Asian American youth navigate mental health challenges through two distinct approaches: art healing and art therapy. Finally, the paper summarizes its findings and outlines directions for future work.
[Keywords]
亚裔青少年；心理健康；艺术表达；艺术疗愈；艺术治疗
Asian American youth; mental health; artistic expression; art healing; art therapy
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