The Art of Healing: A Visual Ethnographic Study of Eliida Lakota’s Journey as an Art Therapist
Major
History
Submission Type
Poster
Area of Study or Work
Anthropology
Expected Graduation Date
2022
Location
CNS Atrium, Easel 7
Start Date
4-9-2022 8:30 AM
End Date
4-9-2022 9:45 AM
Abstract
Eliida Lakota spent 38 years working in the field of mental health, helping to treat women with eating disorders at OSF in Peoria, Illinois. Lakota’s Native American heritage deeply influenced the therapeutic methods employed in her practice. This research will include a brief summary of art therapy as a discipline, and focus specifically on Lakota’s experience as an occupational art therapist. This research will be conducted with the use of ethnographic data collected during interviews with Eliida Lakota. In order to focus specifically on the healing strategies she undertook with her patients, this research will include a review of relevant literature. For those seeking art therapy treatments, there is great utility in understanding the perspective of professional art therapists themselves.
The Art of Healing: A Visual Ethnographic Study of Eliida Lakota’s Journey as an Art Therapist
CNS Atrium, Easel 7
Eliida Lakota spent 38 years working in the field of mental health, helping to treat women with eating disorders at OSF in Peoria, Illinois. Lakota’s Native American heritage deeply influenced the therapeutic methods employed in her practice. This research will include a brief summary of art therapy as a discipline, and focus specifically on Lakota’s experience as an occupational art therapist. This research will be conducted with the use of ethnographic data collected during interviews with Eliida Lakota. In order to focus specifically on the healing strategies she undertook with her patients, this research will include a review of relevant literature. For those seeking art therapy treatments, there is great utility in understanding the perspective of professional art therapists themselves.