During my previous project, I met with Alison Alborz a psychologyst and researcher for the Manchester University. I felt it would be helpful to have another chat with her about my current ideas regarding the art therapy book. We were able to converse about the purpose, effectivity, theme and process of the book, leading important ideas into development.
We spoke about the different approaches and purposes of the book such as its use for the art therapist as research and perhaps the idea of individual production, producing them individually for the partiular patient. By exploring the importance of audience which in my case is: soldiers and refugees it became apparent that each of these individuals would need personal themes as they could also pose as triggers.
We spoke about potential ideas for the book, perhaps a book each solider would carry embodying the identity of home such as key-rings, flowers, blankets to the idea of creating a post war rememberance book of their military family.
This meeting has made me think mostly about my audience, I have realised I must focus either on soliders, or refugees not both. This is because they are very different audiences and cannot provide effective treatment for both as they are suffering from different stresses of war. By producing something for both, I felt it is unempathetic and unethical therefore I feel it is important to rethink the importance of my audience and in that I can begin the development of my practical themes.
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