It is 1:30pm on a Friday and participants saunter up a few stairs from lunch to the room that I only just finished setting with a table cover and art supplies. For the next two hours, the multipurpose space in the drop-in center for runaway and homeless youth and young adults transforms into an open art therapy studio. I welcome back the regulars and introduce myself and art therapy to newcomers. Everyone settles in and reaches for art materials. The early chaos of people catching up with each other settles into focused creative activity interspersed with varied conversations on music, food, jobs, romance, as well as hopes, frustrations, stressors. I also begin to create art – perhaps a still life of the art supplies, portrait of a group member (with their permission), or response art. Throughout the group, I will do my best to facilitate a therapeutic process that meets the needs of each individual and the group as a whole. To manage the flow of therapy, Beutler, Forrester, Holt, and Stein (2013) note principles of therapeutic change. These empirically-tested psychotherapy interventions relate to various strategies, such as facilitating professional relationships by demonstrating empathy or developing a therapeutic contract by establishing clienttherapist role expectations. Even though there are common factors across the mental health disciplines, art therapists have particular considerations. For example, Schwarz, Snir, and Regev (2018) identify the necessity for intentionally selecting art materials, structuring sessions, and advancing creative process. The contributions to this issue offer research and practice to enhance understanding of principles of therapeutic change in art therapy.

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持续的创造力行为：治疗变化的艺术治疗原则

现在是周五下午 1 点 30 分，参与者从午餐到我刚刚完成布置桌布和美术用品的房间，沿着几级楼梯漫步。在接下来的两个小时里，为离家出走和无家可归的青年和年轻人而设的临时接待中心的多功能空间变成了一个开放的艺术治疗工作室。我欢迎常客回来，并向新人介绍我自己和艺术疗法。每个人都安顿下来并伸手去拿艺术材料。人们相互追赶的早期混乱变成了集中的创造性活动，穿插着关于音乐、食物、工作、浪漫以及希望、挫折和压力的各种对话。我也开始创作艺术——也许是艺术用品的静物、小组成员的肖像（经他们许可）或反应艺术。在整个团体中，我将尽我所能促进一个满足每个人和整个团体需求的治疗过程。为了管理治疗流程，Beutler、Forrester、Holt 和 Stein (2013) 指出了治疗变化的原则。这些经过实证检验的心理治疗干预与各种策略有关，例如通过展示同理心来促进专业关系或通过建立客户治疗师角色期望来制定治疗合同。尽管心理健康学科有共同的因素，但艺术治疗师有特殊的考虑。例如，Schwarz、Snir 和 Regev（2018 年）确定了有意选择艺术材料、组织会议和推进创作过程的必要性。