ABSTRACT This article describes a pilot museum-based art psychotherapy group for seven 18 to 25-year-old adults with severe mental health difficulties. We outline existing evidence for the psychotherapeutic value of museums and describe how we tried to harness the potential of museums as socially inclusive, accessible and inspiring venues, as well as a rich source of encounters with objects and environments which can mobilise introspection and meaning-making. We explain how we evaluated the group in order to assess therapeutic outcomes and the contribution of the museum setting to these, using quantitative data from outcome measures and qualitative data from the therapy sessions and post-therapy reflective interviews. Overall, the data suggested that the therapy group was beneficial to participants. The young adults reported that the museum setting helped them to reflect on feelings and experiences, facilitated interaction between group members, encouraged independence, fostered motivation and creativity and helped them to feel valued and connected with the world outside mental health services. These evaluation findings are an encouragement to other art psychotherapists to consider tapping into the therapeutic benefits of this rich cultural resource.

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利用博物馆进行艺术心理治疗：对年轻人试点小组的评估

摘要 本文描述了一个以博物馆为基础的艺术心理治疗试点小组，该小组针对 7 名 18 至 25 岁患有严重心理健康问题的成年人。我们概述了博物馆心理治疗价值的现有证据，并描述了我们如何试图利用博物馆作为具有社会包容性、可访问性和鼓舞人心的场所的潜力，以及与可以调动内省和意义的物体和环境的丰富接触资源. 我们解释了我们如何评估小组以评估治疗结果以及博物馆环境对这些结果的贡献，使用结果测量的定量数据和治疗会话和治疗后反思访谈的定性数据。总体而言，数据表明治疗组对参与者有益。年轻人报告说，博物馆环境帮助他们反思感受和经历，促进团体成员之间的互动，鼓励独立，培养动力和创造力，并帮助他们感到受到重视并与心理健康服务之外的世界建立联系。这些评估结果鼓励其他艺术心理治疗师考虑利用这一丰富的文化资源的治疗益处。