Beyond the Studio: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Exploring Art Therapy Advocacy in Indiana 
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                        Mo Hammond 
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
              Submitted to the faculty of Herron School of Art and Design 
               in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree 
                    Masters of Arts in Art Therapy 
                    Herron School of Art and Design 
                       Indiana University 
                            
                        May 2016 
                            
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                        ABSTRACT 
          In the United States currently 10 states have either professional licenses with verbiage 
       inclusive of art therapy or licenses that are distinctly art therapy.  The states with art therapy 
       licenses received that distinction due to art therapists who advocated on behalf of the profession, 
       consequently shaping the perception of art therapy within their communities and states 
       (American Art Therapy Association (AATA), 2013).  In the state of Indiana there is neither an 
       art therapy license, nor verbiage that is inclusive of art therapy in any of their professional 
       licenses.  This research sought to understand what advocacy efforts had been conducted by 
       AATA and their state chapter, the Indiana Art Therapy Association (INDIATA).  A mixed-
       methods research design consisting of an integrative systematic literature review, a survey of 
       2014-2016 INDIATA board members, and interviews with the former/current presidents of 
       INDIATA was conducted. The integrative systematic literature review was utilized in order to 
       explore the proper context of advocacy.  The survey and interviews informed the advocacy 
       efforts that were conducted on part of the organization due to minimal published information.  
       The information gathered from the literature review, survey, and personal interviews provided 
       the basis for constructing a framework for future advocacy efforts within the state of Indiana.   
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
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                       DEDICATION 
          The work that has been put into this thesis is dedicated to my supportive parents who 
       have been inspirational and encouraging, not only during my course of study, but throughout my 
       life.  My siblings who, in an ironic twist of events, are constantly raising the bar for their older 
       brother.  The Yonan, who understood that thesis work trumped everything this past year and 
       supported me through the entire process.  Joe Croffie— the man, the myth, the legend—whose 
       sound advice saved my life and inadvertently brought me in the direction of art therapy.  Lastly, I 
       dedicate this thesis to—listed in no particular order—my classmates Liz, Courtney, Liza, and 
       Shelbi who embarked on this journey with me as we became a great starting 5.