Art Therapist's Companion to Understanding AI

Nancy S. Choe, PhD, ATR-BC, LMFT, is an art therapist and educator whose work sits at the intersection of creativity, healing, and technology. She draws on new media art, narrative medicine, poetry, neuroaesthetics, and community-based practice to develop interdisciplinary approaches to art therapy.

"In this era of rapidly evolving technology, art therapists are fortunate that Nancy Choe has provided a much-needed guide to understanding and using artificial intelligence in our work. This book is a welcome addition to the literature in a swiftly changing digital world."Judith A. Rubin, PhD, ATR-BC, HLM, author of The Art of Art Therapy and editor of Approaches to Art Therapy"A thoughtful implementation of selected interdisciplinary authors, Nancy Choe’s book is unique, groundbreaking, and dynamically related to current innovation in the profession of art therapy while having the potential to reach across areas of creative AI practice. Imperative to the field of art therapy and beyond, this book offers in-depth implementation, critical reflection in practice, and the relevant importance of contemporary ethics."Louvenia Jackson, PhD, LMFT, ATR-BC, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, USAAn Art Therapist's Companion to Understanding AI: Emerging Approaches to Learning, Creativity, and Well-Being in the Age of Artificial Intelligence examines how AI is shaping therapeutic practice, providing viable art-based applications alongside clinical, relational, and ethical guidance. This essential resource supports those in the creative arts therapies in navigating AI technology with care and creativity as practitioners, educators, and researchers."Gretchen M. Miller, LPAT, ATR-BC, ACTP, and author of The Art Therapist’s Guide to Social Media

• Part I Foundations: AI, Ethics, and Implications in Art Therapy 1. Artificial Intelligence: Terms, Concepts, and Context in Art Therapy 2. Artificial Intelligence in Art Therapy: Opportunities and Ethical Challenges 3. The Relational Ethics of LLM-Mediated Art Therapy: From Convergent Harms to a Practice-Facing Validation Framework 4. Chatting with Machines: Is AI Chatbot a Friend, Foe, or Tool? 5. In Conversation with Two Professionals in Tech: How AI is Transforming Work and Life 6. Changes in How Humans Think, Relate, and Create in the Age of AI Part II AI in Art Therapy Education and Assessment 7. Human-AI Collaboration in Art Therapy Writing and Graduate Education 8. Teaching at the Crossroads: AI Literacy, Resistance, and the Hidden Curriculum 9. Human Dynamics of Pedagogy: Teacher Presence in the Age of AI 10. Artificial Intelligence in Art Therapy Assessment 11. Holding the Whole Portfolio, Ethical Data Infrastructure for AI in Art Therapy Part III Applications: AI in Arts-Based Inquiry, Intervention, and Innovation 12. Whose Voice, Whose Face? AI, Bias, and Spiritual Imagination Online 13. Supporting People with Disabilities through AI Art Making in Art Therapy: Case Anecdotes 14. He(Art) Meets AI: When Art Becomes Data in Precision Medicine 15. Translating Therapeutic Wisdom: Art Therapists as Co-Designers of GenAI in Mental Health and Wellness 16. Working at the Edge of Embodiment, Technology, and Care in Dance Movement Therapy