An Art Therapist's Companion to Understanding AI Emerging Approaches to Learning, Creativity, and Well-Being in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

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. Imagining Jesus with AI as a Site of Structural Bias and Visual Meaning 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