本書來自作者多年教學經驗的積累。當時藝術治療領域的主流想法，認為做研究是一件不自然、冰冷、有距離、科學性且不迷人的事情。但對當代的獵人來說，如果狩獵是為了尋找完美的衣服，或是在市場裡尋找最新鮮的食材，人們自然會投入熱情，聚精會神地不懈尋找，而做研究不過是探尋藝術治療師來說重要的事物。

作者有意圖地將研究拆解為較好理解的方式，以減少讀者對研究的望而生畏和神祕感。透過藝術治療實踐中的問題和研究範例，以作者學生可以理解的語言撰寫本書，啟發以手邊現有的資源進行探究。

Lynn Kapitan

founder, professor, and director of the Professional Doctorate of Art Therapy program at Mount Mary University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is the former executive editor of Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, as well as an honorary life member and past president of the American Art Therapy Association. The author of numerous research articles, editorials, and national and international keynotes, Dr. Kapitan has practiced as a social activist art therapist and research consultant for non-governmental agencies in Latin America.

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