Welcome to the Journal of Creative Arts Therapies (JoCAT), the home of the creative arts therapies research community. JoCAT is the open access peer-reviewed publication of ANZACATA in association with the School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University.
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More in our current issue – volume 20, number 2, 2025.
Ka mua, ka muri: A retrospective kōrero through te wheiao ki te ao mārama / Robyn Angell-Morice in conversation with Heleina Waimoana Dalton
Applications for the 2026 ANZACATA-JoCAT Author Support Bursary close Friday 12 December.
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New podcasts drop regularly. If you have an idea for a podcast that you would like to work with JoCAT to produce, please get in contact. If you have any feedback about what you like in a podcast we’d like to hear from you.
Ka mua, ka muri: A retrospective kōrero through te wheiao ki te ao mārama / Robyn Angell-Morice in conversation with Heleina Waimoana Dalton
Explore JoCAT and ANZJAT articles, creative works, reviews, interviews and podcasts, and videos by theme
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/Arts-based research and creative arts therapies
Themes are added as they emerge from our current and back issues so please check back here or sign up to our eNews or follow us on our social to be notified when new explore themes drop.
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/practice papers
Integrating art therapy to enhance a tsunami preparedness project in Lebak Selatan, Indonesia / Ardhana Riswarie
April 2025
/reflections and essays
One from the archives
Alongside the full length papers that are the core of JoCAT’s contribution to CAT research, JoCAT publishes shorter papers including practice papers, case studies, essays and reflective pieces. Reflective papers and essays are now grouped together.
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One from the archives
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If you have read a great book, or have been to a CAT-related art exhibition or performance, or listened to a podcast that you think other CATs would find interesting please let us know. You can write the review yourself, or we can find a reviewer. We’d love to hear from you!
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JoCAT is looking for more video contributions. If you work in the medium of video and would like to have one of your works considered for publication, please get in touch. Videos are published on the JoCAT website and on the JoCAT YouTube Channel.
/related reading
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