Editorial: Becoming: A creative revolution in healing

This editorial advocates for "becoming" as a central focus in Creative Arts Therapies (CAT), challenging traditional "fix-it" models by embracing fluidity and self-discovery. It argues that CAT, through creative expression, allows individuals to navigate evolving identities, embrace uncertainty, and challenge limitations. Co-editor Daniel Wong highlights the power of "becoming" in fostering self-discovery, promoting inclusion in arts-based communities, and ultimately empowering individuals to shape their own narratives of healing and growth. Wong, in curating this issue, links this concept of "becoming" to the diverse contributions within, showcasing how CAT practitioners and researchers embrace this approach. From exploring dadirri, an Indigenous Australian practice of deep listening, to examining the role of art in navigating cancer, the issue exemplifies how creative expression facilitates "becoming" in a multitude of contexts. This is profoundly illustrated in Anna Lam Sasson's paper on the experience of cultural identity for adult transracial adoptees. Sasson demonstrates how collage, mirroring the fragmented experience of cultural displacement, allows adoptees to visually piece together their birth and adopted cultures, forging a more cohesive and empowered sense of self through art.

Citation:
Wong, Daniel. ''Editorial: Becoming: A creative revolution in healing.'' Journal of Creative Arts Therapies (JoCAT), vol. 19, no. 1, 2024.