About the Journal
The South African Journal of Arts Therapies (SAJAT) is an online, open-access and peer-reviewed journal dedicated to fostering dialogue and research on Arts Therapies that focuses on Africa and the Global South.
The primary focus is on South Africa, Africa and the Global South where arts and culture have had an instrumental role in forging identities and post-colonial scholarshi
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Current Issue
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025)
Published: 2026-02-03
Editorial
Articles
Art therapy as effective communication for emotional regulation in adults with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability
Abstract 312 | PDF Downloads 178Page 8-25
Exploring the role of music listening in cancer care: A systematic literature review
Abstract 148 | PDF Downloads 75Page 26-45
Text-based drama therapy: The state of the field in South Africa
Abstract 96 | PDF Downloads 92Page 46-61
Where is the art therapist? A systems approach to positioning the art therapist
Abstract 144 | PDF Downloads 89Page 62-91
Art therapy, Ubuntu, and multidisciplinary collaboration in South Africa: ‘We are because I am’
Abstract 188 | PDF Downloads 92Page 92-106
Umkaphi: Ukukhanda ucwaningo besintu yobuciko olaphayo – reconceptualising ethics and reflexivity in narrative enquiry method for drama therapy research
Abstract 83 | PDF Downloads 67Page 107-124
Polyphonic bricolage and cultural humility: A framework for reimagining art therapy practice in the Afro-Caribbean context
Abstract 207 | PDF Downloads 89Page 125-148
Materiality in art therapy: A South African group study highlighting regulating, dysregulating and ambiguous art materials used on one canvas
Abstract 167 | PDF Downloads 99Page 149-167
Implications for drama therapy in working single-mother households in the South African context
Abstract 109 | PDF Downloads 58Page 168-186
The Critic, the Child and the Nurturer: A group case study of art therapy in a weight-neutral frame for women with body image concerns
Abstract 125 | PDF Downloads 50Page 187-208