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 444 | PDF Downloads 253Page 8-25
Exploring the role of music listening in cancer care: A systematic literature review
Abstract 203 | PDF Downloads 111Page 26-45
Text-based drama therapy: The state of the field in South Africa
Abstract 140 | PDF Downloads 135Page 46-61
Where is the art therapist? A systems approach to positioning the art therapist
Abstract 191 | PDF Downloads 134Page 62-91
Art therapy, Ubuntu, and multidisciplinary collaboration in South Africa: ‘We are because I am’
Abstract 273 | PDF Downloads 161Page 92-106
Umkaphi: Ukukhanda ucwaningo besintu yobuciko olaphayo – reconceptualising ethics and reflexivity in narrative enquiry method for drama therapy research
Abstract 119 | PDF Downloads 98Page 107-124
Polyphonic bricolage and cultural humility: A framework for reimagining art therapy practice in the Afro-Caribbean context
Abstract 277 | PDF Downloads 130Page 125-148
Materiality in art therapy: A South African group study highlighting regulating, dysregulating and ambiguous art materials used on one canvas
Abstract 234 | PDF Downloads 150Page 149-167
Implications for drama therapy in working single-mother households in the South African context
Abstract 332 | PDF Downloads 95Page 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 162 | PDF Downloads 79Page 187-208