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
Text-based drama therapy: The state of the field in South Africa
Abstract | PDF DownloadsPage 46-61
Implications for drama therapy in working single-mother households in the South African context
Abstract | PDF DownloadsPage 168-186
Art therapy as effective communication for emotional regulation in adults with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability
Abstract | PDF DownloadsPage 8-25
Art therapy, Ubuntu, and multidisciplinary collaboration in South Africa: ‘We are because I am’
Abstract | PDF DownloadsPage 92-106
Where is the art therapist? A systems approach to positioning the art therapist
Abstract | PDF DownloadsPage 62-91
Polyphonic bricolage and cultural humility: A framework for reimagining art therapy practice in the Afro-Caribbean context
Abstract | PDF DownloadsPage 125-148
Materiality in art therapy: A South African group study highlighting regulating, dysregulating and ambiguous art materials used on one canvas
Abstract | PDF DownloadsPage 149-167
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 | PDF DownloadsPage 187-208
Umkaphi: Ukukhanda ucwaningo besintu yobuciko olaphayo – reconceptualising ethics and reflexivity in narrative enquiry method for drama therapy research
Abstract | PDF DownloadsPage 107-124
Exploring the role of music listening in cancer care: A systematic literature review
Abstract | PDF DownloadsPage 26-45