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 199 | PDF Downloads 127Page 8-25
Exploring the role of music listening in cancer care: A systematic literature review
Abstract 124 | PDF Downloads 58Page 26-45
Text-based drama therapy: The state of the field in South Africa
Abstract 86 | PDF Downloads 83Page 46-61
Where is the art therapist? A systems approach to positioning the art therapist
Abstract 128 | PDF Downloads 60Page 62-91
Art therapy, Ubuntu, and multidisciplinary collaboration in South Africa: ‘We are because I am’
Abstract 151 | PDF Downloads 68Page 92-106
Umkaphi: Ukukhanda ucwaningo besintu yobuciko olaphayo – reconceptualising ethics and reflexivity in narrative enquiry method for drama therapy research
Abstract 74 | PDF Downloads 45Page 107-124
Polyphonic bricolage and cultural humility: A framework for reimagining art therapy practice in the Afro-Caribbean context
Abstract 177 | PDF Downloads 64Page 125-148
Materiality in art therapy: A South African group study highlighting regulating, dysregulating and ambiguous art materials used on one canvas
Abstract 142 | PDF Downloads 74Page 149-167
Implications for drama therapy in working single-mother households in the South African context
Abstract 86 | PDF Downloads 45Page 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 103 | PDF Downloads 38Page 187-208