This book explores the rationale, methodologies, and results of arts-based approaches in social work research today.


It is the first dedicated analysis of its kind, providing practical examples of when to choose arts-based research, how the arts are used by social work researchers and integrated with additional methods, and ways to evaluate its efficacy. The multiple examples of arts-based research in social work in this book reveal how arts methods are inherently connected to the resilience and creativity of research participants, social workers, and social work researchers.


With international contributions from experts in their fields, this is a welcome overview of the arts in social work for anyone connected to the field.

Contributions by: Genevieve Guetemme, Mark Doel, Ronald P.M.H. Lay, Lucia Hervas Hermida, Caroline McDonald-Harker, Nasreen Lalani, Julie Drolet, Julie C. Moreno, Holly Feen-Calligan, Elizabeth Barton, Emma Buzzard, Marion Jackson, Sofie Vindevogel, Tijs Van Steenberghe, Fien Van Wolvelaer, Jessica De Maeyer, Mike De Kreek, Brian Kelly, David González Casas, Linda Vanina Ducca Cisneros, Paola Th.P.M. de Bruijn, Erik Jansen, Maria Regina A. Alfonso, Adrienne Mari D. Santos, Francesca Lagmay, Josefa Angelica L. Atayde, Kathleen Angela L. Bautista, Ma Imelda Matilde S. Lukban, Orna Shemer, Eitan Shahar, Margareta von Salisch, Tessa van Ham