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This thematic synthesis redefines group art therapy mechanisms of change and aims to aid in a critical analysis of group art therapy theory. The researchers reviewed 119 qualitative sources and employed thematic analysis synthesis to develop themes of group art therapeutic factors, which have been previously equated to mechanisms of change. The sources were divided and synthesized in one of four categories...
•Participants reported increased trust in the art making process leading to professional growth.•Supervisees report transformational changes using EDPP art-based supervision model.•EDPP long-term layering combined with risk taking and self-reflexivity are mechanisms of change in art-based group supervision method.•Use of relational aesthetics appeared to deepen interpersonal learning and stimulate...