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Lesley Library Catalog Catalog of the collections of the Fenway Libraries Online
Getting Started: Keywords for Research
Suggested Databases for Searching (Specialized)
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Alexander Street Video Academic Video Online (AVON), also referred to as Alexander Street Video, is a multidisciplinary database offering access to tens of thousands of full-length streaming video titles including documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and more. Videos are transcribed in addition to being indexed for subjects, people, places, release date, language, publisher, and video type.
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BioMed Central Journals BioMed Central (BMC) contains 300 peer-reviewed journals in the fields of science, technology, engineering and medicine, all of which are open access immediately upon publication.
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Counseling & Psychotherapy Transcripts, Client Narratives, & Reference Works Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts, Client Narratives, and Reference Works is a searchable collection containing real transcripts of therapy and counseling sessions and first-person narratives illuminating the experience of mental illness and its treatment, as well as reference works to contextualize the primary material. New material is added on a biweekly basis.
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-5-TR The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5-TR) is the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders, a diagnostic tool published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). This database includes the DSM-5 and the DSM-5-TR basics, diagnostic criteria and codes, and emerging measures.
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ERIC This link opens in a new window The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) indexes information found in journal articles, books, and reports to provide information on education research for teachers, scholars, policymakers and the general public.
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Expressive Media New streaming video platform, Expressive Media!
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Gale Health & Wellness Gale Health and Wellness provides full-text access to medical journals, magazines, reference works, and multimedia on a variety of consumer health topics, from current disease and disorder coverage to in-depth information on alternative health practices.
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MEDLINE MEDLINE is a bibliographic database providing citations and abstracts for a wide range of biomedical and health journals, in fields such as nursing, dentistry, pre-clinical sciences and more.
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PsycArticles PsycArticles contains full-texted, peer-reviewed articles published by the American Psychological Association and affiliated journals, with more than 200,000 full-text articles.
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PsycBooks PsycBooks offers over 65,000 book chapters and 4,000 peer-reviewed books from the American Psychological Association, with historical titles beginning at 1620 and the most current APA books.
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Psychology & Counseling in Video Psychology & Counseling presents an extensive array of content -- both video and text-based -- that includes therapy sessions, documentaries, interviews, keynote presentations, transcripts, client narratives and psychological experiments.
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Psychotherapy.net Full Collection & Social Work Collection Psychotherapy.net produces and publishes training videos in the fields of psychotherapy, counseling, and addiction treatment. The library makes available the Full Collection and the Social Work Collection.
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PsycInfo 1887-present PsycInfo contains more than 4 million bibliographic records for journals, book chapters, dissertations, and technical reports. Coverage spans from the 17th century to the present, with publications from more than 50 countries.
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PTSDPubs Formerly the Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress (PILOTS) database, PTSDPubs is an extensive resource on PTSD including articles, journals, and information about tests and measurements. Although produced by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, PTSDPubs is not limited to PTSD among veterans.
Suggested Databases for Searching (Interdisciplinary)
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Academic Search Premier Academic Search Premier is a scholarly, full text database designed for academic institutions. It includes full text for over 4,600 publications including 2,800 peer reviewed journals for many academic disciplines.
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Credo Reference This Collection includes over 1,000 titles with particular emphasis on subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and reference handbooks. Also included are over 1,000 short reference videos, nearly 300,000 high-resolution art images, and thousands of additional images across all subject areas.
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Kanopy Streaming Media Kanopy is a multidisciplinary collection offering a wide range of films, covering psychology, education, human services, and the arts.
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Taylor and Francis Journals Taylor & Francis is a provider of specialist information to the global academic & scientific, professional and commercial communities via publishing, events and performance improvement.
Featured eBooks
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Artful Grieving
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Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781805013693Publication Date: 2025Grief is so often a strange, wordless thing that refuses to be categorised or explained. Through art therapy, people struggling with loss can find ways to explore their feelings freely, and express the parts of their grief that are hard to put into words. -
Art Therapy and Creative Aging
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Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780429352751Publication Date: 2021Art Therapy and Creative Aging offers an integrated perspective on engaging with older people through the arts. Drawing from the author's clinical, research and teaching experiences, the book explores how arts engagement can intertwine with and support healthy aging. This book combines analysis of current development theory, existing research on creative programs with elders, and case examples of therapeutic experience to critically examine ageism and demonstrate how art therapy and creative aging approaches can harness our knowledge of the cognitive and emotional development of older adults. -
Handbook of Expressive Arts Therapy
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Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781462550630Publication Date: 2022This authoritative and comprehensive volume explains how to integrate movement, sound, art, play, imagery, drama, and other multisensory practices into psychotherapy. Cathy A. Malchiodi and other leading experts demonstrate ways to combine a wide range of expressive approaches to help clients explore feelings and thoughts that are often difficult to access verbally. -
Foundations of Art Therapy
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Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780128243091Publication Date: 2022Foundations of Art Therapy: Theory and Applications is an essential and comprehensive introduction to the field of art therapy that blends relevant psychological and neuroscience research, theories, and concepts and infuses cultural diversity throughout each chapter. -
Art As a Language for Autism
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Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781315173306Publication Date: 2022Art as a Language for Autism addresses the clinical challenges that are common in working with autistic spectrum disorder by exploring how artistic expression can provide a communicative language for younger clients who are set in their thought processes and preferences. Exploring how both art and play-based approaches can be effective tools for engaging therapeutic work, this book introduces strategies to help young clients find expressive "languages" that can fully support communication, expression, and empathic understanding, as well as build skills for relaxation, calming, and coping.
Streaming Video Databases
Looking for streaming videos?
Try the Academic Video Online (AVON) database. Academic Video Online (AVON), also referred to as Alexander Street Video, is a multidisciplinary database offering access to tens of thousands of full-length streaming video titles including documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and more. Videos are transcribed in addition to being indexed for subjects, people, places, release date, language, publisher, and video type.
Also try the Psychotherapy.net database. Psychotherapy.net produces and publishes training videos in the fields of psychotherapy, counseling, and addiction treatment. The library makes available the Full Collection and the Social Work Collection.
Selected Journals
- American Journal of Art Therapy - Full-text available from 1990-2002. Print copies available at Sherrill Library from 1969-2002. (Publication ceased 2002.) Call number: Periodical RC489.A7 A43
- Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy association - Full-text available from 1997-Present. Print copies available at Sherrill Library from 1983-Present. Call number: Periodical RC489.A7 J6
- Arts and Health - Full-text available from 2009-Present. Print copies available at Sherrill Library from 2010-Present. Call number: Periodical RC489.A7 A786
- Arts in Psychotherapy - Full-text available from 1995-Present. Print copies available at Sherrill Library from 1980-present. Call number: Periodical RC489.A7 A76
- Canadian Art Therapy Association Journal - Full-text available from 1987-Present. Print copies available at Sherrill Library from 1986-present. Call number: Periodical RC489.A7 C36
- Inscape: the Journal of the British Association of Art Therapists - Full-text available from 1996-Present. Print copies available at Sherrill Library from 1968-2004, with gaps. Title changed to International Journal of Art Therapy: Inscape. Call number: Periodical RC489.A7 I57
- Journal of Clinical Art Therapy - Full-text available from 2011-Present.
- Poiesis - Not available online. Print copies available at Sherrill Library from 1999 to present. Call number: Periodical RC489.A72 P6
- Pratt Institute Creative Arts Therapy Review - Not available online. Print copies available at Sherrill Library from 1980-1995. Call number: Periodical RC489.A7 .P73
- Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts - Full-text available from 2006-Present. Print copies available at Sherrill Library from 2007-present. Call number: Periodical BH1 .P79
Teaching Resource Collection Items
Art Therapy Card Deck for Children and Adolescents
The Art Therapy Card Deck for Children and Adolescents features 50 creative, hands-on interventions to help kids work through difficult emotions, develop a growth mindset, and strengthen their communication skills so they can reach their goals. Each card features directions, a list of materials, a sample picture of a finished creation, and questions for discovery and discussion. Click on the image to be taken to the library's catalog.
Guided Art Therapy Card Deck : 75 Activities to Explore your Feelings and Manage your Emotional Well-Being.
Guided Art Therapy Card Deck allows you to use art as therapy, focusing on the inherent healing power of art making to manage anxiety and stress, improve self-esteem, and deepen your relationships with others and your inner self. In this deck of 75 activities, you'll explore a wide range of artistic mediums, including painting, drawing, writing, collage, photography and digital art, sculpture, and mixed media, with each activity designed to be created using limited supplies. Click on the image to be taken to the library's catalog.
Water Doodle Mat
Reusable Drawing Mat. Just add water with the pen and drawing on the mat. (1 doodle mat, 8 foam pieces, 6 water pens, 4 plastic stencils, and 1 instruction booklet. color, cardstock, vinyl: in container.) Click on the image to be taken to the library's catalog.
Pin Art Boards
Interesting 3D Sculptures: The round pins will not prick you. You can put your hands, face, or other objects in the pin impression toy to create a perfect 3D sculpture. Click on the image to be taken to the library's catalog.
