The Use of Online CB-ART Interventions in the Context of COVID-19: Enhancing Salutogenic Coping

Dorit Segal-Engelchin, Ephrat Huss and Orly Sarid
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Dorit Segal-Engelchin: Spitzer Department of Social Work, Ben- Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
Ephrat Huss: Spitzer Department of Social Work, Ben- Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
Orly Sarid: Spitzer Department of Social Work, Ben- Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 4, 1-8

Abstract: Community crises require the provision of short-term reflective intervention methods to help service users identify stressors, and access and intensify their adaptive coping. Here, we demonstrate the use of a single-session online cognitive behavioral- and art-based (CB-ART) intervention within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this method, the individual draws three images: his/her COVID-19-related stress, his/her perceived resources, and an integration of stress and resources. This method provided a reflective space in which individuals could identify their experienced stressors, acknowledge their coping resources, and integrate these two elements within the context of the current pandemic. In this article, we use illustrative examples from a study implemented during the first national lockdown in Israel and present a tool that can be easily implemented by mental-health professionals in ongoing community crises. The aims of this intervention were to co-create knowledge with service users, access their self-defined needs and strengths, and enhance their coping by enabling them to view stress and coping as part of the salutogenic continuum.

Keywords: online CB-ART intervention; COVID-19-related stress; coping resources; salutogenic continuum; mental health professionals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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