Establishing a Research Agenda for Art Therapy: A Delphi Study

Art therapy in the United States is a young profession that would benefit from an identified research agenda to marshal resources more effectively to address gaps in the knowledge base. This article describes a Delphi study of U.S. art therapy researchers who were surveyed on research priorities for the profession. The research panelists were asked to identify the most important areas of investigation, research questions, methods, and populations or conditions that should be studied. The survey results presented may be used to construct a research agenda for the field so that priorities can be addressed in a more unified, strategic way.