verstehende Kunsttherapie

English translation: interpretive art therapy

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German term or phrase:verstehende Kunsttherapie
English translation:interpretive art therapy
Entered by: Susan Welsh

15:54 Feb 20, 2020
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology / art therapy
German term or phrase: verstehende Kunsttherapie
The title of a book: "Zur Begründung einer verstehenden Kunsttherapie im Sinne der hermeneutischen Wissenschaft von W. Dilthey und seiner Schule."

Perhaps "understandable art therapy," but that doesn't make much sense to me.
Susan Welsh
United States
Local time: 03:54
interpretive art therapy
Explanation:
I think this might be what the 'verstehende' is getting at: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hZahcraJov0C&pg=PA54&lpg...

Please see also my discussion box entry.
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Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:54
Grading comment
Thanks very much!
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Summary of answers provided
4understanding art therapy
philgoddard
3 +1interpretive art therapy
Helen Shiner
3analytical art therapy
Michael Martin, MA


Discussion entries: 5





  

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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
understanding art therapy


Explanation:
Meaning listening, empathetic.

I think a literal translation works perfectly well. I wouldn't normally translate a book title, but Susan has been asked to do so.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 30
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
analytical art therapy


Explanation:
"I call this kind of art therapy artwork-focused art therapy to differentiate it from analytical art therapy, as it is expressed for example in the American pioneer art therapist Naumberg"
https://books.google.com/books?id=iVwlDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT127&lpg=...

Compare with this:
"Das verstehende Deuten könne auf der anderen Seite erst bei einem gewissen Grad von Ausgestaltung sinnvoll werden. Beim vorschnellen intellektuellen Deuten gehe der 'essenziell symbolische' Charakter des Objets verloren..." https://books.google.com/books?id=w3zhBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA20&lpg=P...


Michael Martin, MA
United States
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PRO pts in category: 116

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: They could have said "analytische", but they didn't :-)
8 mins
  -> You don't solve this at the literal level. In this type of art therapy, interpretation or gaining intellectual insight seems to be at the forefront. Could have picked a different adjective but this is what my sources suggested.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
interpretive art therapy


Explanation:
I think this might be what the 'verstehende' is getting at: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hZahcraJov0C&pg=PA54&lpg...

Please see also my discussion box entry.

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:54
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
Thanks very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ramey Rieger (X): Dilthey's catchword is 'lived experience', which is impossible to integrate in the title. Interpretive is a good solution.
49 mins
  -> Thanks, Ramey
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