Art therapy is an often provided but little studied treatment option in mental health care.The effectiveness of art therapy in the treatment of anxiety was studied and its working mechanisms were... Show moreArt therapy is an often provided but little studied treatment option in mental health care.The effectiveness of art therapy in the treatment of anxiety was studied and its working mechanisms were explored. Outcomes of a randomised controlled trial (n=59) showed preliminary evidence of the effectiveness of art therapy. The treatment, consisting of three months of anthroposophic art therapy, showed major reduction of anxiety symptom severity in women, compared to a wait list condition. The therapy also improved quality of life and various aspects of self-regulation: higher HRV at rest (which may indicate an overall lower stress level), improvements in emotion regulation and improvements in daily executive functioning.The second part of this PhD research focused on case report methodology and the development of tools for research within this field, with and for therapists in clinical practice, and for education. A publication guideline for case reports was developed and positively evaluated in practice. An exemplary case report of a female client with anxiety was provided.The outcomes of this research support the indication of art therapy in the treatment of anxiety and justify further studying of the effectiveness and mechanisms of art therapy. Show less
Today, sponsorship relations are evolving to a partnership model where sponsor and sponsee are interacting during the preparation and execution in the shared interest of both parties, and where... Show moreToday, sponsorship relations are evolving to a partnership model where sponsor and sponsee are interacting during the preparation and execution in the shared interest of both parties, and where sponsors are also cooperating with each other. These partnership models often result in additional value for the partners, and include benefits for visitors of the sponsored event or for a wider set of stakeholders. Frameworks include models to assess the outcome of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, as well as Porter and Kramer's (2011, 2014, 2019) work on creating shared value (CSV). Applying the concepts not only extends our understanding of sponsorship outcomes but also offers new insights into the applicability of the CSV approach and contributes to current academic debates on both CSV and CSR (most prominently in a California Management Review discussion between Crane, Palazzo, Spence and Matten [2012, 2014] on the one hand, and Porter and Kramer [2014] on the other). CSV includes a shareholder perspective that resonates with sponsorship stakeholders, pays attention to outcomes on both sides of the partnership and also offers a way to assess and value outcomes that are external to the partnership, including aspects traditionally viewed through the lens of philanthropy and CSR. Show less
The Wende results in two opposite effects: the university maintains its continuity and quickly starts to thrive in the newly unified German state, while the professional practice of most professors... Show moreThe Wende results in two opposite effects: the university maintains its continuity and quickly starts to thrive in the newly unified German state, while the professional practice of most professors suffers from discontinuity and a lack of connection to the new social circumstances. This antithesis, continuity for the university versus discontinuity for professorial practice, is the central theme. Relatively minor differences between biographies that had developed in the GDR op untill the Wende can be used to explain why the unification of Germany has widely divergent effects for the five hunderd professors of the Humboldt-Universit_t Show less