A sequential mixed methods multi-phasic project focused on designing and developing an art therapy research strategic plan for the sustainability and advancement of the field. The project consisted of three sequential, emergent, and cumulative multi-phasic processes. The three phases included: a scoping review, a survey and focus group, and a working symposium. This article focuses primarily on the third phase–the working symposium. During the third phase of the project, it became apparent that central to all phases the project was the contributions of multiple communities. These communities represented varied perspectives which generated diverse and comprehensive qualitative and quantitative data enriching the final result. When organized, categorized, integrated, and synthesized, the data from all three phases yielded six interactive categories forming the basis for a community-driven art therapy research strategic plan. Each category has a mission, goals, and action items. The categories are: building community, art therapy worldview, art therapy evidence, research methods, clinical theory and practice, and education, advocacy, and policy. An implementation strategy for the plan is proposed including using the categories as a structure for community-driven workgroups that will review, revise, actualize, and evaluate the plan.

一个顺序混合方法的多阶段项目，专注于设计和开发艺术治疗研究战略计划，以实现该领域的可持续性和进步。该项目由三个连续的、紧急的和累积的多阶段过程组成。这三个阶段包括：范围界定审查、调查和焦点小组以及工作研讨会。本文主要关注第三阶段——工作座谈会。在项目的第三阶段，很明显，该项目所有阶段的核心都是多个社区的贡献。这些社区代表了不同的观点，产生了多样化且全面的定性和定量数据，丰富了最终结果。当组织、分类、整合、综合时，所有三个阶段的数据产生了六个互动类别，构成了社区驱动的艺术治疗研究战略计划的基础。每个类别都有使命、目标和行动项目。类别包括：建设社区、艺术治疗世界观、艺术治疗证据、研究方法、临床理论和实践以及教育、宣传和政策。提出了该计划的实施策略，包括使用类别作为社区驱动的工作组的结构，该工作组将审查、修订、实施和评估该计划。