Art therapy is a process that helps people of all ages to express and understand feelings, interests, relationships, and self-perceptions through art activities. It has been useful in treating emotional trauma and grief, as a supplement to pain and symptom management, to address psychological distress, and to encourage self-growth and ...
This work attempts to show how art and creativity can heal physically, emotionally and spiritually. Through easy-to-follow activities, readers can access the wisdom, guidance and beauty of their life forces. Readers also learn how to transform feelings, express emotions and enhance their lives.
Providing an overview of the multidimensional aspects of children's drawings, this text covers the variety of their meanings; explores them from different perspectives - developmental, emotional, interpersonal, somatic and spiritual; and explains the importance of contextual influences.
Rich with case material and artwork samples, this volume demonstrates a range of creative approaches for facilitating children's emotional reparation and recovery from trauma. Contributors include experienced practitioners of play, art, music, movement and drama therapies, bibliotherapy, and integrative therapies, who describe step-by-step ...
Contemporary Art Therapy with Adolescents offers practical and imaginative solutions to the multifaceted challenges that clinicians face when treating young people. The author fuses the contemporary theories of clinical treatment with the creative processes of art therapy to arrive at a synthesis which yields successful outcomes when working with ...
Highly recommended as a textbook for training both art & family therapists. From the tangles of the family matrix, Riley shows us how she finds the important threads to pull to unravel the knots of toxic interactions. Various theoretical viewpoints (structural, systematic, family of origin & social constructionism) are illustrated by a number of ...
Malchiodi, director of the Art Therapy Program at the U. of Utah, demonstrates the power of art therapy as a tool for intervening with children from violent homes. The emphasis is on the short-term setting where time is at a premium and circumstances are unpredictable. Illustrated with 95 drawings
Psychotherapists, counselors, and other health care professionals are increasingly turning to expressive therapies - including art, music, dance/movement, drama, poetry, play, sandtray, and integrative approaches - in their work with clients of all ages. This timely volume offers a comprehensive presentation of these innovative and powerful ...
This volume demonstrates the power of art therapy as a tool for intervening with children from violent homes. Emphasis is given to the short-term setting where time is at a premium and circumstances are unpredictable - because within this setting, mental health practitioners often experience a sense of helplessness in their work with the youngest ...
This text on art therapy deals with work with patients who are suffering from terminal illness such as AIDS or cancer. The chapters offer practical advice on materials and approaches to use with a variety of clients, depending on the objectives of the therapy.
Patients with eating disorders often respond well to the creative and non-threatening environment of the arts therapies. Susan Makin, who has worked closely with anorexics and bulimics, here explores how art therapy can be integrated into a multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of eating disorders, in conjunction with medical programmes, ...
This is a collection of contributions by some of the most eminent art therapists in the USA. It represents a practical resource for clinicians which is designed to help them understand the use of art expressions in treatment. It also provides information on how to choose the right drawing task for particular goals and how to help children express ...
Explores the theoretical and practical implications of confidentiality and disclosure for professionals working with people who have mental health problems. The work outlines the theoretical, ethical, legal and professional issues which underpin decisions about confidentiality. The contributors draw from their practical experience of a range of ...
The standard approach in the research of creative arts therapies has been to adopt a scientific method of investigation. However, here Shaun McNiff argues that such a method should not be the only form of enquiry and that the creative arts themselves have for too long been absent from the profession's discourse about research. This text traces ...
A highly informative & pragmatic guide to the complexities of clinical supervision of art therapists & related mental health professionals, this clearly written handbook comprehensively discusses strategies, procedures, & concepts key to successful supervision, helping supervisors to effectively work with supervisees. The authors examine a variety ...
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