Creative therapy / Expressive therapies Books

Book SynopsisThe author presents a varied menu of ideas and experiences in many areas - in research, in diagnosis, and in psychotherapy, each using art media with patients of all ages. She integrates art, phenomenology and gestalt psychology, describing specific techniques and findings.Part I of the book lays out the theoretical foundations and the techniques; Part II addresses the formal components used in art therapy - line, shape and colour in their interrelated dynamics and discusses other aspects and modes of symbolic expression found in clients' work. Part III looks at symbolic expression through the scribble, offering a system of classification, diagnostic possibilities and case studies of work with eating disorders. Part IV focuses on art expression for art therapy diagnostics, including a method for qualitative diagnostics, and a first full diagnostic battery for adolescents. Part V is devoted to Holocaust children's art expressions, highlighting the power of art expression in children under ultimate stress, the intensity of their inner experience, and its visualization in the structure of the pictures.The book is for art therapists and advanced students. It can be used as a textbook on phenomenological art therapy; for therapeutically-oriented art teachers, educators and social workers; and for practicing psychotherapists, to see that art is a source of expression demonstrating how a person is.Trade ReviewThere is a freshness and simplicity to Betensky's approach that is attractive, with its emphasis on the immediate and the directly visible, and with its respect for the client's own perception. The structure of the book mirrors in some way this directness, with concise summaries beginning and ending each chapter and with clearly described theory interwoven with frequent, enlightening case illustrations, including many drawings and some colour reproductions... Betensky approaches [the reader] with a flexible, searching style that reflects her willingness to take unexpected directions in her quest for understanding and her ability to elucidate these thoughts for the reader...the exercises contribute to the book's practicality for the art therapy reader... This thoughtful, practical book presents multiple examples from clinical case material demonstrating the effectiveness of art therapy, particularly to the non-art therapist. It will serve art therapists and non-art therapists alike in presenting a focused view of the phenomenological approach to art therapy and its advantages. -- Art Therapythe book has much to offer the open minded and eclectic art therapist who could adapt and use these ideas with a wide range of client groups in a variety of settings. -- InscapeDr Betensky has made a significant contribution to the literature of art therapy...what she has done is to provide us, not only with the kinds of creative syntheses exemplified in her diagnostic, therapeutic, and research work; she has also introduced us, clearly and vividly, to the basic elements of symbolic expression in art - line, shape, colour, etc - and how they can be viewed from a phenomenological perspective. We would do well to adopt those of her techniques which seem relevant and adapt them as needed in the flexible manner of the author herself. And we would do very well to emulate the kind of scholarship, clarity and creative synthesis evident in this book, whatever form our own work eventually takes. -- From the ForewordIt feels like I am with her in the consultation room when she describes an episode with a patient. She is not just a technician. She is a professional, dealing with philosophy, past experience of other professionals and past history of the field, and her own history of work with patients. -- Dr Morris J ChalickTable of ContentsPart I Philosophical Orientation and Method. 1. About phenomenology for art therapy. 2. The phenomenological method of art therapy. Part II Symbolic Expression in Art Therapy. 3. Symbolic expression of line. 4. Symbolic expression of shape. 5. Symbolic expression of colour. 6. Additional aspects and modes of symbolic expression. Part III Expressive Qualities of the Scribble. 7. The scribble, annotated. 8. The scribble as art therapy treatment of anorexia. 9. A schizoid episode in scribbles. Part IV Art Expression for Art Therapy Diagnostics. 10. Diagnostic test batteries for children. 11. A diagnostic test battery for adolescents. Part V 12. Art expression by children under ultimate stress (Terezin Concentration Camp, 1942-44).The Market: Art therapists, psychotherapists, and all those interested in the use and study of art therapy.

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Book SynopsisConflict is an increasingly common feature of modern life, and often has disastrous and destructive outcomes. Arts Approaches to Conflict explores how various arts approaches can both raise our understanding of conflict and lead to its constructive resolution. Practitioners and experts from a wide range of art forms examine their own fields as approaches to conflict, encompassing:- visual arts- drama, puppetry and masks- music- storytelling- dance and movement- the combined artsArts Approaches to Conflict is a rich resource of new ideas, practices and information which explores the creative ways to address conflict. It is fascinating and eye-opening reading both for students and practitioners in arts therapies, psychotherapy, counselling, social work, mediation, probation and prison services.Trade ReviewThis book contains seventeen chapters offering a unique and valuable insight into the issue of conflict. The authors discuss all aspects of conflict and its effects on the individual, community and society... This book is an inspiration for anyone working with conflict. The clinical examples are discussed sensitively and appropriately and engage the reader. This book is recommended reading. -- DramatherapyReplete with suggestions, techniques, structured exercises and strategies for mediating and resolving conflict that will be of help to artists, therapists and others working in this area... interesting, informative and in places very moving. -- InscapeEach chapter provides a foundation for the work presented later providing the reader not only with the experience which they can replicate but also knowing the reason such an activity was attempted... this book provides the therapist with many thought provoking ideas, expanded foundations on which to build sessions, as well as practical activities... it has potential benefit for persons in the mental health fields both while they are in their pre-professional training as well as professionals with many years experience. -- Music Therapy PerspectivesArt Approaches to Conflict is a substantial volume, covering an enormous breadth and depth of human experience. It is a testament to people's imagination, showing many daring attempts to understand and resolve conflict using every conceivable art form. Chapters range across the recurring themes of self-esteem, bullying, violence, assertiveness, responsibility, anger, power and control...these themes are crucial to every aspect of mental health. This book is a source of inspiration to all those who work in mental health, as well as teachers, those who work with offenders, refugees and homeless people, in fact anyone seriously trying to resolve conflict in this war-torn world. -- Mental Health NursingVarious attempts at resolving conflict using every conceivable art form: drama, visual arts, music, movement, storytelling and combined arts are described here. The recurring themes of self-esteem, bullying, violence, assertiveness, responsibility, anger, power and control are explored in schools, prisons, hostels and youth clubs from New York to Northern Ireland. The book describes how art therapy can be used to support homeless people and children who are bullied; and how listening to music, performing and composing can resolve inner and outer conflict. This is a magnificent book. An inspiration for mental health workers, teachers, artists and art therapists. -- Nursing TimesThis challenging book invites and enables us to extend our work with victims of torture, homeless people, violent offenders and victims, bullied children, ethnic minorities and the partisans and peacemakers of Northern Ireland, as well as with other marginalized individuals and groups for whom the contributors provide active therapy. Its editor, Marian Liebmann…has attracted diversely gifted specialists and produced with them a valuable text for counsellors. -- CounsellingThis is page turning stuff and the book as a whole is more than a dry account of rehabilitation techniques. The descriptions of the drama workshops are in themselves dramatic. The illustrations are stark and compelling. -- Criminal Justice (Magazine of the Howard League)Table of ContentsIntroduction, Marian Liebmann. 1. Raising Self-Esteem in Situations of Conflict, Michael Dalton. 2. Conflict, Knowledge and Transformation: Three Drama Techniques, Francis Gobey 3. Playing with Fire: The Creative Use of Conflict, Nic Fine and Fiona Macbeth. 4. Stage Frights: Violence, Conflict and Drama, James Thompson. 5. The Violent Illusion: Dramatherapy and the Dangerous Voyage to the Heart of Change, John Bergman and Saul Hewish. 6. CROSS-TALK: Community Conflict Resolution Through Drama, Caird Forsyth. 7. Conflict at School: The Use of an Art Therapy Approach to Support Children who are Bullied, Carol Ross. 8. Giving it Form: Exploring Conflict Through Art, Marian Liebmann. 9. Conflict Resolution Through Art with Homeless People, Dorothy F. Cameron. 10. Getting Our Acts Together: Conflict Resolution Through Music, June Boyce-Tillman. 11. Discord or Harmony: Issues of Conflict in Music Therapy, Alison Levinge. 12. Torture - The Body in Conflict: The Role of Movement Psychotherapy, Karen Callaghan. 13. Transforming Tales: Exploring Conflict Through Stories and Storytelling, Belinda Hopkins. 14. Exploring Conflict with Classroom Puppets, Val Major. 15. Childhood Without Fear: The Heartstone Project, David W. Rose. 16. Arts Approaches to Conflict in Northern Ireland, Dave Duggan. 17. The Open Closing Door: Impossible Theatre's Video Art Work with Offenders, Victims and Observers of Crime, Chris Squire.CONTENTS: Introduction, Marian Liebmann.BIG CONTENTS:PART A: DRAMA. 1 Raising Self Esteem in Situations of Conflict, Michael Dalton, Pop-Up Theatre. 2 Conflict, Knowledge and Transformation: Three Drama Techniques, Francis Gobey. 3 Playing with Fire: The Creative Use of Conflict, Nic Fine and Fiona Macbeth, LEAP Confronting Conflict, London. 4 Stage Fights: Violence, Conflict and Drama, James Thompson, Theatre in Prisons and Probation Centre, Manchester. 5 The Violent Illusion: Dramatherapy and the Dangerous Voyage to the Heart of Change, John Bergman, Saul Hewish and Simon Ruding, Geese Theatre Company, Birmingham, UK and East Swanzey, NH, USA. 6 Drama and Meetings elderly/youth, Caird ForsythPART B: VISUAL ARTS. 7 Conflict at School: The Use of Art Therapy to Support Children who are Being Bullied, Carol Ross, Islington Learning Support Service. 8 Giving it Form: Exploring Conflict Through Art, Marian Liebmann. 9 Conflict Resolution Through Art with Homeless People, Dorothy Cameron.PART C: MUSIC. 10 Getting our Acts Together: Conflict Resolution Through Music, June Boyce Tillman, King Alfred's College of Higher Education, Winchester. 11 Discord and Harmony: Issues of Conflict in Music Therapy, Alison Levinge, Music Therapist, Bristol.PART D: MOVEMENT. 12 Torture - The Body in Conflict: The Role of Movement Psychotherapy, Karen Callaghan.PART E: STORYTELLING. 13 Transforming Tales: Exploring Conflict through stories and storytelling, Belinda Hopkins.PART F: COMBINED ARTS 14 Exploring Conflict with Classroom Puppets, Val Major, Bristol Mediation Schools Project Coordinator. 15 Childhood without Fear: The Heartstone Project, David Rose, Roehampton Institute, London. 16 Arts Approaches to the Conflict in Northern Ireland, Dave Duggan, Derry, Northern Ireland. 17 Open Closing Door: Impossible Theatre's video art work with offenders, victims and observers of crime, Chris Squire, Impossible Theatre, Holmfirth, Yorkshire.

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Book SynopsisIn this interdisciplinary and wide-ranging volume, David Aldridge explores the power of music as a healing treatment for a broad spectrum of physical and mental conditions including AIDS, cancer, coma, senile dementia and autism.This eye-opening book is valuable reading not only for music therapists but also creative arts therapists, occupational therapists, healthcare professionals, hospice workers and any other professional or student who works with chronically ill patients or the dying.Interweaving theory and practice, Aldridge demonstrates the many ways in which a culture of research may be developed in a practice setting to the benefit of all. With case studies he illustrates the use of music therapy as an effective treatment in a range of medical settings. By providing an account of the development of a research programme, he also shows how research may be structured to describe and analyse the clinical benefits of music therapy.Music Therapy Research and Practice in Medicine is a trenchant argument for the linking of music and medicine. Human beings, Aldridge demonstrates, are not mechanical but rather 'symphonic' beings, and for this reason music can be an immensely powerful and effective factor in rehabilitation and palliative care.Trade ReviewThe book provides detailed documentation of medical and psychological literature relating to music therapy practice which will be a rich resource for the music therapy practitioner and researcher. Hopefully, it will inspire a whole body of carefully constructed research based in practice. It leaves me with the overall feeling of a highly skilled and sensitive observer looking at and working alongside another profession. David Aldridge avoids a polarisation into differing camps and eventual political debate fostering a climate of tolerance that he views as a mark of a mature profession. -- British Jouranal Of Music Therapy[the] theme of integrating authenticity and communication is the core issue of the book ... The chapter on single-case-study research designs is certainly recommended reading for any art therapist pursuing this style of research. Aldridge provides an exceptional overview of both quantitative and qualitative approaches to case study research, followed by an in-depth example of qualitative case study research. The method he uses exemplifies the goal stated at the beginning of the book - to tie research to clinical practice ... Aldridge has written a very useful book for those in the fields of the arts therapies who are interested in pursuing research to better understand clinical work. His statement "we need an approach to music therapy research that stays close to the practice of the individual clinician" is one that I hope continues to drive future research in the creative arts therapies. -- ARTherapy, the Journal of the American Art Therapy AssociationIn this impressive book, the author has more than realized the promise of the title, that is, a very thorough consideration of the special challenges that are implicit in music therapy research and practice in medicine - the book is an extremely useful sourcebook of the state-of-the-art of music therapy research in medicine - the complete work provides an encyclopaedic review of music in medicine - a significant and valuable contribution. -- The Arts in PsychotherapyI recommend this book as a fascinating insight into another complementary therapy. -- Growth PointScholarly, but also very human, his regard for human beings as essentially "symphonic" rather than "mechanical", and his view of a person's identity as "a musical form that is continually being composed in the world" make one warm to his approach. Aldridge clarifies the problems realistically, pointing the way forward to possible solutions. There is much here also of interest to professionals other than music therapists. The author's enthusiasm for music therapy, and his commitment to finding research approaches which uphold its central tenets, are always evident. Above all, the message is that music therapy research has to be done, that "rather than sit around for ever discussing what will be the best way", we have to actually try it out. David Aldridge's book is certainly an encouragement and guide to doing just that. -- Self and Society`...the book is stimulating and relevant to my present music therapy work. I can recommend this as a reference book to anyone who is interested in music therapy, as I think it is both informative and thought-provoking.' -- Therapy WeeklyThis is a book that will be of use to any professional interested in asking questions about their work, and will be of particular relevance to those undertaking research. This is a thorough but also a personal book that contains much of Aldridge's own philosophy of research in general and music therapy in particular. Most importantly it encourages research at all levels into the challenging complex area of clinical music therapy. By including a mixture of the theoretical and the personal in this way, this book should serve to encourage and support any professional considering research for the first time. -- British Journal of Therapy and RehabilitationTable of Contents1. Getting Started 2. Health as Performance 3. Communication and the Playing of Improvised Music 4. Music Therapy Research in the Medical Literature 5. Aesthetics and the Individual in the Practice of Research 6. Single Case Designs for the Creative Music Therapist 7. Shared Meanings 8. Music Therapy and Inflammatory Bowel Disease 9. Music Therapy with the Elderly 10. Hope, Meaning and Music Therapy in the Treatment of Life-Threatening Illness 11. Creative Music Therapy in the Treatment of Children with Developmental Delay 12. The Credible Practitioner in the Community of Inquiry. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis is the first detailed account of the theory and practice of the Sesame Method, which was created by Marian Lindkvist 30 years ago, as it has evolved and been handed down experientially. It is now taught at the Central School of Speech and Drama; many of the contributors are current or former teachers at the school, or are Sesame trained therapists working in the field.The book aims to define the work of Sesame in terms of the theories upon which it is based and the method which puts these theories to use in practice in a variety of client groups. The reader is invited to enter imaginatively into the experiences of body, movement, voice, myth and ritual, and to be a witness as others explore this medium. Experts in the field spell out the theoretical base of Sesame work in its different aspects: in movement, drama, voice, myth ritual and Jungian psychological theory.Finally the contributors describe how they use the method through therapy sessions and workshops in the community with various clients, from people with physical and learning disabilities to children who have been abused and people in prisons.As well as presenting an overview of Sesame, this book will inspire readers to a rediscovery of the joys of self-expression through dance, movement and drama, through the transformative nature of the Sesame experience.Trade ReviewThe book is clearly written and the links between theory and practice are well represented. The book is a useful addition to the literature on creative and expressive approaches to therapy. -- CounsellingThis book will be of interest to all those who want to think about a non-verbal focus in therapy. -- International Journal of PsychotherapyWhat comes through all the different parts of the book is the proven success of the work of Sesame, the overwhelming sincerity and unstinting devotion of the Sesame practitioners, not only to their clients but to the organisation and for what it stands. -- RadiusThe work is beautifully presented despite the difficulties of verbal presentation. This book will appeal to all who are interested in arts approaches to therapy... Highly recommended. -- British Journal of Projective PsychologyThis is an important book...it is immensely practical as well as theoretical, describing in detail how richly symbolic work can be achieved not only in studios specially designed for the purpose but in prisons and acute psychiatric wards, as well as schools, community day centres and homes for the elderly. In these diverse and unlikely settings, Sesame has provided us with the means "to experiment with our own nature", to discover new forms of understanding and communication, to enter new modes of experience, and to grow beyond our stereotyped ways of living. It is no mean achievement. -- From the ForewordTable of ContentsForeword. Introducing Sesame, Jenny Pearson. 1. Discovering the Self, Jenny Pearson. 2. Beginning with the Body, Di Cooper. 3. Working with Myth and Story, Pat Watts. 4. Jung and the Symbol: Resolution of Conflicting Opposites, Molly Tuby. 5. Why Oblique and Why Jung?, Kharis Dekker. 6. Drama as Therapy: Some Basic Principles, Graham Suter. 7. Marian Lindkvist and Movement with Touch, Jenny Pearson. 8. The Unique Voice that lives Inside us All, Frankie Armstrong. 9. Laban and the Language of Movement, Sam Thornton. 10. Dance as You've Never Danced Before! Susi Thornton. 11. Child Drama: the Peter Slade Connection, Jenny Pearson. 12. Ritual: Journeys of the Heart, James Roose-Evans. 13. Ritual in Sesame, Morag Deane. 14. Circus Skills and Commedia, Mitch Mitchelson. 15. The Drama Gave me Inner Freedom: in Wormwood Scrubs, Colin. 16. The Minotaur in Three Settings: Prison, Acute Psychiatry and with Elderly People in Hospital, Bernie Spivack. 17. Working with Symbol in the Mental Health Centre, Jo Syz. 18. The Shared Feeling: Sesame in Acute Psychiatry, Bernie Spivack. 19. Dramatherapy in Forensic Psychiatry, Rodger Winn. 20. To Act or Not to Act? In the Secure Unit, Alan. 21. Moving Through a Block in Psychotherapy, Mary Smail. 22. A Place Called Sesame: Dramatherapy with Disturbed Children, Jenny Pearson. 23. Children Without Words: Sesame in Romania, Barbara Goossens. 24. Poetry in Motion: Drama and Movement Therapy with People with Learning Disabilities, Jocelyne James. 25. Sharing the Space Inside: One-to-One Work with People with Profound Learning Disabilities, Mary Smail. 26. Baba Yaga and Vasalisa: Myth Work with Challenging Behaviour, Elizabeth Gall. 27. Beginning to Work with the Elderly, Alison Kelly and Chris Daniel. 28. Making the Present Come Alive, Merle Baars. 29. The Story of Roundabout: Creation of a Group Practice, Deborah Haythorne and Lynn Cedar. 30. Smoke and Mirrors, Priscilla Newman. Index.

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Book SynopsisFoundations of Expressive Arts Therapy provides an arts-based approach to the theory and practice of expressive arts therapy. The book explores the various expressive arts therapy modalities both individually and in relationship to each other. The contributors emphasize the importance of the imagination and of aesthetic experience, arguing that these are central to psychological well-being, and challenging accepted views which place primary emphasis on the cognitive and emotional dimensions of mental health and development. Part One explores the theory which informs the practice of expressive arts therapy. Part Two relates this theory to the therapeutic application of the expressive arts (including music, art, movement, drama, poetry and voicework) in different contexts, ranging from play therapy with children to trauma work with Bosnian refugees and second-generation Holocaust survivors. Comprehensive in its coverage of the most fundamental aspects of expressive arts therapy, this book is a significant contribution to the field and a useful reference for all practitioners.Trade ReviewThis book does succeed in laying common ground beneath so many individual approaches to therapy, with its emphasis upon the imagination, spontaneous creative expression and intermodal techniques. It will, I suspect, become a standard textbook for practitioners, and it is without doubt a treasure trove for researchers, but I think it also has much to offer the general reader, for all of these issues are fundamentally human ones and could have meaning to anyone. -- Research in Drama EducationTable of ContentsIntroduction, Ellen G. Levine, ISIS Canada, and Stephen K. Levine, York University, Toronto, and ISIS, Canada. Part I: Philosophical and Theoretical Perspectives 1. Poiesis and postmodernism: the search for a foundation in expressive arts therapy, Stephen K. Levine, York University, Toronto, and ISIS, Canada. 2. Soul-nourishment or the metabolism of psyche: a broad concept of diet and medicine, Paolo J. Knill, Lesley College, Cambridge and European Graduate School, Switzerland. 3. Ethics and aesthetics: the necessity of form, Majken Jacoby, ISIS, Denmark. 4. Artistic inquiry: research in expressive arts therapy, Shaun McNiff, Endicott College, Massachusetts. Part II: Clinical Perspectives 5. Voicework as therapy: the artistic use of singing and vocal sound to heal mind and body, Paul Newham, International Association for Voice Movement Therapy and Voice Movement Training. 6. The creative connection: a holistic expressive arts process, Natalie Rogers, Person-Centered Expressive Therapy Institute, California. 7. Living artfully: movement as an integrative process, Daria Halprin, Tamalpa Institute, California. 8. Layer upon layer: a therapeutic experience in the art studio, Annette Brederode, Centre for the Expressive and Creative Arts Therapies, Netherlands. 9. Music as mother: the mothering function of music through expressive and receptive avenues, Margareta Warja, Lowenstomska Psychiatric Hospital, Sweden. 10. Between imagination and belief: poetry as therapeutic intervention, Margo Fuchs, European Graduate School. 11. Poetry in the oral tradition: serious play with words, Elizabeth McKim, Lesley College Cambridge, Massachusetts. 12. Theatre of the Holocaust, Yaacov Naor, 'The Inner Theatre' psychodrama centre, Israel. 13. In exile from the body, Melinda Asher-Meyer, The Norwegian Institute of Expressive Arts Therapy. 14. On the play-ground: child psychotherapy and expressive arts therapy, Ellen G. Levine, ISIS, Canada.

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Book SynopsisArt Therapy - The Person-Centred Way is an enlarged edition of the first book published on person-centred art therapy, and includes many more exercises and ideas. It demonstrates that by bringing the person-centred facilitative approach to images expressed in art form, healing and growth can occur at every level of development. We need to engage both our verbal and non-verbal intelligence to become integrated.To illustrate the effectiveness of this process, the book chronicles twelve students as they make their way through a year's person-centred art therapy course, sharing their step-by-step difficulties and successes in becoming person-centred, learning from their images, and applying person-centred art therapy in their diverse work settings.The process, based on self-discovered learning, negotiated decision-making, self/peer assessment and certificating, demonstrates the collective aspect of the person-centred approach in action. This radical model can be transposed to a wide range of settings.With its many exercises and illustrations, refreshing ideas, and wide scope of application, this book is a rich resource manual and a must for everyone - both in training and in practice - involved with human development.Trade ReviewThe book provides a fascinating glimpse into the person-centred approach to counselling and art therapy... this is a book which almost demands to be read from cover to cover, not randomly dipped into - Art Therapy - The Person-Centred Way does repay the time and attention given to it. This is, I feel, true for readers who may be largely umfamiliar with the work of Carl Rogers and his followers. Prior to reading Art Therapy - The Person-Centred Way I do not believe I had fully appreciated the core beliefs underpinning the person-centred model or, indeed, how challenging, in some respects, these are to my own psychodynamically informed ones. -- Inscape[A] fascinating account of art therapy training. Silverstone…describes with clarity and transparency her unique hybrid: art and person-centred counselling. Silverstone's book not only illustrates that experience retold is more colourful than `grey theory' but that in this case, it can also offer a valuable insight into a group's life. Busy practitioners can gain much from this 'chatty', non-academic manual of group work ideas [which are] applicable in most settings. -- British Journal of Occupational TherapyAn effective course in person-centred art therapy based on the philosophy which empowers the person and helps make them more self-directed. -- Carl RogersThe book is divided into short chapters which detail the thirty sessions the students had over the year. There are lots of examples, clearly laid out exercises, games, imaging, and suggestions as to applications of those techniques. I can recommend this book not only to those already using this approach but also as an introduction for others who would like the flavour of the technique. -- Health and HygieneThis is a remarkable book. It tells the reader as much about counselling, experiential learning, and "managing" such a course, as it does about art therapy and so should attract a large audience. It should appeal to therapists, artists - and to all those concerned about human wellbeing. For dipping into, for reference purposes, or for a cover-to-cover read, it's well worth a try. -- Growth PointReviews of the previous edition:'It is a study of an exceptional student-centred facilitator at work.' -- Counselling NewsI enjoyed this immensely readable book. Silverstone and her students describe with honesty and sensitivity their development in both individual and collective terms. I would recommend this very interesting and forthright book to anyone who is interested in developments in person-centred therapy or in thinking about the use of art as a therapeutic tool in a person-centred counselling context. -- CounsellingIt is clear that Liesl Silverstone is indeed a uniquely talented teacher, a sensitive therapist and an energetic and effective proponent of the person-centred approach. -- DramatherapyTable of ContentsIntroduction. The Course. AUTUMN TERM: The Person-centred Approach. Session One. Session Two. Session Three. Session Four. Session Five. Session Six. The Day. Session Seven. Session Eight. Session Nine. Session Ten. Session Eleven. Session Twelve. Session Twelve-that-might-have-been. SPRING TERM: Bringing the Person-centred Approach to Art Therapy. Session Thirteen. Session Fourteen. Session Fifteen. Session Sixteen. Session Seventeen. Session Eighteen. Session Nineteen. Session Twenty. The Day. Session Twenty-One. Session Twenty-Two. Session Twenty-Three. SUMMER TERM: More Practice. Session Twenty-Four. Session Twenty-Five. Session Twenty-Six. Session Twenty-Seven. Session Twenty-Eight. Session Twenty-Nine. Moderator Day. Session Thirty. Appendices. Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisStephen K. Levine argues that poiesis, the creative act, is also the act by which we affirm our identity and humanity; in exploring this subject he shows the essential affinity of the creative and the therapeutic processes and explores the nature of creative acts. This book looks in detail at the connections between expressive arts, such as poetry, and psychology and develops understanding of the theoretical foundations which connect the arts and psychotherapy. It considers the context in which modern therapy emerged and looks at various aspects of different arts therapies. It provides a much-needed step in the theoretical underpinning of the expressive therapies.Trade ReviewExamining not only psychological, but also selected philosophical, existential, moral and pedagogical aspects of utilizing aesthetic processes to alleviate human suffering, Levine emerges as an ardent and thoughtful practitioner of the arts in healing, founding his advocacy in the etymology of the word "suffering": "to hold up from underneath". For Levine, cultivating poiesis in the healing arts supports a more fully human being through creative engagement that gives value and meaning to experience. -- Transcultural Psychiatry 40Stephen K Levine is one of the few contemporary expressive therapists to have the courage to develop an understanding of the multiplicity in the theoretical foundations of a domain as wide and complex as the arts and psychotherapy. His deep roots in the philosophical tradition and thorough knowledge of more than one mode of theory and practice shine through this honest work. Texts of such achievement can only be created by a writer who has a deep understanding and firm faith in the speech of the soul and a masterful eloquence in the language of psychology. Whoever listens to this book may be enriched by the complexity unfolding in human existence, suffering and healing. -- From the Foreword by Paolo KnillA thoughtful and philosophical treatment of the use of the arts in therapy. Levine is articulate and persuasive in advocating the importance of the arts in the healing process. Through his writings in this book, Levine has positioned himself as a philosopher-practitioner in the expressive arts therapies. It is from Levine that the expressive arts therapies may derive a more articulate and precise rationale for their existence and their importance in the healing/helping process. Poiesis is a powerful and important text. -- The Arts in Psychotherapy...not a reference book but a series of thought-provoking essays - much to treasure and remember - a source of profound and stimulating ideas. -- Dramatherapy Journala] scholarly, thoughtful and also intensely personal book. It is so good to come across a work of breadth and depth, written with such a high level of erudition and awareness. Through a series of essays and poems, Levine powerfully and coherently communicates his understanding of the human condition, and the process of therapy and healing whilst focusing upon the theory and practice of expressive art therapy... [an] excellent book. -- Psychotherapy and CounsellingStephen Levine's book is a profound defence of the healing and transformative properties of art. This book is essential reading for any who desire to promote the power of religious imagery and ritual to bring healing to troubled souls. -- Contact: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Pastoral StudiesTable of ContentsForeword Paolo Knill. Introduction. 1. Psychotherapy and the Arts. 2. The Artist as Therapist: Towards a Poetic Psychology. 3. The Idea of Integration in the Arts Therapies. 4. The Play of Imagination: On the Possibility of Expressive Therapy. 5. Bearing Gifts to the Feast: The Presentation as a Rite of Passage in the Education of Expressive Therapists. 6. Image Abuse and the Dialectic of Interpretation. 7. The Dialectic of Creativity: From Innocence to Experience and Back Again. 8. The Myth of Orpheus: Poetry as a Healing Art. 9. 'And Yet' Poetry After Auschwitz. 10. Brooklyn Memories.

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Book SynopsisMyths and related stories describe essential human experience which, requiring use of the imagination, reconcile and give voice to fantasy and reality. Speaking through images which embrace the paradox of possible and impossible, the likely and the desired, they stimulate our personal expressive abilities in a way quite distinct from the absorption of prescribed images which television and radio present. This book is concerned with rekindling that creative power of the human imagination which in the West has atrophied through neglect. It is concerned with increasing an understanding of the need to exercise our imagination as one of our psychic functions, as well as the need to exercise our bodies.This book contains myths and tales from all over the world which are grouped around seven themes, all reflective of forms of human experience. The authors suggest ways in which these myths and tales can be used to develop our imagination's original and unique voice through educational and therapeutic encounter, and how this expression can be communicated to others who are engaged in the same task.Trade ReviewThe myths themselves are veritable jewels that evoke an immediate response in the reader, and they stand on their own as a valuable asset to any library. This is in essence a "How to" book replete with instructions for achieving personal growth and facilitating creativity in just about every avenue of expression. This book contains many exciting and compelling ideas. -- The Arts in PsychotherapyIt is intended primarily for professionals in mental health and education who are interested in using traditional myths and folk tales in conducting group counseling and education classes. However, the stories in themselves are fascinating to read. -- Contemporary PsychologyThis is a lovely book. There is something for everyone here. The practical exercises suggest ways in which these stories can be used in a group setting. People involved in counselling and therapy will also find valuable insights into the lives of people they help through the common language of myth. Moreover, the book will appeal to anyone interested in literature and story-telling in general. The quality of the presentation of the book adds to its appeal this is a book to keep, use and refer back to again and againIn short, this is a publication for nurse teachers, psychiatric nurse therapists, counsellors and anyone interested in exploring the universal heritage that is handed down through story-telling and the sharing of myths. Buy it. -- Nursing TimesThe book contains a strong introduction to this particular approach to storymaking, and has within it enough source materials and reflective advice to inspire and guide any group facilitator or teacherThe book contains a rich variety of thought provoking and inspiring material. Within the area of dramatherapy's use of narrative, myth and story form this is easily the most substantial and significant piece of work to date a core text for dramatherapists to acquire. -- DramatherapyThis is an essential and wonderful book for anyone interested in working with stories in education or therapy. It is a true discovery. -- Dr Ofra Ayalon, Haifa UniversityTable of ContentsPART 1: 1. Introduction. 2. On myths, tales and storytelling. PART 2: 3. BEGINNINGS. Mantis and the flower. The shared myth of the one that became two. Creation. Maheo. The sacrifice to make the sun. The separation of God from Man. 4. PASSAGES. How Man was made again. The maiden wiser than the Tsar. The serpent slayer. The knowledge of birds. The wooden head. Beauty and the beast. 5. KNOTS. A Storm coming. How different people came to earth. Maui muri catches the sun. The spirit who could not make up its mind. Why Imboto is alone in heaven. The story bag. 6. THE TREE. The three eggs. Willow wife. Coyote steals fire. Trees. The spirit in the tree. The return of the flowers. 7. TRICKSTER. The caterpillar and the wild animals. The harvest. Hermes and Apollo. Fox and Wolf. Trickster tales 15 & 16. Loki and Baldur. 8. HEALING. The healing waters. How the hummingbird got its colour. Grandmother spider. The maiden with the wooden bowl. Lo-Sun the blind boy. Ulu and the breadfruit tree. 9. RETURN. The monkey's jump. The lady of Stavoren. The ending of the dream. Maui and death. Persephone's return. How Raven came to leave the earth. PART 3: Notes for facilitators. 10. On mythmaking structures. 11. Ways of making images. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe legal and humanitarian response to the world's growing population of refugees and migrants has created more awareness of not only the physical but also the psychological needs of displaced peoples. Refugees are often the forgotten victims of war violence and political upheaval, subjected to the traumatic loss of family and home and the consequent deterioration of cultural identity as they seek asylum in other countries.Ditty Dokter is joined by contributors from a number of multicultural backgrounds, in a volume examining the issues surrounding intercultural arts therapies as a means of working with clients who are refugees and migrants. The role of art, music, dance, and drama in healing the effects of trauma and restoring the sense of cultural and personal identity is discussed, emphasising the need for sensitivity to cultural differences in practice. The ultimate aim is to promote more awareness of intercultural issues in an attempt to build a broader framework for arts therapy practice.Trade ReviewIf, as an art therapist, you work with refugees or victims of political violence and war, this is a most invaluable book. If you are willing to look at the world from a different point of view, ponder your own assumptions, and enter into an enriching discussion of culture, then this is a fascinating, delightful book. If you feel stirrings to perform radical acts of restoration, connection and creativity in the world around you, then Arts Therapists, Refugees and Migrants: Reaching Across Borders is an inspiring book that will leave you reassured, hope-filled, and looking for places to perform radical acts of art therapy. -- Art TherapyThis significant book consists of 15 essays from arts therapists working in various ways with refugees, and as immigrants themselves...I recommend this book without reservation. It has relevance for counsellors, therapists and arts therapists who might need to examine their personal, professional and political attitude towards race and culture. In a society, a world which is ever more multi-cultural, this book is a must. -- CounsellingI wholeheartedly recommend this book to those who are students and practitioners of all helping services, particularly the arts therapies and all forms of non-verbal therapy. It enables us to reach beyond the boundaries of our lives and appreciate the many ways we may extend the boundaries of our cultural assumptions. -- R.M. Simon, President NIGAT, Honourary and Founder Member BAATTable of ContentsForeword, Dick Blackwell, Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. Introduction, Ditty Dokter, University of Hertfordshire. 1. In limbo: movement psychotherapy with refugees and asylum seekers, Karen Callaghan, Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. 2. Art therapy with asylum seekers . . . humanitarian relief, Truus Wertheim-Cahen, private practice. 3. Mourning rituals in non-verbal therapy with traumatised refugees, M. Zwart and L. Nieuwenhuis, `De Vonk'. 4. One step beyond: music therapy with traumatised refugees in a psychiatric clinic, Jaap Orth and Jack Verburgt, Phoenix project. 5. Between theatre and therapy: experiences of a dramatherapist in Mozambique, Helen Scott-Danter, private consultant. 6. A question of translation: Transporting art therapy to Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, Debra Kalmanowitz, Grafton Primary School and Bobby Lloyd, Parkside Clinic. 7. Library project: `Step by step to recovery'. Creative sessions with children in war and post-wartime, Professor Marina Danev, City Library, Zagreb. 8. Being a migrant, working with migrants: issues of identity and embodiment, Ditty Dokter, University of Hertfordshire. 9. Inheritance: Jewish identity, art psychotherapy workshops and the legacy of the Holocaust, Dr Joy Schaverien, analytical art psychotherapist, private practice. Art therapy, race and culture: reaching for the peak, Caroline Case, private practice. 10. Dance movement therapy with South Asian women in Britain, Anusha Subramanyam, Academy of Indian Dance. 11. Intercultural dance, theatre and music as facilitators in creative arts therapy: a metacognitive experience, Terence Brathwaite, University of Birmingham. 12. Remembering: Intercultural issues in integrative arts psychotherapy, Jocelyn James, Central School of Speech and Drama. 13. The use of Israeli folksongs in dealing with women's bereavement and loss in music therapy, Dorit Amir, Bar-Ilan University, Israel. 14. Reaching for the peak: art therapy in Hong Kong, Caroline Case 15. On being a temporary migrant to Australia. Reflections on art therapy education and practice. Andrea Gilroy. Conclusion, Ditty Dokter. Inde

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Book SynopsisWorking with people from different cultural backgrounds presents practical and theoretical problems for art therapists, as well as the opportunities represented by a medium which crosses linguistic and cultural barriers. In this volume, professionals engaged in art therapy discuss aspects of practice which are affected by an environment of increasing cultural diversity. Some contributions examine the problems faced by members of ethnic minorities who are caught between assertion of their cultural identities and assimilation into a different social milieu, and the significance of the racial identity and cultural assumptions of the art therapist working with them. Others explore the effect that treating clients from other cultures has had on them, and how they have dealt with the feelings of loss, helplessness and guilt experienced when helping refugees who have suffered traumatic events in their native countries. Each chapter represents a synthesis of the scholarship and the clinical experience of its author, and the book as a whole balances case studies with academic research. While articulating the need for more cultural diversity among practitioners, all the contributors feel that contact with other traditions has enriched them as well as their clients.Trade ReviewTapestry of Cultural Issues in Art Therapy is a particularly awaited and rare book which addresses multicultural issues in art therapy... this book offers an openness to cultural diversity and variability as well as a sensitive awareness which could inspire anyone in the mental health profession. -- Transcultural Psychiatry 40Tapestry of Cultural issues in Art Therapy is a collection of thought-provoking, informative and, at times, surprising chapters. It is divided into three parts: "Clinical Issues in Art Therapy", "Educational Issues in Art Therapy" and "Personal Constructs in Art Therapy". Major themes under the umbrella of art therapy, race and culture are covered. These include: the challenges of working with specific racial communities; the interplay of historical, social and political forces which affect the context of therapy and the therapeutic relationship; how cultures relate to art-making and meaning; how such awareness can inform art therapy practice and the implications for the training of art therapists to meet the challenge of work with cultural diversity. Tapestry of Cultural Issues in Art Therapy deserves reading and respect, it should be received as writing that inspires therapists to seriously question whether their thinking and practice of art therapy is truly racially and culturally accountable. -- Journal of the American Art Therapy AssociationEach chapter starts with an abstract and follows with a solid literature review. The chapters are clearly focused, and because each chapter ends with a list of references, one can easily gather additional information on a given topic. In fact, the references are so ample the book can also double as a reference book. If I came to Tapestry of Cultural Issues seeking answers, I would have been dissatisfied because the book does not give direct answers; it provides an opportunity to learn from other art therapists and in so doing it invites self-learning. As a text, Tapestry of Cultural Issues in Art Therapy can be read by and the material applied by students, experienced art therapists, and other mental health workers on a professional or personal level. However approached, and however used, Tapestry of Cultural Studies is a solid contribution to art therapy literature and should be valued as part of every therapist's library. -- Journal of the American Art Therapy AssociationIn conclusion, the message I received while reading this book is that we as art therapists have many areas to address within the cultural tapestry of our profession. The editors, Hiscox and Calisch, undertook an ambitious task, bringing together a wide range of subject matter with challenging, complex material. This book was informative, with valuable reference material, case studies and client and therapist art work. It is a welcome addition to the art therapy literature. It will partially fill a curriculum need and may serve to encourage art therapy supervisors, educators, clinicians and students to expand upon many themes explored by the authors. -- The Arts In PsychotherapyTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. Part I: Clinical Issues in Art Therapy: 1. Art Therapy and the Concept of Blackness, Pascale C. Annoual. 2. An Experiential Model for Exploring White Racial Identity and its Impact on Clinical Work, Nancy M. Sidun and Kelly Ducheny. 3. Art Therapy: An Afrocentric Approach, Charlotte Boston, Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Gwendolyn M. Short, Mental Health Unit, North Forestville Elementary School. 4. Art Therapy with a Cree Indian Boy, Nadia Ferrara, Native Mental Health Research Team, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal. 5. Surviving the Loss of a Child: A Case Study of Cross-Cultural Parents, Romy Montoya-Gregory. 6. Art Therapy with Obese Teens: Racial, Cultural and Therapeutic Implications, Marcia L. Rosal, Expressive Therapies Program, University of Louisville; Lisa Turner-Schikler, Kosair Children's Hospital, and Donna M. Yurt, Kosair Children's Hospital. 7. The Use of Art Therapy in Identity Formation: A Latino Case Study. Marie K. Mauro. 8. An Art Therapist's Countertransference: Working with Refugees who have Survived Organized Violence, Nicole Heusch. 9. Self-Body Image and PTTSD in Australian Spanish Speaking Trauma and Torture Survivors: Empowerment through Imagery-Art-Dialogue, Beth A. Stone, Department of Behavioural Sciences, Sydney. Part II: Educational Issues in Art Therapy: 10. Multicultural Perspectives in Art Therapy Supervision, Abby C. Calisch, Graduate Expressive Therapy Program, University of Louisville. 11. We Wear the Masks: A Study of Black Art Therapy Students, Chantel Laran Lumpkin, AmeriCorps Action for Children Today. 12. Cross-Cultural Inquiry in Art and Therapy, Mona Chebaro. 13. Art Therapy and Native Americans: Blending Culture, Creativity and Healing, Phoebe Farris-Dufrene, Purdue University and Michael Garrett, University of North Carolina. 14. Conflict and Culture in Art Therapy: An Australian Perspective, Andrea Gilroy and Margarete A. Hanna. 15. Cultural Diversity and Implications for Art Therapy Pedagogy, Anna R. Hiscox. 16. The Black Madonna in New Mexico Prison Art, Lindsay Locke. Part III: Personal Constructs in Art Therapy: 17. Hidden Borders, Open Borders: A Therapist's Journey in a Foreign Land, Julia G. Byers, Lesley College, Cambridge MA. 18. Crossing the Border: Cultural Implications of Entering a New Therapy Workplace, Martha P. Haeseler, New York University. 19. Finding Myself in America: An Indian Art Therapist's Experience of Acculturation, Nina M. Mathews.

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Book SynopsisWhile therapists are increasingly working with multi-ethnic client groups, there is a paucity of material available for them to develop approaches, which meet diverse cultural and racial needs. Art Therapy, Race and Culture is a stimulating and inspiring collection which explores the often contentious themes of race, racism and culture in relation to the experience of art therapy, in a positive and constructive way. Contributors examine the impact of racial perceptions in their own experience, their clients' lives, and on the interaction of therapist and client. The potential of art therapy as a force of liberation, and art therapists as cultural activists, is explored. Cultural differences in meanings applied to 'colour' and to the nature of art are also discussed. Illustrated with line drawings and photographs, the book presents work, ideas and theories based on the practical experiences of therapists from many different backgrounds and their work with clients from equally diverse origins.Trade ReviewI am grateful to the authors for providing a means for art therapists to reassess their attitudes, judgments and strategies on confronting difference, not solely in their practice but in their lives. ...A collection of narratives that art therapists cannot afford to ignore and which provides them with an opportunity to re-evaluate and challenge their practice. Finally, there is an impressive bibliography and comprehensive references following each chapter which will surely inspire further reading and increase the pleasure to be gained from this notable book. -- InscapeArt Therapy, Race and Culture is a revealing compilation of anecdotal writings by professional and student members of the British Association of Art Therapists. The ethnic backgrounds of these authors are as diverse as those of the clients with whom they work in various urban sections of England. The book offers a clear presentation of case materials, clinical methods, and clinical approaches. The heart of this book, however, challenges the traditional psychoanalytic/psychodynamic model used in art therapy, while advocating for the inclusion of issues on race and culture into art therapy practice.Throughout the text, the writers also describe their experiences with cross-cultural issues in individual and group art therapy sessions. These personal stories include themes of racism, culture identity struggles, and the diversity of human experience. At times, I found these stories discomforting because they compelled me to examine my life experiences, professional training, and work. -- American Journal of Art TherapyThe case material used is both sensitively introduced and managed, and provides an excellent method for exploring the complex issues around the cultural aspects of therapeutic interventions. These issues are relevant across professional boundaries, and would provide very useful reading for both students and qualified professionals likely to be working with culturally diverse populations… this is a book that also has appeal as a purely enjoyable read. I found it thoroughly engaging and thought provoking. It has used its material extremely well to discuss a range of issues of significance to health workers'. -- British Journal of Occupational TherapyThe book explains the interactions between Art Therapists, the service they work within and the people who use these services. The contributors reflect on both their own personal experiences of race and racism and those of the people they have worked with, in a positive and constructive way. The authors include examples of experiences which have contributed to their own personal growth...Positive aspects of the book: The honesty of the contributors accounts; The way contributors describe events which have led to their own personal growth; The potential of the information in this book to help other therapists reflect on the dynamics of their relationship with other members of a multi-disciplinary team, and clients who are from another race/culture and the courageous way in which the contentious aspects of race, racism and culture have been explored...Well worth reading as it provides insights about both therapists and clients who use the art therapy service. It has added to my understanding of how it feels to be `different' in a predominantly white culture and made me reflect on my own attitudes and expectations. -- OTPLD NewsletterIt was a real pleasure to be given this book to review. The Jessica Kingsley label promises a text that is written by people in the field who know what they are talking about, and this one is no exception. Each chapter has a specific angle from which each author views this subject, culminating in an inspirational list of References and Bibliography – a useful aid in further study. In fact this is not a book to be raced through, but savored, a chapter at a time, and pondered over. Some writers are from a different culture themselves, some from a different race, but every author writes with openness and honesty about their findings. The result is a wealth of information that is both insightful and challenging. The subject matter, which is diverse and reflects a variety of therapeutic belief systems, is dealt with in a factual but sensitive manner, clearly stated. Indeed, if ever there were a danger of being complacent as a therapist, regarding work with people of other races or cultures, this book would be the ideal challenge to re-evaluate how we see ourselves, the client and the world in which we meet. It presents a viewpoint that can easily be missed altogether or taken for granted and ignored completely. Do not be put off by the fact that the title infers the book is for Art Therapists. The content is relevant to any therapist or counselor, who will ever work with people with a different attitude or persuasion from themselves. Be prepared for some real eye-opening insights into the different effects of race and culture has on relationships and viewpoints. Things you may never have considered about your own race and culture could well alter the way you work as a counselor for the better. -- AccordTable of ContentsIntroduction. Section 1: Working with Race, Racism and Difference in Art Therapy. 1. Living colour in art therapy, Jean Campbell and Vicky Barber, art therapists in private practice, London 2. Echoing the steps of my ancestors, Cherry Lawrence, art therapist and community worker, and Heather Barford, Brighton and Hove Social Services. 3. The scapegoat: Jewish experience and art psychotherapy, Joy Schaverien, Jungian analyst in private practice and analytical art therapist, Leicestershire. 4. Foreign images: images of race and culture, Caroline Case, analytic art therapist in private practice, Stirling. 5. Thrown in at the deep end, Jenny Cooper, art therapist, Shipley, West Yorkshire. 6. My God! Look at me! Pauline Mottram, Hertfordshire University. 7. Culturally sensitive therapy: accents, approaches and tools, Ranju Roy, art therapist, Bridgewater, Somerset. Section 2: Culture, Class and Art Therapy. 8. Class issues in therapy, Chris Wood, Sheffield University. 9. Drawing lines: art therapists and psychiatric services working in collaboration with contemporary artists, Lyn French, Picture This, London. Section 3: Philosophies of Therapy and Practice: East and West. 10. Issues of empowerment in a multi-cultural art therapy group, Sally Weston, Bradford Mental Health Service. 11. Taoism and art therapy: flowing and stuckness, Malcolm Learmonth, Creative Therapy Unit and Exeter University. Section 4: Therapists: A Question of Identity. 12. Crossing the meniscus: art therapy and Local Agenda 21, Jenny Jones, Leeds University. 13. Group issues from a Black art psychotherapist's viewpoint, Yvonne Crawford, Kneesworth House Hospital, Hertfordshire. 14. Art therapy and Jewish identity: stories from Jewish art therapists, Cathy Ward, Roehampton Institute, and Marian Liebmann, freelance mediator and art therapist. 15. Being White: engaging with a changing world, Marian Liebmann, freelance mediator and art therapist. Section 5: Training: Preparing the Ground. 16. A Black perspective on art therapy training, Frederica Brooks, Goldsmiths College, London. 17. Art therapy training and race and culture, Cathy Ward, Roehampton Institute.

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Book SynopsisUsing Voice and Movement in Therapy is a practical and imaginative guide to the way in which physical movement and the expressive use of the voice can facilitate therapy. Paul Newham examines how massage, manipulation and dance, combined with vocal expression, can alleviate certain emotional, psychosomatic and psychological symptoms. His book provides practical support for non-clinical professionals, working as group leaders and facilitators, who aim to incorporate singing and vocal expression into their working method as a means to initiate social interaction and self-empowerment.The author draws on his own professional experience to describe therapeutic techniques and exercises which he has found to be effective, illustrating these with case studies. In particular, he focuses on the benefits of voicework for use with some of the most frequently occurring emotional, psychological and psychosomatic difficulties experienced by people in expressive therapy.This is the first of three volumes which will rectify the dearth of practical information on the therapeutic use of vocal expression within psychotherapy, arts therapies and group process. The three books will form an exploration of how singing and vocal sound-making can contribute to an artistically orientated psychotherapeutic process, and will be a source of inspiration for practitioners.Trade ReviewBoth books certainly provide a wealth of interesting concepts, structured theoretical frameworks for considering movement and voicework, detailed descriptions of practical exercises and techniques and clear case studies. Readers need to be aware that Newham uses an eclectic mixture of physiological, psychological, mythological and artististic approaches in his work. Personally, I find this blend of scientific and artistic approaches to be innovative, erudite, stimulating and reassuring. Newham is a sincere and enormously able practitioner who has a unique abiliy to connect deeply linked aspects of personality and voice. Newham's books are of value to therapists already interested in the emotional release aspects of voice work with clients, and those beginning to investigate the whole field of psychotherapeutic literature. They fulfill his own goal "to be both theoretically informative and practically inspiring - there are parts of the voice movement methodology which theorists from other orientations can borrow from, adapt and utilise." -- BulletinOver the past 15 years, P. Newham has been developing a systematic methodology for using singing and vocalisation as a theraputic modality. Here he examines how massage, manipulation and dance, combined with vocal expression, can alleviate certain emotional, psychomatic and psychological symptoms. He describes therapeutic techniques and exercises which he has found to be effective, illustrating these with case studies. It's the first of a series of three volumes which concern the practical application of voice movement therapy. -- International Theatre InformationTable of ContentsIntroduction. Voice Movement Therapy - Towards an Integrated Model of Expressive Arts Therapy. 1. Spherical Space, Spherical Sound: Investigating the Environment of Inner and Outer Experience. 2. Convex and Concave: The Architecture and Acoustics of Motion and Emotion. 3. The Voice Tube: The Elementary Physical Principles of the Vocal Instrument. 4. Cycles of Sound and Movement: Structured Voice and Movement Techniques for Exploring the Self Beyond Words. 5. Pedestrian Movement, Pedestrian Sound: The Artistic Qualities Inherent in Natural Patterns of Sound and Movement. 6. The Language of the Breath: The Mechanics of Breathing and their Influence on Mind and Body. 7. Voicing the Troubled Mind: Catharsis, Creativity and Recovery. Notes. Appendix 1. The Voice Movement Therapy System of Vocal Analysis. Appendix 2. Further Information.

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Book SynopsisWriting is a means of making sense of experience, and of arriving at a deeper understanding of the self. The use of creative writing therapeutically can complement verbal discussions, and offers a cost- and time-effective way of extending support to depressed or psychologically distressed patients. Suitable both for health-care professionals who wish to implement therapeutic writing with their patients, and for those wishing to start writing creatively in order to help themselves, The Therapeutic Potential of Creative Writing provides practical, well tried and tested suggestions for beginning to write and for developing writing further. It includes ideas for writing individually and for directing groups, and explores journal writing, poetry, fiction, autobiography and writing out trauma, with established writers and those who have taken up writing for private enjoyment.Trade ReviewOccasionally I have suggested to parents that they write down some of their thoughts and feelings in the form of a journal or a letter. Nearly always the act of writing seems to have a curious therapeutic effect. Thanks to Gillie Bolton's book, I shall be doing this more often. Gillie believes that while it is good to talk, it is even better to write. She teaches therapeutic writing to doctors, nurses, clients, prisoners, just about anybody who is interested…I am certainly going to do some therapeutic writing myself now and then, when I am ready, I shall suggest it to some of my troubled patients. If you read this book (and I think you should), you will want to be doing it too. -- Family PracticeThis is a bubbling cauldron of a book. I doubt if I have ever felt so driven to follow an author's enthusiasm to try out her ideas. Just take a sheet of paper and a favourite pen, she says, and for six minutes write whatever comes to mind. So I did, and what happened surprised me, because I hadn't really thought much of the notion. Gillie Bolton runs creative writing courses, and counsels and works as a therapist. She is convinced that writing is a true, gentle and accessible way for anyone to express themselves and that this can lead on to new understanding through rereading and perhaps revising the writing. She shows how the slowing down of thoughts to the pace of a pencil is an editing process that helps order ideas out of the internal chaos, but not one that stultifies subconscious experience from leaking out…We are shown how to get started and allow people to feel that it is not only safe but that it might also be fun, to let their pens flow across the page. Examples are given of therapeutic writing groups in prisons, hospices, among demented patients and the mentally ill, for such groups can thrive in surprising settings. Gillie Bolton runs writing groups for GP's and makes the case that, instead of a prescription, doctors could offer certain patients a pen and a blank sheet of paper and then be willing to read whatever they might write. -- The British Journal of General PracticeGillie Bolton states that she has aimed this book at those of us, including therapists, who are interested in using creative writing as a way in which we can get to know ourselves better. The author says that the book is a `straight-forward how-to guide to therapeutic writing' and that it `offers endlessly creative questions and tantalising paths to follow'…for those therapists interested in using creative writing for themselves or with their clients, this book may provide inspiration. -- British Journal of Occupational PsychologyThe book offers explicit guidance on how to engage in, and how to help others engage in, therapeutic writing. But it also offers insight into why such writing is effective as a healing agent…Bolton's books will be invaluable to a wide range of mental health workers and human potential practitioners and to people seeking a means of addressing their own suffering and aspirations for self-understanding and self-expression…an excellent addition to the reading lists of counsellor training courses, especially in connection with personal development components. Not to be missed, either, is the potential for this kind of therapy to be added to the creative repertoire of practitioners needing to maximise therapeutic benefits in a short time by stimulating client ownership of the therapeutic process. -- British Journal of Guidance and CounsellingCreative writing may seem at first glance to be a long way from nurse education, but this would be a mistaken judgement. Gillie Bolton is a published poet who has worked with a range of those who work in health care - clients, students and experienced practitioners - to develop their skills in writing for themselves. Creative writing offers a process of self-exploration which is under the control of the writer and which promotes self-healing. Her book offers ideas and inspiration whichever hat you choose to wear. All of us have sore places in personal and professional lives which are easy to ignore much of the time, but which can pop up unexpectedly and cause trouble. Nurse educators may need to revisit difficult times in their own career, and creative writing offers an easily accessible and confidential way to do this. Those wishing to find new ways of encouraging students to write diaries which are reflective in reality as well as in name will find new approaches in this book. Educators may also be stimulated to consider the ethics of the assessment of reflective diaries by comparison with the standards of a different discipline. Finally there are specific areas of health care in which creative writing can be of particular help to clients - palliative care, care of the elderly and mental health are three which feature in this book. Gillie Bolton emphasises that creative writing can not take people any further than they wish to go - unlike therapeutic talk which can sometimes result in both client and nurse getting out of their depth. Nurses who use this tool to help their patients heal themselves should therefore be careful how they discuss what has been written. Above all, those who encourage others to write creatively should first try it. So buy this book- but be warned, it can be addictive! -- Elizabeth R Perkins MA PhD Cert EdMany people find that writing their thoughts down is therapeutic. It can clarify the vague ideas and feelings wandering around in one's head and illuminate them. I can highly recommend a new book that helps with this process: The Therapeutic Potential of Creative Writing: Writing Myself. The author, Gillie Bolton, is research fellow in medical humanities at Sheffield University Institute of General Practice and an award-winning poet. She works with groups, which include health professionals, as a faclilitator. Members of the groups have found it life enhancing, healing and nurturing to express themselves in this way. Many have introduced patients, clients and students to it. Her book explores the potential of writing as therapy in a straightforward `how to' guide. It explores the use of journal writing, fiction and poetry and is full of practical ideas. -- Dr Moira Brimacombe, SheffieldThe book is eminently practical. It provides a wide range of valuable suggestions for working with clients, with groups, and for working on one's own. It is also clearly written…I would highly recommend this book as being useful, accessible and above all, written with compassion. -- Dr Christina Mason, St Josephs Hospice, LondonTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Therapeutic writing: How and why: The healing pen 3. Keeping a journal: `The diamonds of the dustheap'. 4. Writing openers: Unbuttoning, opening the box. 5. Images: How to find, create and use them - Echoes. 6. Dreams which put us in touch with ourselves: `The royal road'. 7. The power of poetry, fiction, autobiography: `Something hatches'. 8. Waiting to help you take control of your own life: This is my decision! 9. Writing and groups: Laugh and cry with each other. 10. Writing out trauma: A bobble hat, a pair of jeans, and Grandad. 11. Writing at the doctor's, the hospital, the hospice: Writing on prescription. 12. Writing in prison, the old people's home: `Reach for the stars'. 13. Approaches to therapeutic writing: `But who are you?' 14. Conclusions: `Thought made flesh'. Appendix: Useful contact addresses. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisArt therapy and all of the other creative arts therapies have promoted themselves as ways of expressing what cannot be conveyed in conventional language. Why is it that creative arts therapists fail to apply this line of thinking to research? In this exciting and innovative book, Shaun McNiff, one of the field's pioneering educators and authors, breaks new ground in defining and inspiring art-based research. He illustrates how practitioner-researchers can become involved in art-based inquiries during their educational studies and throughout their careers, and shows how new types of research can be created that resonate with the artistic process.Clearly and cogently expressed, the theoretical arguments are illustrated by numerous case examples, and the final part of the book provides a wealth of ideas and thought provoking questions for research.This challenging book will prove invaluable to creative art therapy educators, students, and clinicians who wish to approach artistic inquiry as a way of conducting research. It will also find a receptive audience within the larger research community where there is a rising commitment to expanding the theory and practice of research. Integrating artistic and scientific procedures in many novel ways, this book offers fresh and productive visions of what research can be.Trade ReviewSean McNiff has written what may be the most important expressive art therapy book of this decade. Art-Based Research presents a long-awaited model for studing the process of art making as therapy - whether it be visual arts, dance, music, or drama. Every page will excite and inspire its readers to think about how to conduct research on art therapy, music therapy, dance therapy and drama therapy as well as intermodal expressive therapy. Too long have the expressive arts therapies focused on the product of sessions with clients. Through this book McNiff has shown us that our knowledge of creative potential inherent to the arts holds the key to how the arts heal and guide us in developing research questions which will help us understand the creative process in therapy. Numerous examples and references from arts therapists will help the novice researcher in developing ideas and inspire the experienced researcher, deepening our understanding of why the arts therapies are powerful tools for healing. This volume will become a standard text in expressive arts therapy training programs throughout the world. -- Cathy Malchiodi, Director of the Institute for the Arts and Health in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Editor of Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy AssociationTable of ContentsI Theoretical Foundations. The Emergence of a New Vision of Research. From Justification to Creative Inquiry. Connections to Imaginative Science. Art's Integration of Empirical and Introspective Inquiries. Practitioner Research. II Review of Art Therapy Research. Breadth of Inquiry. A Showing of Imagery and Experiences. Research as a Focus in Art Therapy. Artistic Knowing in Art Therapy Literature. An Overview of Research in an Art Therapy Graduate Program. III Research Ideas. The Method of Discovery. Practice of Research. Structure. Artistic Amplification of Case Studies. Ideas: The effects of aesthetic quality; method studies; histories; outcome assessments. Postscript. References.

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Book SynopsisArts therapists are becoming increasingly interested in process as it is manifested in their work. The multiplicity of levels at which process operates is the theme of this new book. What happens during a therapy session is examined, as are the client's response, which is experienced through the medium of the art form itself, and the evolution of the relationship between therapist and client. Perspectives from across the arts therapy spectrum are included, with contributions from practitioners in dramatherapy, play therapy, art therapy, music therapy and dance movement therapy. Re-evaluating the nature of the practice, Process in the Arts Therapies expands and develops the theory.Table of ContentsIntroduction, Ann Cattanach. 1. Reflections on Dramatherapy as Initiation, Steve Mitchell, Roehampton Institute. 2. The Theatre Process in Dramatherapy, Brenda Meldrum, Roehampton Institute. 3. The World within the Playroom, Chris Daniel, Roehampton Institute. 4. Co-Construction in Play Therapy, Ann Cattanach. 5. Hands On Art Therapy, Cathy Ward, Roehampton Institute. 6. Psychodynaimc Music Therapy: Considerations in Training, Kay Sobey and John Woodcock, Digby Stuart College, Roehampton. 7. Dance Movement Therapy: A Case Study, Sarah Bannerman Haig, Dance Movement Therapist, London. 8. Links Between the Arts Therapies: Research in the Arts Therapies, Ann Cattanach and Brenda Meldrum. 9. The Arts Therapies Professions: Come to the Edge, Michael Barham. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisDeveloping the basic principles of her model of playtherapy, Sue Jennings has written a stimulating book that will provide inspiration for those new to the discipline, whilst providing a fresh and exciting approach for established practitioners. In Introduction to Developmental Playtherapy, Jennings argues that creative play is essential for children's health. Drawing on examples from her own professional experience, she discusses how play can help resolve issues by allowing possible solutions to be explored safely, thus encouraging flexibility of response. She explores the cultural background and theory of using play as a therapeutic tool with children and how play can communicate to the therapist what the child needs to tell. Innovative and accessible, her book breaks fertile new ground for playtherapy.Trade ReviewThis delightful book gives an informative and comprehensive introduction to developmental play therapy and the importance of play for children's health and healing. Easy to read and very accessible for all levels of experience, this book is packed full of practical ideas and clinical examples - a pleasure to read. -- Mental Health Occupational TherapySue Jennings has done it again! This coherent introduction to the world of Playtherapy will absorb and fascinate with tales of dinosaurs and tractors. Anyone interested in Playtherapy will find this book invaluable: it demystifies, provides a structure for Playtherapy provision and guidance to reassess current practice. It is illustrated with personal and professional examples. Well researched and referenced, the book dives into fundamentals of Playtherapy and continues to develop the "Playtherapy Method" focusing on detailed observation of children at play. Conflicting theories are discussed as to whether orientation and interpretation are appropriate approaches to Play. Sue Jennings tries to demonstrate an empathetic response to play from the child's perspective. What will be particularly useful to both existing and novice Dramatherapists is the way the author has structured the book to describe the Playtherapy method by breaking down its structure into understandable bite sized pieces that provide a foundation linking theory to practice. The "Embodiment-Projection-Role" methodology encapsulates the concepts of understanding everyday and dramatic reality which develops as the child matures. Moving from physical and sensory awareness i.e. Embodiment to increased interaction with the outside world Projection, when the child is able to engage in playing make believe and taking on roles the final stage of Role is developed. There is also some final discussion on the value of observed play, and the responsibility of parents and carers to lose their own inhibitions and allow themselves to play freely. Acknowledgement of this skill is not new, but adults often need reminding of the value of play. It can take practice! -- DramatherapyThis book is aimed at anyone with an interest in the symbolic and problem-solving value of children's play and as such it offers a comprehensive guide to playtherapy as well as suggestions for further reading. But it is more than that. Jennings is a practitioner, teacher and author. She focuses on the child and the therapist rather than trying to impress the reader with jargon. Her potted guides to different models of child development and methodologies (including her own) are particularly useful and she is not afraid to highlight the strengths and weaknesses she sees in each. What comes through repeatedly is that there can be no rigid recipes for interpretation. She suggests that we need to view children through a wide-angled lens, seeing what they are doing rather than imposing our thoughts on them. This makes her an ideal introduction for playworkers seeking an introduction to playrtherapy. -- Let's PlayTable of ContentsForeword, Mooli Lahad. Introduction. 1. Towards a new philosophy of play. 2. Some developmental theories. 3. The playtherapy method. 4. Dramatic play as a basis for living. 5. Practical playtherapy: Embodiment. 6. Practical playtherapy: Projection. 7. The playtherapy method: Role and dramatic play. 8. Playtherapy applications. 9. Playtherapy in practice. Appendix 1: Playtherapy resources. Appendix 2: Developmental checklist. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisPatrizia Pallaro's second volume of essays on Authentic Movement, eight years after her first, is a tour de force. It is indeed "an extraordinary array of papers", as Pallaro puts it, and an immensely rich, moving and highly readable sweep through the landscapes of Authentic Movement, "this form of creative expression, meditative discipline and/or psychotherapeutic endeavour". You don't need to practice Authentic Movement to get a lot out of this book, but it certainly helps! I defy anyone to read the first two sections and not be curious to have their own experience.'- Sesame Institute'Authentic Movement can be seen as a means by which analysts can become more sensitive to unconscious, especially pre-verbal aspects of themselves and their patients.'- Body Psychotherapy Journal Newsletter'This book is a collection of articles, some of which are interviews, brought together for the first time. It is very valuable to have them all together in one place...It is a wonderful collection of articles on topics you have always wanted to read, such as the role of transference in dance therapy or Jung and dance therapy. The book also includes scripts for exercises.'- SomaticsAuthentic Movement, an exploration of the unconscious through movement, was largely defined by the work of Mary Starks Whitehouse, Janet Adler and Joan Chodorow. The basic concepts of Authentic Movement are expressed for the first time in one volume through interviews and conversations with these important figures, and their key papers. They emphasize the importance of movement as a means of communication, particularly unconscious or 'authentic' movement, emerging when the individual has a deep, self-sensing awareness - an attitude of 'inner listening'. Such movement can trigger powerful images, feelings and kinesthetic sensations arising from the depths of our stored childhood memories or connecting our inner selves to the transcendent.In exploring Authentic Movement these questions are asked:- How does authentic movement differ from other forms of dance and movement therapy?- How may 'authentic' movement be experienced?Trade ReviewI am certain that anyone who has written extensively on the practice of Authentic Movement will share in my deep expression of appreciation toward Patrizia Pallaro for this exemplary compilation of papers. To date, this is the most complete compliation of the three most influential pioneers of what today has become known throughout the world as Authentic Movement. Each author's unique style of writing continually reminds the reader of the value, meaning, and purpose of this profound and often misunderstood practice that asks its participants to delve into the realms of the unconscious rarely explored within a western cultural context. -- American Journal of Dance TherapyTable of ContentsIntroduction, Patrizia Pallaro. Part I: Mary Starks Whitehouse. 1. An Approach to the Center: An Interview with Mary Whitehouse, Gilda Frantz. 2. Conversation with Mary Whitehouse. Frieda Sherman. 3. Creative Expression in Physical Movement is Language without Words. Mary Starks Whitehouse. 4. The Tao of the Body. Mary Starks Whitehouse. 5. Physical Movement and Personality. Mary Starks Whitehouse. 6. Reflections on a Metamorphosis. Mary Starks Whitehouse. 7. The Transference and Dance Therapy. Mary Starks Whitehouse. 8. C.G.Jung and Dance Therapy: Two Major Principles. Mary Starks Whitehouse. Part II: Janet Adler. 9. An Interview with Janet Adler. Neala Haze and Tina Stromsted. 10. Integrity of Body and Psyche: Some Notes on Work in Progress. Janet Adler. 11. Authentic Movement and Sexuality in the Therapeutic Experience. Janet Adler. 12.Who is the Witness? A Description of Authentic Movement. Janet Adler. 13. Body and Soul. Janet Adler. 14. The Collective Body. Janet Adler. Part III: Joan Chodorow. 15. An Interview with Joan Chodorow. Nancy Zenoff. 16. Philosophy and Methods of Individual Work. Joan Chodorow. 17. Dance Therapy and the Transcendent Function. Joan Chodorow. 18. Dance/Movement and Body Experience in Analysis. Joan Chodorow. 19. To Move and be Moved. Joan Chodorow. 20. The Body as Symbol: Dance/Movement in Analysis. Joan Chodorow. 21. Active Imagination. Joan Chodorow. Index.

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Book SynopsisWriting from a dramatherapist's perspective, Roger Grainger looks at methods of researching the arts therapies, and how particular definitions of research affect our understanding and practising of arts therapies. He places approaches to research in four categories: quantitative research (which seeks to demonstrate), qualitative research (which explains by describing), action research (which explains by experiencing) and art-based research (which aims to document in an appropriate language, in this case art). Grainger evaluates all of these approaches, arguing that our theoretical or philosophical understanding of what research actually is has an effect on what we think research can be used for.Grainger argues that research always involves a trade-off between two kinds of inaccuracy, numerical and experiential, which correspond to the imprecise fit of the way we think about life and life itself. A range of research paradigms is useful because each regards the world in a different way. Taken together they provide a range of ways of increasing our understanding.Trade ReviewWith Researching the Arts Therapies Roger Grainger has given arts therapists an easy-to-read yet thought-provoking discussion of how particular definitions of research affect our understanding of and practice of arts therapies. -- Nordic Journal of Art TherapyTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Artists and healers. 2. Researching an arts therapy. 3. The outline of research. 4. The quantative approach. 5. Evaluating therapy by number. 6. The qualitative approach. 7. Action approaches to research. 8. Practitioner-research. 9. Art-based research. 10. A research repetoire. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisMedical Art Therapy with Children is a ground-breaking book, the first work to tackle this rapidly growing field. It will be an essential resource for professionals, psychologists, counsellors, play therapists and art therapists working with physically ill children on a day-to-day basis. Medical art therapy is defined as the use of drawings, art expression and imagery with individuals who are physically ill or disabled, or are undergoing aggressive medical treatment such as surgery or chemotherapy. Children in such situations may find it easier to express their emotions, and their fears, through art than through strictly verbal channels. Art making may be a less threatening form of communication: it also encourages the building of a trusting relationship with a clinician.In order to use art therapy effectively with children, clinicians must have practical resources to help them understand the use of art expressions in treatment. Equally important is information on how to choose art tasks for particular goals and on how to help children express themselves through art expression. This collection of contributions, by eminent art therapists, will provide just such a resource. Drawing on case material from a variety of situations, the book describes current research on medical art therapy with children, and practical approaches to using art activities with them. The writers examine art therapy with young patients suffering from burns, cancer, asthma, arthritis, eating disorders and HIV/AIDS.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Foreword by Judith A. Rubin. 1. Introduction to Medical Art Therapy with Children. Cathy A. Malchiodi, Director of the Institute for the Arts and Health, Utah. 2. Psychological Effects of Creating Mandalas. Carol H. DeLue, Art Therapist and Biofeedback Therapist, California. 3. Addressing Psychological Complications of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents through Art Therapy. Erika Cleveland, Art Therapist at Lesley College and Emmanual College, Boston, MA. 4. Art Therapy with Pediatric Cancer Patients. Tracy Councill, Art Therapist in Pediatric Oncology, Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC. 5. Treating Children who have Asthma: A Creative Approach 95. Robin L. Gabriels, University of Colorado Health Service Center, Denver, CO. 6. Hide and Seek: The Art of Living with HIV/AIDS. Emily Piccirillo, Art Therapist, Washington DC. 7. Art Therapy on a Hospital Burn Unit: A Step Toward Healing and Recovery. Johanna Russell, Art Therapist, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA. 8. Comparisons of Pain Perceptions between Children with Arthritis and their Caregivers. Jennifer Barton, Art Therapist. 9. Understanding Somatic and Spiritual Aspects of Children;s Art Expressions. Cathy A. Malchiodi, Director of the Institute for the Arts and Health, Utah. Resources. The Contributors. Subject Index. Author Index.

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Book SynopsisMedical Art Therapy with Children is a ground-breaking book, the first work to tackle this rapidly growing field. It will be an essential resource for professionals, psychologists, counsellors, play therapists and art therapists working with physically ill children on a day-to-day basis. Medical art therapy is defined as the use of drawings, art expression and imagery with individuals who are physically ill or disabled, or are undergoing aggressive medical treatment such as surgery or chemotherapy. Children in such situations may find it easier to express their emotions, and their fears, through art than through strictly verbal channels. Art making may be a less threatening form of communication: it also encourages the building of a trusting relationship with a clinician.In order to use art therapy effectively with children, clinicians must have practical resources to help them understand the use of art expressions in treatment. Equally important is information on how to choose art tasks for particular goals and on how to help children express themselves through art expression. This collection of contributions, by eminent art therapists, will provide just such a resource. Drawing on case material from a variety of situations, the book describes current research on medical art therapy with children, and practical approaches to using art activities with them. The writers examine art therapy with young patients suffering from burns, cancer, asthma, arthritis, eating disorders and HIV/AIDS.Trade Review'The author brings together the work of individuals in the expanding area of medical art therapy which has great potential in many areas of paediatric work...Art is not only therapeutic for the creator but also provides diagnostic information. It can provide rich information for health workers and has a healing capacity. The book consists of nine easy-to-read chapters, with specialist authors covering eating disorders, cancer, asthma, HIV/AIDS, burns, chronic painful illness and spirituality. The chapters use case stories to show how children can use art to explore their feelings, beliefs and experiences. As a result, treatments tend to be more successful and children feel more in control of their world...I would recommend this book to teachers and health workers alike. It is a refreshing resource using creativity in the healing of children.' -- Community Practitioner 'Well, it's about time. The medical industry please take note: at last we have a robust and lucid collection of medical art therapy research covering various areas of the industry - providing case studies, research evidence and practical techniques. Brought together by Cathy Malchiodi, director of the Institute for the Arts in Health, this book provides the practical insight and direction needed when using art to address medical conditions with children - a client group which is often overwhelmed and overlooked in experience of illness and treatments. We are invited by Judith Rubin, acclaimed author and art therapist, into this burgeoning field with a supportive and short overall perspective. She highlights art therapy's value within the medical setting where it can influence the healing process and provide valuable information for a diagnostic team. Helping children create art within a medical setting brings familiar and generally enjoyable materials into an unfamiliar and sometimes threatening environment. Children have always instinctively used play or art to cope with stresses over which they have no control. This material brings to life each child's struggle with their illness and medical care, and describes how the use of art offers a "self-rehabilitation tool" to manage and transform their situation. Case studies contributed by art therapists focus on the practical aspects of using art therapy with patients suffering from asthma, burns, cancer, eating disorders and HIV/AIDS. Especially useful are the tasks outlining the range, objective and details of the activity, and eloquent simplicity of this work. Comprehensive references at the end of each section are valuable for further investigation. This is a vital resource for any student of the field and, more importantly, for any health/medical practioner working with physically ill children. I heartily recommend it. ' -- Therapy Weekly '...this American book is a much better read than a great many text books. Although the concepts which it explores are complex, the language is not overly complicated and the general approach is practical and not purely theoretical. Each section highlights in boxes art projects relating to specific cases (e.g. eating disorders, asthma, HIV/Aids). These are simple exercises designed for a stated age range with clearly defined aims, instructions and required materials. Even without expert knowledge, this book does inspire thinking about the value of art-based activity, particularly for children in situations of medical stress. I believe this book is of value to anyone who deals with children, particularly in the context of play. -- Play MattersTable of ContentsForeword by Judith A. Rubin 1. Introduction to Medical Art Therapy with Children, Cathy A. Malchiodi, Director of the Institute for the Arts and Health, Utah. 2. Physiological Effects of Creating Mandalas, Carol H. Delue, Art Therapist and Biofeedback Therapist, California. 3. Addressing Physiological Complications of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents through Art Therapy, Erika Cleveland, Art Therapy Lecturer at Lesley College and Emmanuel College, Boston, MA. 4. Art Therapy with Paediatric Patients, Tracy Councill, Art Therapist in Pediatric Oncology, Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC. 5. Treating Children who have Asthma, Robin L. Gabriels, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO. 6. Hide and Seek: The Art of Living with HIV/AIDS, Emily Picirrillo, Art Therapist, Washington, DC. 7. Art Therapy on a Hospital Burn Unit: A Step Toward Healing and Recovery Johanna Russell, Art Therapist, Davis Medical Center, University of California. 8. Comparisons of Pain Perceptions between Children with Arthritis and and their Caregivers, Jennifer Barton, Art Therapist. 9. Understanding Somatic and Spiritual Aspects of Children's Art Expressions, Cathy A. Malchiodi, Director of the Institute for the Arts and Health, Utah. Resources. The Contributors. Subject Index. Author Index.

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Book SynopsisThis account of Middle Eastern creation myths is a very detailed in its geographical and historical focus, and impressively wide-ranging in its scope... the painstaking research and critical insight make this a very valuable contribution to the subject.'- Journal Of Beliefs & ValuesThis comprehensive study of Middle Eastern creation stories explores the region's 'forgotten' narratives, myths and traditions which have played a central role in the accounts of creation found in the Old Testament and the Quran. Drawing on stories from Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Syria-Palestine and Persia, Ewa Wasilewska shows how these narratives of creation, destruction and rebirth reach to the very roots of the Biblical and Quranic Genesis. She examines the beliefs of the ancient Sumerians, Egyptians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Canaanites, Hebrews and Arabs, and the early Indo-Europeans, placing them in the economic, political and social context of the region. She investigates the concept of 'religion' as defined by ancient and modern scholars, a concept which she argues emerged only with the establishment of religions focusing on one male deity, and she traces the gradual rise and fall of the female goddesses of creation.Creation Stories of the Middle Eastexplores a significant range of original myths, stories, timelines and maps of the region, invaluable to the student or enthusiast. By returning to the place where writing was first invented, Wasilewska opens up the mythology, religion and history of the last five thousand years in the Middle East.Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction. 1. In Search of Foundation: Sumerian Origin. 2. In Search of Control: Egyptian Theologies. 3. In Search of Tolerance: Anatolian, Canaanite and Persian Sources. 4. In Search of One God: Biblical and Quranic Attempts on Reconciling Realities. 5. Out of the Watery Abyss. 6. Divine Order and Its Creators. 7. Almost Divine? Chosen People. 8. Accident or Intention? The Egyptian Lack of Interest in Human Creation. 9. Of Mud and/or Divine. 10. Paradise: Divine or Human? 11.Were Gods Mad? The Destruction of Humankind. 12.Where Do We All Go? Conclusions. Bibliography. Maps. Chronological Charts. Index.

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Book SynopsisDiana Milia examines the effect of art therapy interventions with clients who harm their bodies. Her starting point is the definition of self-mutilation itself. In many cultures, self-mutilation is incorporated in sacrificial rituals as a means of healing the whole society. Body modifications such as scarification and tattooing are used in rites of purification, healing and maturity. Self-mutilation may also be incorporated in performance art.Diana Milia draws out these aspects of self-mutilation, informing them with theories from psychoanalytical literature, to explain how art therapy can help patients who self-harm. She argues that using art as intervention supports the self-mutilating person's preference for ritualized symbolic action and their need to create transitional objects. She describes artmaking in terms of symbolic modification of the self-mutilating client's own body, with the ultimate goal of self-transformation. The creative process itself provides an arena for the discharge and mastery of aggressive impulses, and develops self-control, self-esteem, and symbolic capacities, all of which are crucial in the treatment of self-mutilating behaviors.Demonstrating how these theories can be implemented in practice, Milia then describes examples from her clinical experience, and includes extended case studies. She analyzes art therapy sessions and the process and content of artwork. Her book is practical; it also extends our understanding of the concept of self-mutilation and how best it may be addressed.Trade ReviewDiscusses the use of art therapy with self-mutilating clients, with reference to the function of self-mutilation as a ritual act. In her introduction, the author describes awareness of self-mutilation in Western society and considers whether to view such an act with sympathy. Drawing on the ritual self-mutilation practices of other cultures, and on some performance practices in Western culture, she argues that individual acts of self-mutilation can be understood as part of a creative process intended to achieve a transformation of the self, which have counterparts in rituals of sacrifice. She outlines the theoretical basis for her work in this area, positioning self-mutilation as part of a process of self-healing through cycles of creation and destruction. She vies the task of the art therapist as to guide the client away from ritualistic self-mutilationtowards creative acts in which aesthetic expression becomes the medium for symbolic self-transformation. -- ARTbibliographies ModernWell written and researched.The book is extremely informative about self harm and helps to increase understanding of the motives behind people harming themselves. A good book to dip into for anyone working with clients who harm themselves for its valuable insights into the behaviour. -- British Journal of Occupational TherapyTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1.Sacrificial and aesthetic aspects of body modification. 2. Psychological perspectives on self-mutilation. 3. Transformation and self-assertion in the case of Mary. 4. Merging and differentation in the case of Kate. 5. Sacrifice to symbolism in the case of Eric. 6. Art therapy proceses with self-mutliating clients. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe stories and reflections in this book describe powerful encounters between nine music therapists and their clients. These clients include four-year-old Giorgios, who is terminally ill; Wendy, a passionate, battered child who has been rejected by her mother; Olive, suffering from senile dementia; Martha, whose successful life is in crisis; and Steve, who is living with HIV/AIDS. Through music therapy the clients - and therapists - discover their creativity, and, in the process, come to terms with suffering. The stories reveal the passion and integrity of nine music therapists who themselves undergo profound changes as a result of their work.Music Therapy - Intimate Notes is a practical and inspiring introduction to music therapy, showing its range of possibilities in various settings. The book provides a lively and informal theoretical foundation, and connects music to our intimate lives.Trade ReviewWhat is striking and engaging in this excellent book is that it makes us reflect on the whole business of communication - what it is for us humans to be conversational creatures. It challenges some over-easy conclusions about who is and who and isn't capable of conversing - but that, of course, is exactly what the whole work of music therapy is about. But it also shows the difficulty and importance of genuine communication: the degree to which we don't know what we mean unless and until we find an answering rhythm in a listener; the degree to which we foreclose the processes of communication because we want to spare ourselves the letting-go and taking time involved. That our humanity is realised most fully in a literal shared attunement of some kind is a more suggestive thought than volumes of ethics or metaphysics. Pavlicevic gives us a real narrative philosophy in these stories, poignantly and vividly told and sensitively and self-critically thought through. -- The Most Revd. and Rt Hon Rowan Williams, Archbishop of CanterburyThis beautiful and moving book is a riveting collage of nine music therapy case histories, shared by a group of music therapists who were interviewed by Mercedes Pavlicevic. Pavlicevic intended these personalised interviews to be experienced as directly as possible, as oral texts in the first person. This group of sensitive therapists speaks openly, not only of their successes; they are equally candid in sharing their own frustrations and insecurities. As a result, these "stories" bring the reader much closer to the living dynamics of exchange that occurs between therapists and clients than would be possible in a more academic style of reporting. Each "story" is followed by Pavlicevic's reflections that conclude each chapter with a helpful kind of discussion and summary in response to these diverse histories. Through reading these wonderful stories, the richness of which can only be hinted at in the context of this review, we clearly see how music therapy reaches people at the deepest levels of their humanity. -- The Arts in PsychotherapyThis book retells the stories of nine different music therapists and their work with one or two of their clients. All the music therapists use improvisational techniques in their work, and their clients come from a wide range of backgrounds and have varying abilities and disabilities… Each story is followed by Pavlicevic's reflections which examine the story in a more clinical manner where improvisational techniques are explained and the meaning of the music is explored. However, this is no textbook with quantifiable outcomes. Rather, there is an exploration of the complex meaning of the music and the insights gained from this… As a practising music therapist who rarely uses the technique of improvisation, I started reading this book with interest, but perhaps with an underlying feeling that improvisation in music therapy would be a technique that I may never personally never grasp. This book, however, has inspired me to use improvisation more often in my own work as I feel that I have gained a greater insight after reading this book. The book in itself is easy to read, but does not trivialise the issues which are discussed. It would be a valuable text for anyone who has a basic interest in music those therapy and professionals who are already working in the field and would like to know more about other therapists experiences. -- Bulletin of the Australian Music Therapy AssociationThe variety of clients, environments and music therapy interventions described provide a wealth of information to the reader. Each story is individual, giving a different perspective of music therapy. The honesty and clarity of the music therapists' stories is refreshing. It is enlightening to read about the therapists' fear and to be informed about what approaches are successful and those that are less successful... This book provides a friendly introduction to music therapy. The case studies describe a variety of clients with differing needs and a mixture of approaches for consideration. The honesty of the therapists is moving and their intimate stories are enlightening. This book is an excellent way to gain a greater understanding of what music therapists can offer. -- OTPLD NewsletterTable of Contents1. Introduction: Finding our muses. PART I: MUSIC THERAPY WITH CHILDREN. 2. Daniel: Blossoms and baptism. 3. Wendy: `I used to be crying every day...` 4. Sinead: `Here is my arm...' 5. Giorgos: Isolation in a hospital ward. PART II: MUSIC THERAPY WITH ADULTS. 6. Martha: Working with wellness. 7. Shireen: Into the void of brain injury. 8. Olive and Jim: Senility and wisdom. 9. Mirian and Seaun: Danger and inimacy in a secure unit. 10. Mary and Steve: Creativity and terminal illness. 11. Conclusion: Intimate notes. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisIt was the author's own experience of fictional autobiography that led Celia Hunt serendipiditously to appreciate that such writing could be therapeutic. She noticed, for example, and this was subsequently echoed in many of her students' experiences, a beneficial psychological change - and increased inner freedom, greater psychic flexability (perhaps the key to creativity and psychological health), a stronger sense of personal identity. This book tells us about the hows and whys of such therapeutic change.'- AutoBiographyJournal.com'A critical examination of the therapeutic possibilities of autobiographical fiction that draws on perspectives from both psychoanalytic and literary studies.'- The Journal Of Critical Psychology, Counselling and PsychotherapyTherapeutic Dimensions of Autobiography in Creative Writing brings together theory and practice from psychoanalysis, literary and cultural studies and the growing field of creative writing studies. It highlights the importance of autobiographical writing not only as an opening into fiction writing, but also as a powerful therapeutic tool.Celia Hunt discusses how autobiographical fiction can be used in therapeutic work by art therapists, psychotherapists and creative writing tutors, as well as in personal development by writers of any kind. She draws up guidelines for a successful course on autobiography and creative writing, and presents case studies and practical ideas for writing about the self.She shows how writing autobiographical fiction can help people to explore significant events and relationships in their lives. Finding a writing voice in this way clarifies and strengthens the writer's sense of identity, leading to a fuller realisation of his or her potential in life.Table of ContentsPart I: Finding a Writing Voice. 1. The notion of `writing voice'. 2. My creative writing course - `Autobiography and the imagination'. 3. Therapeutic dimensions of finding a writing voice. 4. The dual role of the creative writing course. Part II: Fictionalising Ourselves 5. Writing and self-exposure. 6. Using oneself as a first person narrator - Sarah's story. 7. Karen Horney's theory of inner conflicts. 8. Sarah's story from the Horneyan point of view. 9. Using oneself as a fictional character - Jane's story. 10. Problems of shelving the critical faculty: A Horneyan understanding. 11. Therapeutic dimensions of fictionalising ourselves. Part III: Fictionalising Significant People in Our Lives. 12. The voices of others in our personal narratives. 13. Finding a voice for our parents and siblings. - Jennifer's story. 14. Therapeutic dimensions of the `dual voice'. 15. Finding a form for a fragmented identity - Jessica's story. 16. Becoming authors of our personal narratives. 17. Fictional autobiography and narrative therapy. Part IV: Fictional Autobiography in Self-therapy and Psychotherapy. 18. Fictions of the self in autobiography and psychotherapy. 19. The possibilities of a psychoanalytic autobiography. 20. The question of transference: Writers as readers of their own texts. 21. Writing versus speaking in therapy. 22. Fictional autobiography in self-therapy and psychotherapy. Conclusions: Tensions between `Writing as Art' and `Writing as Therapy'? Appendix: Reflections on the Research. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe phrase 'art therapy' was first coined in 1942, but Susan Hogan's study begins in the latter part of the eighteenth century, when the arts were used as part of the 'moral treatment' method. In the nineteenth century psychological and anthropological writings come under scrutiny, in particular the way in which symbolism in art and language was linked to theories of degeneration and assumptions about the hierarchy of races. The author explores in detail psychoanalytic theories of symbolism, the development of a 'psychopathological school' and analytic (Jungian) psychology.Susan Hogan's book is informative, well researched and entertaining. As well as providing an authoritative history of art therapy, it covers such diverse topics as the philosophy of art therapy, the way attitudes to insanity have changed, the role of art therapy in the context of post-war rehabilitation and the treatment of tuberculosis patients, Surrealism, and Britain's first therapeutic community. It is an invaluable resource for art therapists, and an interesting, informative read for anyone interested in art history or the history of ideas.Trade ReviewThis book provides a rich source of material for many people to draw on - I imagine many students will be quoting from it in their essays for years to come. Susan Hogan has done us all a service by gathering together this cornucopia of historical evidence and ideas. -- InscapeTracing the lives and works of leading art therapists as well as the ideological and institutional roots of modern art therapy, Healing Arts will be of interest not only to historians of psychiatry and medicine but also to art historians and to practitioners interested in the theoretical, political and professional roots and boundaries of their discipline. -- History, Journal of the Historical AssociationHealing Arts is particularly welcome. It is broad-church and inclusive in its subject matter; it avoids partisanship; its historical sweep is lengthy; it takes full account of the existing scholarship, while filling in many gaps; it is based upon extensive research, including interviews and unprinted primary materials; it builds from a basis of evident expertise; it is written in a forceful and fluent prose style, entirely lacking in uncouth or modish jargon; not least it displays all the skills and craft needed to narrate a fascinating story, bringing often spiky personalities to life. All in all, Healing Arts: A History of Art Therapy is sure to be a definitive monograph on this subject for the foreseeable future. -- Professor Roy PorterFascinating in itself, it belongs in the history of ideas, and the history of medicine. -- Professor Mary Douglas (Cultural Theorist and Anthropologist)Her work is a rich tapestry weaving together elements of medical and psychiatric history, art history, as well as contributing to the history of psychoanalysis and its reception in Britian - art therapy emerges as the site where these hugely influential cultural discoursers are knitted together. -- David Lomas (Art Historian)Table of Contents1.Introduction 2.Taming the Passions: Moral Contagion, the Curative and Transformative Power of the Arts in Moral Treatment. 3.Mad, Bad and Degenerate: Art Therapy, Degeneration, Psychoanalysis and "the Psychopathological School". 4.Casting Off the Shackles of the Intellect: Is Modern Art Mad Art? 5.In the Moral Tradition. 6.Adrian Hill and the Development of Art Therapy Within Sanatoria. 7.Pioneers of Art Therapy: Research at Maudsley and Netherne Hospitals. 8.Pioneers of Art Therapy: The Development of Art Therapy Within Psychiatry and Related Settings. 9.Withymead: Britain's First Therapeutic Community Dedicated to Art Therapy. 10.Branch Street and Other Projects. 11.The Historical Roots Revisited. A Conclusion. Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisArguing that the profession of art therapy has its roots in the studio environment, Catherine Moon proposes that it is now time to reclaim these roots, and make art once again central to art therapy. She suggests that there has been a tendency for art therapy not merely to interact with and be enriched by other perspectives - psychological, social, anthropological and transpersonal - but to be subsumed by them. For this reason she makes a clear distinction between using art in one's practice of therapy, and working from an art-based model. This book presents a model of art therapy where the products and processes of art constitute the core of the model, rather than serving as the impetus for adaptations of other theories of counselling or therapy. It addresses how an arts-based approach can inform the therapist in all aspects of practice, from the conception of the work and the attempt to understand client needs to interacting with clients and communicating with others about the profession of art therapy.Integrated into the book are stories about the work of art therapists, art therapy students and those who seek help in art therapy, presenting the theory behind studio art therapy and bringing it to life. Moon believes that the arts have something unique to offer to the therapeutic process which distinguish the arts therapies from other therapeutic professions. This book is a comprehensive and engaging exploration of the possibilities inherent in the therapeutic use of the arts.Trade ReviewThe main concerns of this book are that art therapy has been subsumed in other healing practices and that it is time for art therapy to be reclaimed once more for what it should be, a practice based on the products and processes of art. The author argues that the original spirit of studio art therapy must have a place in the development of current art therapy practices. -- Arts Research DigestTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. How we conceive of the work we do. 3. The process of cultivating an artist identity. 4. Creating the studio space. 5. Responding to clients through the poetry of their lives. 6. A relational aesthetic. 7. Influence of an artistic perspective on therapeutic work. 8. Role of the therapist as artist. 9. Communicating with others about the work we do. 10. Art therapy and social responsibility. Epilogue. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisSchaverien painstakingly describes and defines "processes which have so far only been intuitively known to art therapists" (p6) by introducing and elaborating the psychoanalytical concepts of transference and countertransference in relation to the use of visual art objects. The authors stated intention in this book is "to attempt to bridge the perceived gap between the practice of art therapy and analytical forms of psychotherapy..."(p 229) The epistemological base of this venture includes the fields of philosophy, anthropology, and aesthetics, as well as psychoanalysis.Schaverien suggests that analytical art psychotherapy is a way of working analytically with patients who are unsuitable, or unready, for psychotherapy, giving examples of psychotic and borderline patients, children, and patients in psychiatric settings.This is primarily a book about an analytical approach within art therapy, which may be of interest in itself. The material also raises issues of interest to analysts and psychotherapists, whether or not they work with art in the clinical setting. The book clarifies areas of similarity between the disciplines, and also makes areas of difference apparent. For example, most analysts would agree that visual art, like dream material, and other non-verbal representations of the inner world, can at times articulate and communicate meanings which for one reason or another cannot be verbally articulated at the time, and that this can be pertinent to the aim of analysis. However, I think few analysts would include facilities in their consulting rooms for the kind of art processes described in the book.When the analyst is working with materials in this form, the book will be extremely helpful in sorting out the complexity of the transference situation and the role of interpretation. The book is so strongly grounded in experiences emerging in the presence of actual art processes and objects that I think it will be of most interest to those who are interested in the specific clinical issues involved in relating to the making and use of actual art objects within the setting. Schaverien not only describes the processes involved in detail, but also presents technical approaches to the making and handling of art objects within the setting which will inform the capacity of those who are not trained as art therapists to relate to this kind of material in the consulting room.'Trade ReviewSchaverien's text is rich in ideas... Schaverien applies her polycular lens to a well-chosen case study; its images embody the alchemical cycle of psychological transformation in a remarkable way. -- Transcultural PsychiatrySince its first publication in 1991, Joy Schaverien's thoughtful and inspiring book The Revealing Image has become a seminal text. It links the two worlds of analytical psychotherapy and art therapy in the practice of analytical art psychotherapy, which establishes the art object in a central position as the locus of transformation. This book is essential reading for anyone who is interested in the healing powers of art, the archetypal nature of images, and ways of tracking the transference. Analytical psychotherapists may find themselves inspired to rush out to the art shop and stock up on paints, of at the very least look with added enthusiasm on any artwork that finds its way into the consulting room. Jung positively encouraged his patients to paint and draw, as he did himself, and I frequently find myself working with people who use art as a means of self-expression, discovery and healing. Sometimes pictures can say more than words, which this book so eloquently illustrates. -- The Journal of Analytical PsychologyA subtle and fascinating account of the experience of art therapy. Schaverien skilfully reveals the intense drama with which the process is invested if it is to make contact with the patient's deepest desires and emotions. The threads of resemblance between art therapy and psychoanalysis are finely traced. -- The Journal of the British Association of PsychotherapistsExplores previously uncharted territory in art therapy focussing on the complex transference phenomena of value to art therapists it merits the attention of psychotherapists one of the first serious attempts to bridge the two disciplines. -- Professor Richard Wollheim, University of California, BerkeleyIt is hard to do full justice to this clear and well-written book. ...The author backs up her ideas with a full discussion of [their] psychological, aesthetic and philosophical origins...most importantly she includes an extended and convincingly illustrated case study...Schaverien has put the picture right back in the centre of art therapy. -- British Journal of PsychotherapyThe Revealing Image was first published in 1991 and since then has become a seminal text. Drawing on philosophical aesthetics, psychoanalysis and analytical psychology this is an innovative study of the role of art within the transference and countertransference dynamic. Using many illustrations, both in colour and black and white, The Revealing Image makes the complex ideas of analytical art psychotherapy readily accessible. It is essential reading for art therapists, psychotherapists, analytical psychologists, counsellors and all those who encounter art within a therapeutic relationship, whether experienced practitioners or trainees. -- Journal of Analytical PsychologyTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Transference and countertransference. 2. The scapegoat transference. 3. The picture within the frame. 4. The life in the picture: The embodied image. 5. The life of the picture: Transference. 6. The life of the picture: Mediation and interpretation. 7. The talisman: The empowered picture. 8. The scapegoat and the talisman transference: A case study. Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography. Indexes.

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Book SynopsisSusan Makin has written a unique resource for art therapists working with patients or clients who find the concept of spontaneous artmaking daunting, and feel more comfortable with a structured framework. Therapeutic Art Directives and Resources: Activities and Initiatives for Individuals and Groups consists of a series of directives or suggestions for group and individual activities, with guidance on the suitability of each directive for clients with specific needs and ideas for further development. Her directives protect clients' creative freedom while providing a safe environment for exploring difficult issues.Commentaries by Cathy Malchiodi alongside the directives highlight particular uses of the directives and possible adaptations. Included at the front of the book are useful sample forms and hand-outs to give clients at the beginning of therapy as well as forms for the therapist's own record-keeping. These forms, like all the directives, have been used many times in clinical practice.Table of ContentsIntroduction. PART ONE: GETTING ORGANIZED. 1. Art-Making Supplies. 2. Patients' Records. 3. Therapists' Records. PART TWO: TAKING DIRECTION. 4. For Warm-Ups and Closings. 5. Allowing for Spontaneity. 6. For Individuals. 7. For Groups. 8. Intermodally. 9. With Poetry-writing. 10. About Journalling. 11. Focusing on a Creative Journal. 12. Starting on a Creative Journal. 13. A Creative Journalling Kit. PART THREE: GOING IT ALONE. 14. Emphasizing the Therapist's Own Spontaneity. 15. Creating Your Own Art Therapy Directives. 16. Conclusion. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisRecent research has shown that art therapy can be particularly effective for children with autism and related communication disorders. The extensive range of symptoms experienced by autistic people makes them extremely individual in presentation, so any treatment used must be tailored to a range of varying needs. Art Therapy with Children on the Autistic Spectrum presents a new model of practice, which primarily focuses on communication difficulties. The authors describe how negative behaviours and subsequent tension may be alleviated when the autistic child is involved in interactive art making with the therapist.The book is divided into three parts: the first part explores art making processes and art work, with an emphasis on how art can be specifically communicative. A history of autism is presented within the therapeutic context. The second part challenges existing methods of practice within art therapy and considers the most appropriate approaches to treating autistic children. The last part discusses research that lead to the formulation of this specific model - methodology and assessment interventions are analysed, as well as the ongoing development of appropriate assessment instruments. Case studies of art therapy with individual autistic children demonstrate the use of the model and the outcomes. Throughout the book, it is emphasised how art therapy works as an integral part of overall management and treatment approaches to autism. It will be of particular interest to all those professionals working with autistic children and specialists in other communication disorders.Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Developmental Deficit: Communication and Deficit. 2. Imaginative Play, Creativity and Art. 3. Drawing Development. 4. Symbols, Signs, Theory of Mind, Autism and Drawing Development. 5. The Basis for Intervention: From Theory to Practice. 6. Diagnosis, Understanding and Assessment. 7. Working with Stephen. 8. Developing an Interactive Art Therapy Template. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book outlines the history of art therapy originating as an adjunct therapy in psychiatry, education and corrections, and the history of sandplay therapy as a development in the Jungian tradition of psychoanalysis. The writer makes clear connections between art therapy and sandplay and clear links with Jungian theory. The style is clear and accessible, and gives a good introduction to sandplay for those wanting one. The chosen case studies illustrate the points she is making well, and provide a clear view of her approach. The book is of immediate interest to art therapists wishing to work with sandplay. It would also be of interest and relevance to dramatherapists who see the dramatic potential in sandplay work and need some guidance to make a start with this.'- DramatherapyLenore Steinhardt presents sandplay therapy in an art therapy setting. She begins by outlining the principles and practicalities of sandplay therapy and explaining the importance of the specifically blue tray and other materials used. She provides a history of art therapy and sandplay therapy, and the previous literature and thinking in these fields. While other books have focused on the significance of the miniature objects used in sandplay, the author concentrates on the self-created sand form. From this exciting new perspective, she emphasizes the importance of the physical contact with ancient natural elements - sand and water - arguing that the value of sandplay therapy lies in the balance of natural, cultural and manufactured elements as this reflects the balance we aim for in everyday life. The focus on the visual and formative is backed up by photographs and detailed case studies.This book will be essential reading for anyone interested in sandplay as it provides a comprehensive overview of its history and theory as well as accessible examples and case studies. It also looks at sandplay therapy from an important new perspective and successfully bridges the gap between art therapy and sandplay.Table of ContentsPart One: Introduction. 1. Sandplay Therapy and the Art Therapy Setting. Part Two: A Review Of Sandplay Literature In Relation To Form. 2. History and Description of Sandplay Therapy. Part Three: The Art Therapy Setting And Jungian Sandplay. 3. An Art Therapy Approach to Self Expression Through Materials. 4. The Art Therapy Profession. 5.Forms of Art-making Related to Sandplay. 6. The Art Therapy Setting and Materials. 7. Classification of the Materials of Art Therapy. 8. Sandplay in the Art Therapy Setting. 9. Materials of Sandplay. 10. Classification of the Materials of Sandplay. 11. Color. Part Four: The Creation Of Form In Art And Sandplay. 12. Visual Expression. Part Five: Primary Modes Of Play With Sand And Water. 13. The Sand Surface: Molding, Gathering, Drawing, Impressing. 14. Penetrating the Sand Surface: Holes, Tunnels, Burying, Unburying. 15. The Use of Water: Dripping and Flooding. 16.Tactile Communication and Untouched Sand. Part Six: A Presentation Of A Sandplay Process: Wanda: A Young Woman's Journey Through Mourning, Death and Loss to Fertility and Birth. 17. Wanda. 18. Phase B: Bringing Water to the Center. 19. Abundance and Divine Protection. 20. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisEdith Kramer is one of the pioneers in the field of art therapy, known and respected throughout the world. This collection of papers reflects her lifetime of work in this field, showing how her thoughts and practice have developed over the years. She considers a wide spectrum of issues, covering art, art therapy, society, ethology and clinical practice and placing art therapy in its social and historical context. Drawing on her very considerable personal experience as an art therapist, Kramer illustrates her conviction that art making is central to practice and cautions against making words primary and art secondary in art therapy.Art as Therapy offers a rare insight into the personal development of one of the world's leading art therapists and the development of art therapy as a profession. It will make fascinating reading for anyone interested in art therapy.Table of ContentsForeword, Lani Alaine Gerity. Part One: Introduction: Personal history as artist and art therapist. 1. Credo, as an artist and as art therapist. 2. A commencement address given in August 1996 with a history and lineage of art therapy as practised by Edith. 3. Art therapy and language, a revisiting of Orwell's `Politics and the English Language', but from the art therapist's point of view, how our depersonalising language may effect how we think about people. Part Two: The profession of art therapy. 4. Exploration of definition, Edith Kramer and Elinor Ulman. 5. The unity of process and product. 6. Art therapy and sublimination. 7. The art therapist's Third Hand. Part Three: Clinical work. 8. An art therapy evaluation session for children, Edith Kramer and Jill Schehr. 9. Leadership and tradition. 10. Case history of Angel. 11. Art and the blind child. 12. Case history of Christopher. 13. The importance of lines, Kersten Kupfermann with a discussion by Edith Kramer. Part Four: Art therapy, ethology and society. 14. Reflection on the evolution of human perception: Implications for the understanding of the visual arts and of the visual products of art therapy. 15. Art therapy and the seductive environment. 16. The etiology of human aggression. 17. Inner satisfaction. Part Five: Art and art therapy. 18. The angels of St Wolfgang. 19. A critique of Kurt Eisler's Leonardo da Vinci. 20. Reflections on The book of Alfred Cantor: An artist's journal of the Holocaust. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisIn this classic text Art Robbins explores the role of the art therapist in integrating aesthetics and psychodynamics into the therapeutic process. He argues that psychological phenomena have their aesthetic counterparts, and that incorporating these elements facilitates the therapeutic process. The artist in the therapist responds to the patient's use of colour, space, form and energy; the therapist uses his or her artist's reaction to ascertain the psychodynamics of the piece.Drawing on his extensive experience as a psychoanalyst, psychologist, art therapist and sculptor, Robbins weaves together object relations theory and principles of art to create a more cohesive understanding of therapeutic treatment. Now reissued by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, The Artist as Therapist integrates art and psychology and has profound implications for all those working in these fields.Trade ReviewA work of great potential value for practitioners trained not only in the creative arts, for it talks more broadly about the artist in everyone, and points the way towards learning to apply these universal qualities to our clinical work. -- Arts in PsychotherapyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments. Preface. PART I: THEORY AND TECHNIQUE. 1. A Theoretical Overview. 2. Technique as a Mirror of Theory. 3. Holding Environment as frame for Theory and Technique, by Art Robbins, Betty Costa, Pia Mitchel and Michaela Rowan. 4. Aesthetics of Healing within the Inner Representational World, by Art Robbins and Priscilla Rogers. 5. Materials as an Extension of the Holding Environment, by Art Robbins and Donna Goffia-Girasek. 6. The Institution as a Holding Environment for the Therapist, by Beth Gonzalez Dolginko and Art Robbins. 7. The Use of Visual Perception as an Aide in Planning Short-Term Treatment Goals. PART II: CLINICAL APPLICATIONS. 8. Transference and Countertransference within the Schizoid Phenomenon. 9. Regeneration of the Potential Life Space of the Antitherapeutic Patient. 10. A Study in the Aesthetics of Pain, Rage, Loss and Reintegration. 11. A Final Word. Appendix. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisColleagues interested in the process of play therapy...will find much to enjoy and stimulate their thinking in this book. It is easy to read without being simplistic, and offers a comprehensive analysis of the challenges and delights of working with troubled children.'- Clinical Child Psychology and PsychiatryThe seven case studies in this book provide a detailed and absorbing account of play therapy undertaken with children and an adolescent, all of whom experienced emotional problems and/or varying forms of abuse. Through the narrative form of the individual case studies, details of the children's therapeutic progress are given, which are then used to inform discussion of wider practical and theoretical issues. These issues include communicating with young children, working with silent children, restoring a child's normal developmental trajectory within play therapy, and the roles of race, gender and power in play therapy.Balancing practice and theory, Case Studies in Non-directive Play Therapy will be of interest to experienced practitioners and students alike.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction: Non-directive Play Therapy with Emotionally Damaged Children. 1. Susan: Beginning Play Therapy. 2. Patrick: From Concrete to Symbolic Play. 3. Diane: Repairing and Creating Identity. 4. Anna: A Silent Communication. 5. A Child without Support. 6. Patricia: Reworking Abusive Experiences in Adolescence. 7. Ben: A Therapeutic Assessment for the Court. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisIncluding contributions from some of the leading art therapists in Britain, this important book addresses the key issues in the theory and practice of art therapy. The fundamental significance of the art in art therapy practice permeates the book, close attention being paid by several writers to the art-making process and the aesthetic responses of therapist and client. Other authors explore the tensions between art and therapy, images and speech, subjectivity and objectivity, arguing that the dynamic interplay between these elements is inherent to the practice of art therapy. The role of containment is another theme that is explored by contributors in a variety of ways to highlight the importance not only of the therapeutic containment of the client by the therapist, but also the containment of the therapist. The physical contexts of the session, within an art room and within the larger working environment, are identified as important arenas where conflict and tension is experienced and must be explored if art therapy is to continue to develop.Trade Review...this book offers many new contributions to the field of art therapy including practical applications, theory building and training along with research suggestions. This superb volume represents contemporary developments in art therapy by authors who are among the major contributors to the development of art therapy and whose work influences art5 therapy practice around the globe.'I recommend not only that all art therapists reads this book, also that the Changing Shape of Art Therapy: New Developments in Theory and Practice is added to all art therapy library collections. I also suggest that individual chapters can be utilized in art therapy training and teaching especially when approaching specific topics with a more thorough perspective.'In this review I have presented my observations and reactions to reading this book in hopes of encouraging all to read this exquisite contribution to the art therapy literature. In addition, the separate chapter in the book are vital to advanced training for art therapists'. -- The Arts in PsychotherapyOne of the principal focal points is the place of art in art therapy and of the responses to that art by both clients and other therapists. Contributors draw on their own experiences as art therapists in attempts to identify what contributes to successful practice and how therapists can overcome difficulties or apparent failures in their work. A range of factors affecting art therapy practice is explored, including the physical context of art therapy sessions, the place of the notion of containment in therapy, and the interplay of the different elements - art, speech, subjectivity, objectivity - that are part of contemporary practice. -- Arts Research DigestTable of ContentsIntroduction, Andrea Gilroy and Gerry McNeilly1. Our Lady of the Queen: Journeys around the maternal object, Caroline Case, Scottish Institute of Human Relations, Edinburgh. 2. The triangular relationship and the aesthetic countertransference in analytical art psychotherapy, Joy Schaverien, art psychotherapist and Jungian analyst in private practice. 3. Back to the future: Thinking about theoretical developments in art therapy, Tessa Dalley, St Albans Child and Family Clinic. 4. The analytical art psychotherapy setting as a containing object in psychotic states, Katherine Killick, art psychotherapist and Jungian analyst in private practice. 5. Keeping the balance: Further thoughts on the dialectics of art therapy, Sally Skaife, Goldsmiths' College, University of London. 6. Failure in the group analytic setting, Gerry McNeilly, Birmingham University.7. Teachers, students, clients, therapists, researchers: Changing gear in experiential art therapy groups, Jane Dudley, Andrea Gilroy and Sally Skaife, Goldsmiths' College, University of London. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisReflecting the increasing recognition of the importance of the spiritual in healing, Spirituality and Art Therapy is an exciting exploration of the different ways in which the spiritual forms an essential, life-enhancing component of a well-rounded therapeutic approach. The contributors are leading art therapists who write from diverse perspectives, including Christian, Jewish, Buddhist and shamanic. They explain how their own spiritual and creative influences interact, finding expression in the use of art as a healing agent with specific populations, such as bereaved children, emotionally disturbed adolescents, and the homeless. The relationships between spirituality and visual art, art therapy and transpersonal psychology are examined. Story and image are interwoven in the spiritual journeys of therapists and clients, and suggested creative exercises make this an accessible, practical resource for those who desire to understand and execute an holistic method of therapy. Arguing that art therapists can mediate between the sacred and the mundane, this pioneering book is an affirmation of the transformative power of art therapy.Trade ReviewThe book has obvious relevance for art therapists, whether for classroom or personal use, as well as for teachers and artists. For practitioners of spiritual traditions, this book provides a view into the ways that spiritual ideas can inform and motivate practical work in the world, forming the foundation of a healing practice. -- Religious Studies ReviewThis anthology is perhaps the first to chart the territory of applying spiritual experiences to art therapy. Each chapter contributes to the development of an understanding of how art creates meaning and is a gift for life which transcends the limits of therapeutic programmes. I found a great deal here of practical use and would recommend this book to practitioners seeking to enhance the depth of their clients' creativity. -- British Journal of Occupational TherapySpirituality and Art Therapy is a compelling synthesis of enlightenment. I have been waiting years for a book like this - for both personal and professional use. Thank you for filling a void in the area of art therapy with this collection of wonderful insights. -- Brian Luke SeawardThis book is as practical as it is inspiring. -- Deborah Bowman, Naropa UniversityThis is an important book for anyone using art for healing. It has the added dimension of providing tools for the spiritual search. I recommend it highly. -- Lucia CapacchioneTable of ContentsForeword. 1. Prayers, sacraments, grace. Catherine Moon, School of the Art Institute, Chicago, Illinois. 2. Each time a new breath: Buddhism, art and healing. Bernie Marek, Naropa University, Colorado. 3. Emuna and Tikva: Art therapy from a Jewish perspective. Edit Zaphir-Chasman, Art Therapist, East Bay, California. 4. The yoga of art and the creative process: Listening to the divine. Michael Franklin, Naropa University, Colorado. 5. Pilgrimage: Celtic spirituality revisited. Cam Busch, Art Therapist, Chattanooga, Tennessee; National Arts in Healthcare consultant, USA. 6. Nature: Art therapy in partnership with the earth. Mimi Farrelly-Hansen, Naropa University, Colorado. 7.Art, nature and aging: A shamanic perspective. Madeline Rugh, University of Alberta, Canada. 8. Loving body is embracing spirit: Coming home stories. Suzanne Lovell, Sonoma State University. 9. The heart of the lion: Joining community through the act of making art. Janis Timm-Bottos, ArtStreet Studios, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 10. Inner necessity/Inner order. Carol Sagar, Art Therapist, Norfolk, England. Afterword. Appendix. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe field of forensic arts therapies is dynamic and diverse, and so this unique volume covers a fascinating range of work. It brings together a collection of presentations given at FATAG conferences, case studies, research, new developments in theory, and explorations in the peculiarities of forensic arts therapies: art, music, drama, and dance. Therapists work with male and female offenders in detained in prisons or secure health care units, or sometimes with patients involved in probation or counselling services, victim support, and other services and institutions concerned with understanding the causes and effects of crime. The experiences described are often difficult, but also very rewarding for all involved. Arts therapy (in any of its forms) regularly has a profound and beneficial effect on the life of an offender. This thought-provoking and enlightening work gives an insight into how these skilled professionals have been a necessary part of UK forensic services for more than four decades.The Forensic Arts Therapies Advisory Group (FATAG) is a voluntary organisation which aims to provide support, advice and opportunities for continuing professional development for arts therapists working in forensic or secure settings and trainee arts therapists on clinical placement in forensics. FATAG provides a safe space to share difficult, complex and, at times, painful work not easily shared amongst a non-forensic audience.Trade ReviewThis book is well overdue but the chapters evidence an authority in sensitive, creative and adaptive arts and psychotherapeutic approaches to the needs of an extremely complex patient group unable to access talking therapies. In this era in which CRES drives austerity in the NHS and prison service, the rigorous and in-depth thinking in this volume will enable practitioners to get creative and achieve clinical progression in offenders patients who would otherwise be stuck in the system; Estela Welldon. MD DSc (Hon) F.R.C.Psych.BPCHon. Memb. A.Psa.A. Founder & Honorary Life President. International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy Author of : Playing with Dynamite and 'Mother, Madonna, Whore'.

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Book SynopsisThis practical book outlines ways of working with parents, gaining rapport and creating useful resource materials for use in therapy sessions. Example activities, worksheets and handouts are provided, covering a wide range of children's problems and how parents can help them.Trade Review‘Clearly written, well-organized and informative.’ – Dr. Andrew Tolmie, Department of Psychology, University of Strathclyde, UK Review of Creative Therapy: Activities with Children and Adolescents: ‘As a handbook of useful techniques which can be added to the therapeutic armoury of the eclectic therapist, this book is invaluable.’ – Young Minds magazineTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Creating Rapport. . 2. Assessment. . 3. Sharing Information. . 4. Making Progress. . 5. Developing a Plan. . 6. Creating autonomy. . 7. Parents with different needs or circumstances. . 8. Conclusion. . 9. Appendix I - activities. . 10. Appendix II - information sheets. . 11. Appendix III - Record charts. References. Index

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Book SynopsisBased on many years of medical, artistic, therapeutic and anthroposophical experience, the author presents a concentrated foundation for the development of artistic therapy and the training of therapists. Although written with the painting therapist in mind, this clearly-formulated book - the fundamental work in its field - will also be of interest to those involved in medical and general therapeutic work, as well as to serious students of anthroposophy. It includes fifty full-colour examples from Hauschka's course at the School for Artistic Therapy. MARGARETHE HAUSCHKA (1896-1980) studied Medicine in Munich and worked as a doctor at the Ita Wegman Clinic, where she had responsibility for artistic therapy and helped develop Rhythmical Einreibungen, a method of rhythmical massage. After marrying Rudolf Hauschka, she worked at the Biologischen Hospital in Hollriegelskreuth. From 1950, she devoted herself to course and seminar activity, and in 1962 she founded the School for Artistic Therapy and Massage in Boll, Germany.

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Book SynopsisHave you ever sat in the audience but wished you were on the stage? Or maybe you are a naturally creative person but sometimes you feel blocked or find it hard to keep going? If you ever breathed in with joy when you saw a particular colour, like the colour of the gorse or the sea, and would like to recapture that feeling and build on it, this book is for you. It will help you to become fitter in body and soul, to slow down your thinking and worrying and inhabit your body with more passion and ease. Lani O’Hanlon brings the creative and healing arts together in Dancing the Rainbow. It includes the story of how movement and dance transformed her life when she started to use dance to heal the trauma in her own body, and her book sets out to also transform the reader’s life through dance. With easy to follow illustrations throughout, it uses tried and tested methods to unlock creative potential in a way that is in balance with the body’s rhythm and with the rhythm of the Earth.

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses the manifold difficulties that both client and therapist bring to Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT). It offers ways of tackling difficulties that will assist their resolution and thereby help to build a productive and less stressful therapeutic relationship.Table of ContentsClient Difficulties. Buidling a Therapeutic Alliance. Accepting The abc Model. Establishing Goals. Carrying out Tasks. A Process-orientated View of client Difficulties. Therapist Difficulties. Forming and Maintaining a therapeutic Alliance. Teaching or Accepting The ABC Model. Therapist Tasks. A compendium of Therapist Problems. A Process-orientated View of Therapist difficulties.

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Book SynopsisThis book is about redefining the value to health of creativity. Creativity derives from biological changes during human evolution as a tool that is needed for survival. The successful use of creativity generates feelings of pleasure and self-esteem that are beneficial to health. In particular, it can help depression. Current values do not give adequate importance to creativity, and the author challenges these values in this book. The book contains contributed chapters on a theory of creativity as an innate capacity, the therapeutic benefits of creativity, factors that encourage or inhibit creativity and current research on these, and accounts of creativity both as individual projects and as groupwork.Table of ContentsContributors. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. Chapter 1 Promoting Health Through Creativity - an Introduction. (Therese Schmid). Chapter 2 A Theory of creativity - an Innate Capacity. (Therese Schmid). Chapter 3 Occupational Genesis - Creativity and Health. (Estelle B. Breines). Chapter 4 The Therapeutic Benefits of Creativity. (Jennifer Creek). Chapter 5 Factors That Encourage or Inhibit creativity. (Frances Reynolds). Chapter 6 The Effects of Creativity on Physical and Psychological Well-being. (Frances Reynolds). Chapter 7 Individual Accounts on The Effect of Creative Activity on health and well-being. (Compiled and edited by Therese Schmid). Chapter 8 Integrating The firelight of Creativity. Sally Denshire). Chapter 9 Group Projects - Experiences and Outcomes of creativity. (Compiled and edited by Therese Schmid). Chapter 10 What is to be Done? (Therese Schmid). Index.

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Book SynopsisOffers an in-depth exploration of taking culture-inclusive perspectives for practice, theory, and research in music therapy. It outlines premises for the argument; highlights how culture-centred music therapy may be practiced; discusses implications for describing and understanding music therapy; and suggests approaches to music therapy research within a culture-centred context.

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