Description
Book SynopsisThis book investigates the therapeutic potential and efficacy of audiovisual languages, deepening the integration of film studies into neuropsychiatry and strategic psychotherapy.
Within a theoretical framework including documentary studies, self-representational and amateur theories, and strategic psychotherapy, the book describes the key notions and methodologies for using audiovisual language in clinical therapy practice and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) interventions. The book, a review and update of the Italian Cinema terapeutico: Linguaggi audiovisivi e percorsi clinici, showcases the healing potential of creative participatory processes and self-representations that occur thanks to the relocation and amateurization of the contemporary cinematic experience. The authors propose an experimental therapeutic protocol, Video-Pharmakon, which aims to serve as a new integrated method for taking care of children and adolescents with ASD and their families. The protocol
Table of Contents
Introduction Chapter 1. Self-Representational Grounds for Therapeutic Dispositive Chapter 2. The Therapeutic Set: Methodological Integrations Chapter 3. Audiovisual Therapeutic Approaches: Taxonomy and Classification Chapter 4 Art-Based Therapy in the Digital Age: A New Form of Participation Chapter 5. Strategic Psychotherapy and Audiovisual Language Chapter 6. Therapeutic Autism Narratives: An Integrated Approach Conclusions
