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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Meera Rastogi, Rachel Feldwisch, Michelle Pate and Joseph Scarce have compiled an excellent text suited for undergraduate art therapy studies. The breadth of book topics, spanning from art therapy history to contemporary influences on art therapy research and practices, provides teachers and students with a comprehensive overview of the field and makes teaching and learning foundational knowledge accessible. I wish I had a text like this when I began teaching undergraduate art therapy students many years ago!" -- Barbara Parker-Bell, Psy.D., ATR-BC, Director of Art Therapy, FSU Art Therapy Programs "I enthusiastically endorse the "Foundations of Art Therapy: Theory and Applications" book for providing the most historically accurate, inclusive, and comprehensive overview of the profession that has been published to date. This book contains an impressive breadth and depth of detailed and integrated information, including full color photos, informative charts, and case examples about the field of art therapy. The book is masterfully written in clear and concise language to appeal to a diverse readership by a wide range of credentialed art therapy authors and editors. "Foundations of Art Therapy: Theory and Applications," would make an excellent introduction to art therapy text book and resource for undergraduate studies and for practitioners in related mental health professions." -- Wayne Ramirez, MFA, MS, ATR-R, Founding President of the Wisconsin Art Therapy Association (first Art Therapy Association established and incorporated in the USA). "This introduction to the field of art therapy, with chapters written by professionals teaching in undergraduate programs, is a most welcome addition to the literature. It is especially timely because it includes information about individuals, approaches, and activities that have been insufficiently recognized, and are highly relevant for 21st century practice of the discipline." -- Judith A. Rubin, PhD, ATR-BC, HLM, Founder, Expressive Media Film Library "The authors are obviously well informed and familiar with the subjects in the chapters that they write. I love the outside resources they provide for those who want to dive into a specific topic as well as case study examples. One thing that may be nice in the future might be like an audio version that can be used alongside the text." -- Undergraduate Student, Temple University "I think the book works well because it has a lot of diagrams and pictures that help explain the key concepts mentioned in the book." -- Undergraduate Student, Temple University
Table of ContentsPart I: Fundamentals of Art Therapy: Prepping the Canvas 1. History, Profession, and Ethics of Art Therapy 2. Understanding Media: Laying the Groundwork for Art Making 3. Multicultural and Diversity Perspectives in Art Therapy: Transforming Image into Substance 4. Intersections of Neuroscience and Art Therapy 5. Approaches to Research in Art Therapy Part II: Theoretical Orientations: Gathering the Tools 6. Overview of Theoretical Orientations 7. Psychoanalytic and Jungian Approaches to Art Therapy 8. Humanistic Approaches to Art Therapy: Existentialism, Person-Centered, and Gestalt 9. Using Art to Think and Rethink: Cognitive-behavior Therapy from Behaviorism Through the Third Wave Part III: Art Therapy with Specific Populations: Painting the Picture 10. Child Development and Artistic Development in Art Therapy 11. Art Therapy for Psychological Disorders and Mental Health 12. Art Therapy and Older Adults 13. Art Therapy with Trauma Recovery and Response Part IV: Profession of Art Therapy: Exhibiting the Work 14. Beginning Concepts of Group Work 15. Community-based Art Therapy and Community Arts 16. Pathways to Developing a Career in Art Therapy
