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1.

The Handbook of Art Therapy » Read Now
by Caroline Case, Tessa Dalley. 264 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library
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Using the Creative Arts in Therapy: A Practical Introduction » Read Now
by Bernie Warren. 194 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

Using the Creative Arts in Therapy is a lucid, readable and practical introduction to the uses of arts and other creative processes to promote health and encourage healing, especially self-healing. The contributors, all creative specialists with extensive experience of working in education, describe...
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Using the Creative Arts in Therapy is a lucid, readable and practical introduction to the uses of arts and other creative processes to promote health and encourage healing, especially self-healing. The contributors, all creative specialists with extensive experience of working in education, describe in practical detail their work in the fields of folklore and ritual, the visual arts, music, dance, puppetry and storytelling. Widely recognised as the standard introductory text on creative therapy, this new edition takes account of fresh developments within creative therapy and provides an invaluable source of ideas and activities.
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Group Interactive Art Therapy: Its Use in Training and Treatment » Read Now
by Diane Waller. 168 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

Diane Waller presents the first theoretical formulation of a model which effectively integrates the change-enhancing factors of both group psychotherapy and art therapy. Drawing on her wide experience as an art psychotherapist and a group therapist, she shows how this model works in practice through...
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Diane Waller presents the first theoretical formulation of a model which effectively integrates the change-enhancing factors of both group psychotherapy and art therapy. Drawing on her wide experience as an art psychotherapist and a group therapist, she shows how this model works in practice through a series of illustrated case examples of a variety of client and training groups from different societies and cultures.
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Psychological Interventions: A Guide to Strategies ("Art Therapy: Theoretical Background" begins on p. 68) » Read Now
by Mary Ballou. 218 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

This book examines a variety of psychological intervention strategies used in counseling and therapy to bring about change. It is a handbook of strategies which reviews major forms of interventions, reviews research evidence of effectiveness, and challenges existing theoretical boundaries. Ballou's...
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This book examines a variety of psychological intervention strategies used in counseling and therapy to bring about change. It is a handbook of strategies which reviews major forms of interventions, reviews research evidence of effectiveness, and challenges existing theoretical boundaries. Ballou's objective is to provide a source of interventions which counselors or therapists might consult to increase their knowledge of interventions and to assist their clients.
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Working with Children in Art Therapy » Read Now
by Caroline Case, Tessa Dalley. 226 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library
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Aggression and Depression Assessed through Art: Using Draw-a-Story to Identify Children and Adolescents at Risk » Read Now
by Rawley Silver. 203 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

Art therapy has long been an invaluable tool for therapists working with children, allowing them access to emotions and experiences that their young patients may be unable or unwilling to express verbally. More recently, some professionals have speculated that some form of art assessment might be...
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Art therapy has long been an invaluable tool for therapists working with children, allowing them access to emotions and experiences that their young patients may be unable or unwilling to express verbally. More recently, some professionals have speculated that some form of art assessment might be used to screen children for signs of aggression and depression, but now there is confirmation. A study of more than two hundred children using Rawley Silver's draw a story test showed a strong correlation between aggression or depression and certain types of artistic narratives; meanwhile, unbeknownst to Silver, a pair of Russian therapists were using Silver's assessment tests in a similar fashion with Russian children and achieving similar results. Aggression and Depression Assessed Through Art: Using Draw-A-Story to Identify Children and Adolescents at Risk came about as a result of these studies, but the book's scope goes beyond the numbers to investigate the connections between a child's expression through drawing and his violent behavior. The text, written mostly by Silver but with chapters contributed by therapists from both the United States and Russia, compares drawings by children who have already exhibited violent behavior with those who have not, thus exploring the potential of the test for use as an early identifier of children and adolescents at risk for depression or inappropriate aggression. Other chapters examine the changes in emotional state revealed by a child's responses to standard art assessment tests, as well as the cross-cultural applications of Silver's tests. Silver is recognized as one of the earliest developers of art therapy in the United States, and by providing mental health professionals with a tool to help identify and treat disturbed children this book represents yet another of her major contributions to the field.
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Art Therapy with Young Survivors of Sexual Abuse: Lost for Words » Read Now
by Jenny Murphy. 208 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

Dealing with the aftermath of childhood sexual abuse remains one of the major issues in child and adolescent mental health. Yet, until now, little has been written for art therapists and related professionals involved in this sensitive field. Art Therapy with Young Survivors of Sexual Abuse is a...
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Dealing with the aftermath of childhood sexual abuse remains one of the major issues in child and adolescent mental health. Yet, until now, little has been written for art therapists and related professionals involved in this sensitive field. Art Therapy with Young Survivors of Sexual Abuse is a guide to practice with this group. Containing a range of illustrative case material from both individual and group therapy, the book addresses the important issues faced by professionals, including: * male therapist countertransference * the therapist's relationship with the client's family and wider networks * assessment using art therapy * the value of art therapy with groups. Art Therapy with Young Survivors of Sexual Abuse will provide not only art therapists, but other professionals working with sexually abused children and adolescents, with a stimulating discussion of the current issues in this area.
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The Child's Creation of a Pictorial World ("Art Therapy with Children" begins on p. 319) » Read Now
by Claire Golomb. 388 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

This book places child art within the broader context of children's creative intelligence and intrinsic motivation to invent a pictorial world. It examines the development of drawing and painting from several currently dominant theoretical perspectives. This is followed by an extensive examination...
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This book places child art within the broader context of children's creative intelligence and intrinsic motivation to invent a pictorial world. It examines the development of drawing and painting from several currently dominant theoretical perspectives. This is followed by an extensive examination of empirical data on the art work of children who are ordinary, talented, emotionally disturbed, and atypically developed due to mental disability or autism. The Child's Creation of a Pictorial World uses a developmental framework that combines theoretical sophistication with rigorous empirical investigations into the mental processes that underlie the child's drawings. It delineates the evolution of forms, the pictorial differentiation of figures and their spatial relations, the role of color in narrative descriptions, and its expressive function. Artistic development across all these dimensions is seen as a meaningful mental activity that serves cognitive, affective, and aesthetic functions.
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Drawing on Difference: Art Therapy with People Who Have Learning Difficulties » Read Now
by Mair Rees. 251 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

Art therapy is one of the few psychotherapy services accessible to people with learning difficulties. Drawing on Difference is an invaluable guide for those wishing to explore how art therapy can support and validate the emotional and mental health needs of people with learning difficulties...
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Art therapy is one of the few psychotherapy services accessible to people with learning difficulties. Drawing on Difference is an invaluable guide for those wishing to explore how art therapy can support and validate the emotional and mental health needs of people with learning difficulties. Particular emphasis is placed on service evaluation and standards, and on the client's personal experience. The case studies presented offer insight into the practical, professional and political issues which are shaping the practice of art therapy today.
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The Use of Color in Art Therapy, in Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development » Read Now
by Rebecca L. Withrow. 6 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library
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Counseling Techniques: Improving Relationships with Others, Ourselves, Our Families, and Our Environment (Chap. 6 "Expressive Techniques: Art Therapy, Dance Movement Therapy, Drama Therapy, Music Therapy, Psychodrama, and Writing as Therapy") » Read Now
by Rosemary A.Thompson. 478 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

This book describes counseling techniques from a broad spectrum of theoretical approaches, and gives mental health practitioners multiple therapy options for working with clients.
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Handbook of Post-traumatic Therapy (Chap. 22 "Art Therapy as a Visual Dialogue") » Read Now
by Mary Beth Williams, John F. Sommer Jr. 638 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

This handbook provides both a conceptual and practical framework for diagnosing, treating, and assessing post-traumatic stress in survivors of violence, abuse, war, ethnocultural problems, political torture, and disaster. The in-depth clinical experience of Williams and Sommer helps define a variety...
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This handbook provides both a conceptual and practical framework for diagnosing, treating, and assessing post-traumatic stress in survivors of violence, abuse, war, ethnocultural problems, political torture, and disaster. The in-depth clinical experience of Williams and Sommer helps define a variety of theories and methods for treating children, adults, families, and other groups with various types of post-tramautic stress disorders. They point to specific new kinds of therapies and types of interventions, and discuss new developments and trends for the treatment of post-traumatic stress. This reference volume, with its lengthy bibliography, is designed for students, teachers, and practitioners in the fields of psychology and psychiatry, social work, medicine, and public health.
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Talking over the Years: A Handbook of Dynamic Psychotherapy with Older Adults (Chap. "Art Therapy with Older People") » Read Now
by Sandra Evans, Jane Garner. 290 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

How can we work effectively with older people? What contribution can be made by the field of psychodynamics? It is now recognised that older adults can benefit from psychodynamic therapy and that psychodynamic concepts can help to illuminate the thorny issues of aging and the complications of...
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How can we work effectively with older people? What contribution can be made by the field of psychodynamics? It is now recognised that older adults can benefit from psychodynamic therapy and that psychodynamic concepts can help to illuminate the thorny issues of aging and the complications of later life. Talking Over the Years begins by examining how ideas of old age are represented by the key psychodynamic theorists of the twentieth century including Freud, Jung, Klein and Winnicott. Contributors go on to draw on their own experiences in a range of settings to demonstrate the value of psychodynamic concepts in clinical practice, covering subjects such as: * brief and long-term work with individuals, couples and groups * the expressive therapies: art, music, dance and movement * ethical considerations * training, supervision and support * sexuality. Illustrated by a wealth of clinical material, Talking Over the Years increases psychodynamic awareness, helping practitioners become more sensitive to their patients' needs to the benefit of both the patient and the professional.
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14.

The Quiet in the Land: Resistance and Healing through Art, in Art Journal » Read Now
by France Morin. 4 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library
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Eating Disorders and Magical Control of the Body: Treatment through Art Therapy » Read Now
by Mary Levens. 140 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
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Handbook of Art Therapy » Read Now
by Cathy A. Malchiodi. 462 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library