Arts Therapies
Arts therapies is one of the areas in which we are publishing most actively, internationally. The books described below cover both theory and practice, and are intended for the professional therapist as well as students and researchers.
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Theatre of Witness
Finding the Medicine in Stories of Suffering, Transformation, and Peace
Theatre of Witness is a model of performance that gives voice to those who have been marginalized, forgotten or lost to society, creating a safe forum for audiences to bear witness to accounts of suffering and transformation. This book chronicles the author's 26 years of creating theatre with people whose stories have previously gone untold. more »
2013, Paperback: £19.99/ $29.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-382-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp
Keywords: bereavement, counselling, domestic abuse, emotions, expressive therapies, families, memoirs, offenders, psychodrama, psychology, resilience, restorative justice, self esteem, sexual abuse, storymaking, theatre, trauma, violence
Dramatherapy and Family Therapy in Education
Essential Pieces of the Multi-Agency Jigsaw
A collaborative therapeutic approach is often the best way to assess and meet the needs of troubled children. Focusing on Multi Agency Support Teams in educational settings, this book describes how specialist therapists and other professionals can successfully work together to become essential interlocking pieces of the jigsaw of emotional support. more »
2012, Paperback: £18.99/ $29.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-216-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp
Keywords: arts therapies, attachment, bereavement, challenging behaviour, child psychology, children, counselling, dramatherapy, educational psychology, families, grief, group psychotherapy, mainstream education, mental health, parenting, pastoral care, play, play therapy, psychotherapy, relationships, self esteem, storymaking, trauma
Write Yourself
Creative Writing and Personal Development
Write Yourself is the ideal introduction to how to facilitate groups and individuals in finding inspiration for their creative personal writing voices. This book explains how and why writing is such an illuminative and cathartic process, and provides many practical exercises that encourage the exploration of emotions, memories and experiences. more »
2011, Paperback: £19.99/ $32.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-110-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 288pp
Keywords: addiction, alcohol, anger management, anxiety, arts therapies, bereavement, complementary therapies, creative writing as therapy, creativity, death, depression, emotions, expressive therapies, grief, group psychotherapy, interdisciplinary arts therapies, mental health, mental illness, occupational therapy, offenders, palliative care, pastoral care, poetry, practical theology, psychotherapy, relationships, self esteem, self harm, storymaking, trauma
Art in Action
Expressive Arts Therapy and Social Change
The book's contributors explore the transformative power of the arts therapies in areas stricken by conflict and discuss how and why expressive arts works. They look at the ways it can be used to engage community consciousness and improve social conditions whilst taking into account the issues that arise within different contexts and populations. more »
2011, Paperback: £25.99/ $42.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-820-9, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp
Keywords: adults, art therapy, bereavement, counselling, creative therapies, creative writing as therapy, death, depression, domestic abuse, emotions, expressive therapies, families, grief, group psychotherapy, interdisciplinary arts therapies, mental health, occupational therapy, poetry, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, psychodrama, psychosis, psychotherapy, storymaking, therapeutic communities, trauma
Bibliotherapy for Bereaved Children
Healing Reading
Written to help bereaved children, this book enables them to heal themselves by reading fiction, a process termed bibliotherapy. Eileen Jones demonstrates how a well-chosen book can offer a personal encounter with characters who may have experienced similar emotions and how books can be read again and again to provide extended therapy for children. more »
2001, Paperback: £22.99/ $36.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-004-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 144pp
Keywords: bereavement, child psychiatry, counselling, interdisciplinary arts therapies, psychotherapy, social work, storymaking
Storymaking in Bereavement
Dragons Fight in the Meadow
In this book the author reflects on the processes of grief and more than 50 folk tales are included. The ancient stories vividly convey mankind's struggle with death and loss, the despair and hope, with bitterness and love. The use of stories in therapy is explained, specifically bereavement counselling through storymaking. more »
1992, Paperback: £22.99/ $36.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-176-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 336pp
Keywords: bereavement, counselling, palliative care, storymaking
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