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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Bulgarian Folk Customs
This comprehensive exploration of Bulgarian traditions, beliefs and lifestyles provides a wealth of information available for the first time in English. Folk customs sustain a community and promote the welfare of the individual within it, and in Bulgarian these customs have fulfilled many needs, strengthening, educating and celebrating. more »
1998, Paperback: £29.99/ $47.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-486-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 264pp
Keyword: anthropology
Art-Based Research
In this innovative book, Shaun McNiff 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. more »
1998, Paperback: £19.99/ $32.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-621-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp 1998, Hardback: £49.99/ $80.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-620-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
Keywords: art therapy, dance and movement therapy, dramatherapy, expressive therapies, music therapy, psychotherapy
Gravity and the Creation of Self
An Exploration of Self Representations Using Spatial Concepts
This book explores how physical structures that children create in play reflect their own inner emotional landscape. Burford focuses on these physical expressions of the internal processes and their application in psychotherapy, with particular reference to the pioneering work of the child psychotherapist Margaret Lowenfield. more »
1998, Paperback: £23.99/ $38.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-557-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 160pp
Keywords: child psychiatry, counselling, play therapy, psychotherapy
The Self on the Page
Theory and Practice of Creative Writing in Personal Development
This book examines the potential of creative writing as a therapeutic tool. Illustrating a wide range of approaches, the contributors provide an introduction to thinking about creative writing in a personal development context with suggestions for further reading, and look at the potential evolution of therapeutic creative writing in the future. more »
1998, Paperback: £22.99/ $36.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-470-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
Keywords: counselling, creative writing as therapy, poetry, psychotherapy
Tapestry of Cultural Issues in Art Therapy
Professionals engaged in art therapy discuss aspects of practice which are affected by an environment of increasing cultural diversity. Some contributions examine problems faced by members of ethnic minorities who are caught between assertion of their cultural identities and assimilation into a different social milieu. more »
1998, Paperback: £27.99/ $44.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-576-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 384pp
Keyword: art therapy
Storymaking and Creative Groupwork with Older People
Paula Crimmens shows that working with older people can be made exciting and stimulating by using storymaking as a basis. Echoing the oral tradition of mankind, the book shows how to use a variety of traditional stories - including myths, folk tales and fairy stories - to work creatively with older people, particularly in groups. more »
1997, Paperback: £22.99/ $36.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-440-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 160pp
Keywords: group psychotherapy, older people, person-centred, storymaking
Introduction to Dramatherapy
Theatre and Healing - Ariadne's Ball of Thread
Jennings presents a 'healing theatre' approach to dramatherapy, showing how it is part of our cultural experience of theatre art, and how it can be used to find a bearable means of facing the beast at the heart of the labyrinth. She maintains that by participating in theatre as well as exploring our past, a new pathway to fulfilment is opened. more »
1997, Paperback: £18.99/ $34.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-115-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 192pp
Keywords: dramatherapy, psychodrama, psychology, psychotherapy
Psychodrama
Group Psychotherapy as Experimental Theatre
This is a comprehensive work which stems from the author's knowledge and experience of psychology, the theatre and psychodrama. It includes discussion of the theory behind psychodrama as well as the methods used in its practice; Roine writes of technical concepts in an accessible style, giving examples from her work in America and Norway. more »
1997, Paperback: £25.00/ $44.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-494-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
Keywords: counselling, dramatherapy, mental health, psychodrama
Therapeutic Voicework
Principles and Practice for the Use of Singing as a Therapy
Based on Paul Newham's experience as a voice and movement therapist and on his work running the only professional training course in the psychotherapeutic use of singing currently accredited by the RSA, this book explores both the theory and practice behind the use of voice and singing in expressive arts therapy. more »
1997, Paperback: £39.99/ $69.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-361-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 592pp
Keywords: arts therapies, expressive therapies, music therapy, psychotherapy
Therapeutic Presence
Bridging Expression and Form
In the therapeutic workplace, the interaction between patient and therapist is built upon cognitive, affective and expressive experiences. The contributors to this new book explore this interaction in depth, examining the concept of therapeutic presence, and the therapist's ability to maintain it. more »
1997, Paperback: £19.99/ $34.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-559-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 275pp
Keyword: interdisciplinary arts therapies
Music Therapy in Context
Music, Meaning and Relationship
By drawing extensively from current literature on music and developmental psychology, music therapy, psychotherapy and music theory, this book encourages music therapists not to compromise the musical process at the heart of their practice, but to use these with authority - the authority that this book seeks to provide. more »
1997, Paperback: £17.99/ $31.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-434-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
Keyword: music therapy
Art Therapy - The Person-Centred Way
Art and the Development of the Person
2nd edition
Art 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. more »
1997, Paperback: £19.99/ $39.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-481-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 272pp
Keywords: art therapy, counselling, expressive therapies
Reflections on Therapeutic Storymaking
The Use of Stories in Groups
With a strong emphasis on working in group settings, this book develops both the theory and practice of storymaking, enlivened by many examples from various cultures in which Gersie has worked. The author reflects on the dynamics of the storytelling process and explores the common experiences and attitudes which emerge in story work. more »
1997, Paperback: £22.99/ $42.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-272-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
Keywords: counselling, dramatherapy, group psychotherapy, psychodrama, psychotherapy, storymaking, therapeutic communities
Children's Stories in Play Therapy
Ann Cattanach extends her acclaimed earlier published work to explore further the therapeutic value of story-making with children. Incorporating stories from children and authors, the book examines the common themes and metaphors that emerge, the purpose of stories, and the communication that they can engender between the therapist and the child. more »
1997, Paperback: £22.99/ $36.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-362-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp
Keywords: child development, child psychiatry, child psychology, communication, counselling, play therapy, special education, storymaking
Imagination, Identification and Catharsis in Theatre and Therapy
This study examines the underlying theatrical underpinning of dramatherapy, which is firmly based on an understanding of processes which are fundamentally theatrical. It approaches the subject systematically, arguing that the hidden psychological mechanisms which make theatre work are the same as those which operate in dramatherapy. more »
1997, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-431-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 176pp
Keywords: dramatherapy, psychoanalysis, psychodrama, psychotherapy
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