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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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
Writing Works
A Resource Handbook for Therapeutic Writing Workshops and Activities
Writing Works is a guide for writers or therapists working with groups or individuals and is full of practical advice on everything from the equipment needed to run a session to ideas for themes, all backed up by the theory that underpins the methods explained. Practitioners contribute detailed accounts of organizing writing workshops for clients. more »
2006, Paperback: £16.99/ $26.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-468-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp
Keywords: arts therapies, creative writing as therapy, health care, social care, social work, therapeutic communities
Creative Advances in Groupwork
A range of experienced and respected group workers explore developments in their specific fields of practice, moving from well-established approaches towards newer ideas. The authors show how group-analytic concepts can be creatively drawn on in the context of, for instance, business practice or inter-European relationships. more »
2001, Paperback: £22.99/ $36.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-953-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
Keywords: counselling, group psychotherapy, interdisciplinary arts therapies, psychiatry, psychotherapy, social work, therapeutic communities
Therapeutic Dimensions of Autobiography in Creative Writing
Celia Hunt discusses how autobiographical fiction can be used in therapeutic work by art therapists, psychotherapists and creative writing tutors, as well as in personal development by writers of any kind. She draws up guidelines for a successful course on creative writing, and presents case studies and practical ideas for writing about the self. more »
2000, Paperback: £19.99/ $32.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-747-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp
Keywords: creative writing as therapy, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, therapeutic communities
The Revealing Image
Analytical Art Psychotherapy in Theory and Practice
This is a book about an analytical approach within art therapy, which may be of interest in itself. The material also raises issues of interest to analysts and psychotherapists, whether or not they work with art in the clinical setting. The book clarifies areas of similarity between the disciplines, and also makes areas of difference apparent. more »
1999, Paperback: £25.00/ $39.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-821-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp
Keywords: art therapy, counselling, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, therapeutic communities
Writing Well: Creative Writing and Mental Health
Writing Well is a practical handbook of creative writing exercises which forms the basis of an indirect, nonconfrontational approach specifically intended for therapeutic use within the mental health field. The exercises are taken from the authors' successful practice with groups of people from a range of backgrounds in a variety of settings. more »
1999, Paperback: £18.99/ $36.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-650-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 160pp
Keywords: counselling, creative writing as therapy, mental health, psychology, psychotherapy, therapeutic communities
The Therapeutic Potential of Creative Writing
Writing Myself
Suitable both for health-care professionals who wish to implement therapeutic writing with their patients, and for those wishing to start writing creatively in order to help themselves, The Therapeutic Potential of Creative Writing provides practical, well tried and tested suggestions for beginning to write and for developing writing further. more »
1999, Paperback: £17.95/ $36.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-599-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp
Keywords: creative writing as therapy, health care, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, therapeutic communities
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
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