What Do You See?

Mala Betensky

The author presents a varied menu of ideas and experiences in many areas - in research, in diagnosis, and in psychotherapy, each using art media with patients of all ages. She integrates art, phenomenology and gestalt psychology, describing specific techniques and findings. The book is for art therapists and advanced students. more »

Keyword: art therapy

Dramatherapy for People with Learning Disabilities

A World of Difference

Anna Chesner

Chesner's book explores dramatherapy as perhaps the most wide-ranging of all art forms, incorporating as it does elements of music, movement, design, story and performance, and addresses the value of action-based therapy methods with people with learning difficulties. more »

Keywords: dramatherapy, psychodrama, special education

Art Therapy and Dramatherapy

Masks of the Soul

Sue Jennings and Ase Minde

Based on more than ten years of research and practice of art therapy and dramatherapy in training, clinical practice and theory, this book is the first to explore the relationship and differences between these two disciplines. It shows how images such as the body, doors, bridges, journeys and masks can be used effectively in therapy. more »

Keywords: art therapy, dramatherapy, interdisciplinary arts therapies, occupational therapy, psychodrama, psychology, psychotherapy

Arts Therapies and Clients with Eating Disorders

Fragile Board

Edited by Ditty Dokter

Eating disorders are of increasing concern in the medical and psychiatric professions. Growing awareness that the arts therapies have something unique and positive to offer led to the publication of this book by experts in all areas of the arts therapies. more »

Keywords: arts therapies, counselling, eating disorders, interdisciplinary arts therapies, mental health, psychiatry, psychotherapy

A Multi-Modal Approach to Creative Art Therapy

Arthur Robbins

This text recasts Arthur Robbins' early work within the framework of modern psychodynamic theory. The creative intent of this text is to offer a structure that is not limited to one therapeutic model and to open up the doors for the creative art therapist to be effective with a wide range of patient populations. more »

Keywords: art therapy, psychoanalysis

Play Therapy

Where the Sky Meets the Underworld

Ann Cattanach

Ann Cattanach outlines the theoretical basis and provides guidelines for work in this area. She examines the role of the therapist, and the different methods involved in therapy. Also covered is the use of play therapy in different work settings, such as the education service, the social services, and hospitals. more »

Keywords: child protection, child psychiatry, child psychology, play therapy

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Dramatherapy

Treatment and Risk Reduction

Linda Winn

This book is a valuable practical guide for all those working in the field of trauma, from the result of war to the aftermath of sexual abuse. It shows ways forward in helping the sufferer, or group, in their journey through the dark, discussing how they can discover new paths or be reminded of long forgotten coping skills. more »

Keywords: dramatherapy, mental health, psychodrama, trauma

Art Therapy with Offenders

Edited by Marian Liebmann

This first collection of art therapy work with offenders describes how the use of art therapy has grown in prisons, young offender institutions, secure psychiatric and probation centres. Examples of work by people of different backgrounds show how art therapy contributes to the understanding of offenders, and to their understanding of themselves. more »

Keywords: art therapy, counselling, elder abuse, offenders, social work, social work law

Music and People with Developmental Disabilities

Music Therapy, Remedial Music Making and Musical Activities

F W Schalkwijk

The author describes how music therapists work at child day care centres, adult day care centres and in other institutions. The first chapters cover the history and theory of working with music with people with developmental disabilities. The main body of the book covers discussion of the various methods, including individual and group work. more »

Keywords: music therapy, self esteem

Persona and Performance

The Meaning of Role in Drama, Therapy and Everyday Life

Robert J Landy

In Persona and Performance, Robert Landy shows that drama provides not only a metaphor for everyday life, but also a means of self-examination and life-enhancement. Encompassing the full range of human experience, role allows us to conceptualize the personality, which Landy views as a system of roles. more »

Keywords: counselling, dramatherapy, psychodrama

Movement and Drama in Therapy

2nd edition

Audrey G Wethered

This classic book explores the role of drama, movement and music in therapy. It clearly explains the fundamental principles of movement and, with detailed use of case studies, its application in different therapeutic situations - in groups, with individuals, and with people with learning, physical or psychological difficulties. more »

Keywords: arts therapies, dance and movement therapy, dramatherapy, psychodrama

Handbook of Inquiry in the Arts Therapies

One River, Many Currents

Edited by Helen Payne

The first book to embrace all the arts therapies, this is a ground-breaking examination of the effects of arts therapies interventions in health, education, community and social services settings. It is written by specialists addressing themes which are relevant to all arts therapists exploring the relationship between research and practice. more »

Keywords: arts therapies, dance and movement therapy, dramatherapy, interdisciplinary arts therapies, music therapy, psychotherapy

Music Therapy in Health and Education

Edited by Margaret Heal and Tony Wigram

The twenty-two chapters of this international book reflect the breadth and scope of music therapy practice in the world today. Divided into two areas - clinical practice and research - sections have been ordered according to the chronological ages of the subjects, the dominant presenting problem of the client group, or the approach employed. more »

Keywords: health care, mental health, music therapy

The Metaphoric Body

Guide to Expressive Therapy through Images and Archetypes

Leah Bartal and Nira Ne'eman

The Metaphoric Body is a resource book based on the development of practical and spiritual awareness which allows readers to experience transformation directly. It offers suggestions, ideas, and exercises, acting as a guide to a way of working to enhance personal growth and the therapeutic process. more »

Keywords: creative therapies, expressive therapies, interdisciplinary arts therapies

Focus on Psychodrama

The Therapeutic Aspects of Psychodrama

Peter Felix Kellermann

This textbook is for all students and practioners of psychodrama and drama, and professionals seeking to extend their knowledge of creative arts therapies. The author provides a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of psychodrama, presenting a systematic analysis of its essential therapeutic ingredients. more »

Keywords: arts therapies, dramatherapy, psychiatry, psychodrama

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