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Art Therapy and Creative Coping Techniques for Older Adults
Susan I. Buchalter
Art and the therapeutic uses of art provide older people with valuable ways in which to express their feelings, needs and fears, and with a resource for coping with life's major changes. This practical book is filled with step-by-step activities for art therapists and professionals to use in work with older people either individually or in groups. Learn More2011, Paperback / softback, 9.02in x 6.10in / 229mm x 155mm, 328pp, CA$37.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-830-82011, Ebook, ePUB, 328pp, CA$37.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-309-6 -
Art in Action
Expressive Arts Therapy and Social Change
Ellen G. Levine and Stephen K. Levine. Foreword by Michelle LeBaron
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. Learn More2011, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 7.28in / 228mm x 185mm, 240pp, CA$46.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-820-92011, Ebook, ePUB, 240pp, CA$46.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-270-9 -
Healthy Attachments and Neuro-Dramatic-Play
Sue Jennings, illustrated by Illustrated by Chloe Gerhardt
Sue Jennings introduces the concept of 'Neuro-Dramatic-Play', exploring the sensory experiences that take place between mother and child during pregnancy and the first few months after birth. She explains how this interaction is of crucial importance for the infant to develop a healthy brain, strong attachments and future resilience. Learn More2010, Paperback / softback, 9.02in x 6.46in / 229mm x 164mm, 272pp, CA$33.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-014-22011, Ebook, ePUB, 272pp, CA$33.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-492-5 -
Studio Art Therapy
Cultivating the Artist Identity in the Art Therapist
Catherine Hyland Moon
This book presents a model of art therapy where the processes of art constitute the core of the model. It addresses how an arts-based approach can inform the therapist in all aspects of practice, from the conception of the work and the attempt to understand client needs to interacting with clients and communicating with others about art therapy. Learn More2001, Paperback / softback, 9.29in x 7.09in / 236mm x 180mm, 344pp, CA$44.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-814-42001, Ebook, ePUB, 366pp, CA$44.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-301-7 -
Writing Skills in Practice
A Practical Guide for Health Professionals
Diana Williams
This book presents an overview of the development of writing skills for both students and practitioners in health care, offering information on all the main areas of writing practice in one volume. Clearly laid out with summary points, practical activities and checklists, it makes relevant information accessible for the busy health professional. Learn More2001, Paperback / softback, 9.02in x 5.98in / 229mm x 152mm, 336pp, CA$40.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-649-22001, Ebook, PDF, 336pp, CA$40.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-285-0 -
Art Therapy with Children on the Autistic Spectrum
Beyond Words
Kathy Evans and Janek Dubowski
Art Therapy with Children on the Autistic Spectrum presents a new model of practice, which primarily focuses on communication difficulties. The authors describe how negative behaviours and subsequent tension may be alleviated when the autistic child is involved in interactive art making with the therapist. Learn More2001, Paperback / softback, 9.13in x 6.14in / 232mm x 156mm, 112pp, CA$33.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-825-02001, Ebook, ePUB, 112pp, CA$33.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-160-0 -
Art as Therapy
Collected Papers
Edith Kramer
This collection of papers reflects Edith Kramer's lifetime of work in this field, showing how her thoughts and practice have developed over the years. She considers a wide spectrum of issues, covering art, art therapy, society, ethology and clinical practice and placing art therapy in its social and historical context. Learn More2001, Paperback / softback, 9.21in x 6.10in / 234mm x 155mm, 272pp, CA$40.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-902-82001, Ebook, PDF, 272pp, CA$40.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-982-8 -
Healing Arts
The History of Art Therapy
Susan Hogan
As well as providing an authoritative history of art therapy, it covers such diverse topics as the philosophy of art therapy, the way attitudes to insanity have changed, the role of art therapy in the context of post-war rehabilitation and the treatment of tuberculosis patients, Surrealism, and Britain's first therapeutic community. Learn More2001, 336pp -
Psychological Aesthetics
Painting, Feeling and Making Sense
David Maclagan
An introduction to psychological aesthetics for art educators, art therapists, psychoanalysts, artists and art lovers, this book re-evaluates conventional philosophical and psychoanalytic approaches to aesthetic qualities themselves, to the kinds of psychological significance they can generate, and to the interweaving of inner and outer realities. Learn More2001, 144pp -
The Use of Art in Counselling Child and Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Maralynn M Hagood
Based on 17 years of clinical work in the United States and the UK, this book presents a comprehensive discussion on the use of art in counselling sexually abused children, their families, and sex offenders. Using concepts of the "trauma model", we see how art therapy, counselling and psychotherapy can be tailored to the needs of the individual. Learn More2001, 272pp
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