Expressive Arts Therapies Books
Special Talents, Special Needs: Drama for People with Learning Disabilities
A handbook for teachers and facilitators working with people with learning disabilities who are interested in creative expression through drama, this text provides a step-by-step guide to running a... (more)
Dramatherapy for People with Learning Disabilities: A World of Difference
Explores the value of action-based therapy methods with people with learning difficulties, both in terms of theory - why is dramatherapy of such use to these clients? - and practice - what particular... (more)
Medical Art Therapy with Children
A practical resource for clinicians using art therapy with children, designed to help them understand the use of art expressions in treatment. Contributions also discuss how to choose the right... (more)
Development and diversity: New applications in art therapy
Collates examples of the widening applications of art therapy. The contributors cover topics such as: family trauma, work with children with learning difficulties and with autism, with criminal... (more)
The Therapeutic Potential of Creative Writing: Writing Myself
Suitable for both health-care professionals who wish to implement therapeutic writing with their patients, and those wishing to start writing creatively in order to help themselves, this text... (more)
Authentic Movement: Essays by Mary Starks Whitehouse, Janet Adler and Joan Chodorow
'Authentic Movement' approaches dance and movement therapy from a Jungian perspective. The basic concepts of Authentic Movement are expressed in this volume, through interviews and conversations with... (more)
Trust and Power: Taking Care of Ourselves Through Drama
This text stems from a Drama Workshop Project based on self-esteem and child protection issues, and seeks to show the value of using drama as a vehicle for learning. It is intended for teachers,... (more)
Where Analysis Meets the Arts: The Integration of the Arts Therapies with Psychoanalytic Theory
This book aims to provide the reader with a theoretical framework that considers how psychoanalysis can enrich the clinical application of the arts therapies. Five specialist arts therapies used in... (more)
The Self on the Page: Theory and Practice of Creative Writing in Personal Development
The field of the therapeutic use of creative writing is here explored on two levels. In part one, representative practitioners provide an overview of current work in the field. Part two explores the... (more)
Focus on Psychodrama: The Therapeutic Aspects of Psychodrama
An overview of the theory and practice of psychodrama, with a systematic analysis of its essential therapeutic ingredients. The core issues involved are described. Emotional, imaginary,... (more)
Arts Therapists, Refugees and Migrants: Reaching Across Borders
Drawing together contributions from around the world, this text considers the questions of identity and background, and how they can inform and alter the practice of arts therapy. Part One looks at... (more)
Art therapy in palliative care: The creative response
This text provides an introduction to the practice and results of art therapy in palliative care. It features case studies from hospices, the London Lighthouse, AIDS patients in prisons, and... (more)
The play's the thing: Exploring text in drama and therapy
A text which integrates therapeutic practice with literature. Influenced by Winnicott and Klein, the author lays bear the dynamics of relationships and plots, showing their use in helping us to... (more)
Children's Stories in Play Therapy
This study explores the potential of using stories to communicate with children in therapy. The author seeks to show how - through encouraging the stories and participating in them - we can nurture... (more)
Drawing on difference: Art therapy with people who have learning difficulties
This text reveals how art therapy can support and validate the emotional and mental health needs of people with learning difficulties. Case studies present work with adults and children with... (more)
The handbook of Psychodrama
This handbook provides an introduction to the theory and practice of psychodrama for professional and trainee psychodramatists. Following an introduction to the history and philosophy of psychodrama,... (more)
Art-Based Research
The standard approach in the research of creative arts therapies has been to adopt a scientific method of investigation. However, here Shaun McNiff argues that such a method should not be the only... (more)
Psychodrama and Systemic Therapy
It is now increasingly recognized that psychodrama provides a valid and useful tool in many different contexts; equally, practitioners in a wide variety of fields are acknowledging the benefits that... (more)
Art Psychotherapy Groups: Between Pictures and Words
Many art therapists are now also trained in group analytic psychotherapy. This text explores the theories and models arising from the merging of these two disciplines. Case studies illustrate the... (more)
Therapeutic Voicework: Principles and Practice for the Use of Singing as a Therapy
Based on Paul Newham's experience as a voice therapist, and on his work running a professional training course in the psychotherapeutic use of singing, this text explores both the theory and practice... (more)
Reflections on Therapeutic Storymaking: The Use of Stories in Groups
This text examines the practice of therapeutic storymaking. In particular, it considers the ideas behind the method. Theoretical reflections are interspersed with storytelling. Topics dealt with... (more)
Discovering the Self Through Drama and Movement: The Sesame Approach
This is the first detailed account of the theory and practice of the Sesame method, which was created by Marian Lindkvist 30 years ago, as it has evolved and been handed down experientially. It is... (more)
Arts Approaches to Conflict
Examines the contribution that can be made by arts approaches, both to our understanding of conflict and to its constructive resolution. The introduction summarizes the variety of contributions from... (more)
Art Therapy: The Person-Centred Way: Second Edition
This text demonstrates that by bringing the person-centred facilitative approach to art therapy, healing and integration can occur for all clients. Following a class of students through a year-long... (more)
Therapeutic Presence: Bridging Expression and Form
In this text, Arthur Robbins explores the interaction between patient and therapist, examining the concept of therapeutic presence, and the therapist's ability to maintain it. 275 pages.
Psychodrama: Group Psychotherapy as Experimental Theatre
As well as examining the specific field of psychodrama, this text relates the topic to the history and practice of the theatre, providing new angles and insights. It includes discussion of the theory... (more)
On Art and Therapy: An Exploration
akes an eloquent plea for therapists to return to a trust in the therapeutic value of the creative process itself. Elegantly written, this is a book for anyone concerned with the therapeutic process.... (more)
The Therapeutic Use of Stories
Explores the historical and cultural context of storytelling, providing examples of specific stories for specific situations and practical advice on how to use them. Covering themes such as anger,... (more)
Poiesis: The Language of Psychology and the Speech of the Soul
This work argues that 'poiesis' - the creative act - is also the act by which we affirm our identity and humanity, and seeks to demonstrate the essential affinity of the creative and therapeutic... (more)