Expressive Arts Therapies Books
Using Art Therapy with Diverse Populations: Crossing Cultures and Abilities
Art is a recognised and effective form of therapy that is used all over the world. Yet are the approaches used as universal as the successes? Written with an international focus, this book considers... (more)
Mindfulness and the Arts Therapies: Theory and Practice
This pioneering resource brings together new ways of thinking and practise from an international group of senior arts therapists to explore the ways in which the inward direction of mindfulness and... (more)
Assessment and Outcomes in the Arts Therapies: A Person-Centred Approach
There is increasing pressure on therapists to provide details of structured assessments and to report therapy outcomes to funders, employers and co-workers. This edited volume provides a series of... (more)
Mentalizing in Arts Therapies
This book describes the use of therapeutic art, music, and dance interventions against a background of mentalization, thus forging a link between arts therapies and mentalization-based... (more)
Dramatherapy with Myth and Fairytale: The Golden Stories of Sesame
Myths and fairytales are our rich heritage; a veritable feast of ancient wisdom passed down through the ages in the memorable form of stories. While almost any story will have deep meaning to some... (more)
Multimedia Psychotherapy: A Psychodynamic Approach for Mourning in the Technological Age
Multimedia Psychotherapy is a new technique that helps patients to mourn and overcome loss and grief experiences as well as blocks and inhibitions in the life cycle. The method can be easily... (more)
Smiles Are Everywhere: Integrating Clown-play into Healthcare Practice
The role of humour, laughter and play in healthcare and wellbeing is a hot topic. Smiles are Everywhere: Integrating Clown-play into Healthcare Practice is a practical handbook aimed primarily at... (more)
Psychodynamic Art Therapy Practice with People on the Autistic Spectrum
Psychodynamic Art Therapy Practice with People on the Autistic Spectrum offers a valuable counterbalance to the phenomenological, cognitive and behavioural theories that currently prevail in the... (more)
The Introductory Guide to Art Therapy: Experiential Teaching and Learning for Students and Practitioners
The Introductory Guide to Art Therapy provides a comprehensive and accessible text for art therapy trainees. Susan Hogan and Annette M. Coulter here use their combined clinical experience to present... (more)
Jung and Moreno: Essays on the Theatre of Human Nature
To many, Jung and Moreno seem to be on opposite sides in their theories and their practices of psychotherapy. Jung defines self as emerging inwardly in an intrapsychic process of individuation;... (more)
Music, Language and Autism: Exceptional Strategies for Exceptional Minds
Children with autism often have an intense natural musicality. This book explains how music and language 'work' as systems of communication, and why music holds such a fascination for many young... (more)
The Art of Business: A Guide for Creative Arts Therapists Starting on a Path to Self-Employment
Working as an independent contractor or in private practice is often the ideal scenario for creative therapists who want to control their own career and make decisions about the jobs and clients they... (more)
Music and the Social Model: An Occupational Therapist's Approach to Music with People Who Have Been Labelled as Having Learning Disabilities
Music has always been an essential part of what it is to be human and yet not everyone has access to the music-based opportunities others take for granted. Motivated by the belief that individuals... (more)
The Practitioner's Guide to Child Art Therapy: Fostering Creativity and Relational Growth
Even in the face of challenging conditions, art therapy treatment offers meaningful opportunities for growth. It's not always easy, though, to navigate the complex interplay of art processes,... (more)
International Dictionary of Music Therapy
The therapeutic uses of music can vary greatly from one part of a country to the next, from one therapist to the next and across national and continental lines. This groundbreaking work is the first... (more)
Art on Trial: Art Therapy in Capital Murder Cases
A man kidnaps his two children, murders one, and attempts to kill the other. At his trial, the prosecution seeks the death penalty, while the defense exhausts all available resources to avoid the... (more)
Healing World Trauma with the Therapeutic Spiral Model
The Therapeutic Spiral Model (TSM) was developed as a clinical method of addressing deep issues of trauma, notably post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) relating to physical and emotional abuse and... (more)
Theatre of Witness: Finding the Medicine in Stories of Suffering, Transformation and Peace
Theatre of Witness is a model of performance that gives voice to those who have been marginalized, forgotten or unheard in society, creating a safe forum for audiences to bear witness to real-life... (more)
Trauma Healing at the Clay Field: A Sensorimotor Art Therapy Approach
Using clay in therapy taps into the most fundamental of human experiences - touch. This book is a comprehensive step-by-step training manual that covers all aspects of 'Work at the Clay Field', a... (more)
On Becoming a Jungian Sandplay Therapist: The Healing Spirit of Sandplay in Nature and in Therapy
On Becoming a Jungian Sandplay Therapist discusses the deep inner process of becoming a sandplay therapist and addresses important creative aspects of understanding and practising sandplay. It... (more)
Healing Eating Disorders with Psychodrama and Other Action Methods: Beyond the Silence and the Fury
Psychodrama and other action methods are especially helpful in the treatment of the classic eating disorders as well as dieting struggles, body dissatisfaction and associated issues of fear, sadness,... (more)
Mandala Symbolism and Techniques: Innovative Approaches for Professionals
Mandalas are important therapeutic tools promoting focusing, wholeness and healing. This book introduces nearly two hundred different techniques for designing mandalas and adapts mandala creation for... (more)
Early Childhood Music Therapy and Autism Spectrum Disorders: Developing Potential in Young Children and Their Families
This is a comprehensive overview of current research and music therapy practice for young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and their families. Music therapy interventions based on... (more)
Forensic Music Therapy: A Treatment for Men and Women in Secure Hospital Settings
This book demonstrates diverse and innovative approaches, which include live, improvised and pre-composed music, from music therapy teams working in secure treatment settings. The book covers... (more)
Healing Art and Young People
In Healing Art and Young People, Trevor Jeavons gives a valuable insight into the world of art therapy. Interweaving moving examples from his work with young patients with his professional and... (more)
Creative Activities for Group Therapy
Leading a group is a delicate balancing act of tasks and dynamic group and individual factors, and the group leader's expertise and skill are fundamental to maintaining this balance. However, no... (more)
Art Therapy and Health Care
Demonstrating the benefits of creative expression for patients living with acute or chronic illness, this volume provides a complete, practical introduction to medical art therapy. It presents... (more)
Phototherapy and Therapeutic Photography in a Digital Age
The digital age has brought about a world-wide evolution of phototherapy and therapeutic photography. This book provides both a foundation in phototherapy and therapeutic photography and describes... (more)
Art Education Beyond the Classroom: Pondering the Outsider and Other Sites of Learning
The subjects of this book belong to a population that is marginalized and isolated. They are children and adults with disabilities - artists who make art in special classrooms, prisons, rural back... (more)
Creative Activities for Group Therapy
Leading a group is a delicate balancing act of tasks and dynamic group and individual factors, and the group leader's expertise and skill are fundamental to maintaining this balance. However, no... (more)