Symbolic Images in Art as Therapy

Symbolic Images in Art as Therapy

Author: Rita M. Simon

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780415122283

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Combing detailed case material and over 80 examples of patients' work, the author describes how the symbolic image and the style in which it is represented often relate to a particular stage in the integration of painful experience.


Clay Work and Body Image in Art Therapy

Clay Work and Body Image in Art Therapy

Author: Trisha Crocker

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-05-09

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 1000374068

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Clay Work and Body Image in Art Therapy provides an important addition to resources available in the field of clay work and art therapy, highlighting the unique sensory aspects of the medium and its ability to provide a therapeutic resource for women who experience body image issues. Chapters offer a comprehensive distillation of current knowledge in the field of body image, clay work, neuroscience, and art therapy, building a theoretical framework around personal narratives. Case studies examine the benefits of exploring body image through clay work within art therapy practice, providing a positive and contained way to find personal acceptance and featuring photographs of clay body image sculptures created by research participants that highlight their individual stories and experiences. As well as offering both clinical and practical implications, the text provides a full protocol for the research and evaluation methods carried out, enabling further replication of the intervention and research methods by other therapists. This book highlights clay work as a significant resource for art therapists, arts in health practitioners, and counsellors, providing an emotive yet contained approach to the development of personal body image acceptance and self-compassion.


Images of Art Therapy (Psychology Revivals)

Images of Art Therapy (Psychology Revivals)

Author: Tessa Dalley

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-11-26

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 113601800X

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Working through the process of image-making in a therapeutic relationship, the art therapist is able to explore feelings, fantasies, and myths in different setting with diverse client groups. Originally published in 1987 Images of Art Therapy is a collection of essays by experienced art therapists which discuss and develop both theoretical and practical issues central to art therapy. The authors describe how they work through the use of illustrated case material which includes children, adolescents, and adults, in normal schools, psychiatric hospitals, therapeutic communities, and out-patient clinics. Theoretical considerations include bereavement, play, transference, symbolism, and verbal versus non-verbal communication. The first book on art therapy, Art as Therapy, edited by Tessa Dalley, was a useful introduction to the subject. Images of Art Therapy expands the issues raised in the earlier book in more depth, and develops new and innovative ideas which it was hoped, at the time, would influence both the theory and practice of art therapy in the future.


Reflections of Body Image in Art Therapy

Reflections of Body Image in Art Therapy

Author: Margaret R. Hunter

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 184905892X

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This book is packed with simple, inexpensive art-based activities that use a range of media to engage with common body image concerns openly and creatively. The activities employ basic principles from Behavioural Therapy including mindfulness and emotion regulation and use common and familiar objects to create a reassuring environment.


SYMBOL Conscious-Unconscious Language

SYMBOL Conscious-Unconscious Language

Author: Kilola Maishya (Sheenonway)

Publisher: Page Publishing Inc

Published: 2018-03-15

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 1641385618

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This book is about symbols, as a concept; hence, the reference "symbol." The author researches, "symbol," its various definitions, meanings and purpose; and expounds upon, "symbol," in terms of language, information, communication, decoding, meaning, interpretation, message and representation. This investigative study describes, all of this through the lens of the related fields of art, art therapy and phrase art in psychotherapy. She offers poignant insights, innovative perspectives; she provides valuable information, and offers unique conclusions. Her rich insights into the topics derive from personal, professional research and experience. Her discourse is inclusive of topics such as the visible and tangible, as well as the phenomena of the invisible, less tangible and the intangible. This book is intended to reach broad audiences in a wide range of fields, including but not limited to science, psychology and the paranormal. Authors included in the studies include Rudolph Arnheim, Joseph Cambell, Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud, Victor Lowenfeld, Margaret Naumburg, Judith Aaron Rubin, Arnold Whittick, Ernst Kris, and Mardi J. Horowitz.


The Handbook of Art Therapy

The Handbook of Art Therapy

Author: Caroline Case

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-11

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1136819673

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It provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of art therapy in a variety of different settings.


Arts Therapies and Progressive Illness

Arts Therapies and Progressive Illness

Author: Diane Waller

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 1134601263

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This book has a multidisciplinary appeal, covering a range of therapies No existing text on this topic for arts therapies This book further expands the arts therapies, something Diane Waller has done in her previous books


Art Therapy

Art Therapy

Author: David Edwards

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2004-09-17

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 9780761947516

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Art Therapy provides a concise introduction to theory and practice, brought to life through case material and examples of artwork produced during therapy sessions. Written by practicing art therapist Dave Edwards, the book explains key theoretical ideas - such as symbolism, play, transference and interpretation - and shows how these relate to practice.


Art Therapy

Art Therapy

Author: Judith Aron Rubin

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9780876308974

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Art therapy has grown so fast in the last few decades that it has barely been able to keep up with itself. Most books in the field have represented the author's interpretations of practicing art therapy. As art therapy continues to grow - not only in psychology but in other relevant fields - an overview of the field is needed. This introduction to art therapy, Art Therapy: An Introductionbroadly outlines the history and current state of the field, the mechanics and techniques used and the ethics and responsibilities of this therapeutic strategy. This survey of the field of art therapy is the first of its kind. Students, teachers, counselors, social workers, practitioners and others will benefit from the information presented in this book. In addition, the author provides pictures showing examples of artwork from children and adults as well as pictures of art therapists in action.