Advances in Art Therapy

Download or read book Advances in Art Therapy written by Harriet Wadeson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1991-01-16 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents new ways in which art therapy is being used. Describes a wealth of cases where art therapy has been used with bereaved children, refugees, psychotics, psychosomatic patients, and many others. Discusses a variety of methods employed by art therapists, including the creative use of photography, video, computers, and psychodrama. Describes ways of introducing art therapy to children, and a new method of working with depressed patients. Also covers training issues, such as countertransference through art-making, using art in supervision, and training in termination.