Art
Therapy
A useful selection for
people working with survivors of abuse, and also for
survivors to use themselves.
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A.I.R. (Art In
Recovery) : A Contribution to the Growing Network of Shared Help
in Healing from Abuse
by Sheelah Newport
£
“These drawings are a small section of my spirit’s
way of teaching and healing. You may photocopy any of them, colour them
in, or just let the images bathe you in genuine compassion…
I hope it gives you some motivation to begin your own creative
expression.”
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Art As Therapy : An
Introduction to the Use of Art As A Therapeutic
Technique
by
Tessa Dalley
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Introduces the theory and practice of art therapy, from a
psychoanalytic theoretical base. Specialist chapters show how art
therapy can be applied to different client groups, including children,
adolescents suffering from anorexia nervosa, the elderly, those in
psychiatric hospitals and prison inmates.
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Art Therapy For
Groups: A Handbook of Themes and Exercises
by
Marian Liebmann
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This book offers a collection of practical exercises, games, structures
and techniques for use by therapists, teachers and other groupwork
leaders. They include games to enhance self-perception and those
appropriate for people with memory or attention problems. Many of the
exercises go beyond the traditional realm of `art therapy' and link up
with other creative therapies and forms of groupwork.
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Art Therapy
Sourcebook
by Cathy Malchiodi
£
This is a concise, easy-to-read
and comprehensive guide to art therapy. It includes numerous
illustrations, exercises, and examples of how art therapy can be used
for personal transformation and healing.
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Art
Therapy With Young Survivors Of Sexual Abuse : Lost for Words
Edited
by Jenny Murphy
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Contains a range of case material from individual and group therapy and
provides a discussion of the current issues. Chapters include:
Assessment using art therapy; The therapist's relationship with the
client's family; Male therapist countertransference; Using other
materials such as sand and water; Art therapy with groups.
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Creative Journal : The Art
of Finding Yourself
by Lucia Capacchione
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This
book can guide you in discovering and releasing your inner potential
through writing and drawing. It contains over 50 writing and drawing
exercises to help you find yourself, get in touch with your feelings
and dreams, and love yourself.
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The
Handbook Of
Art Therapy
by Tessa Dalley &
Caroline Case
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SECOND
EDITION. Drawing on their experience of teaching and practising art
therapy, the authors concentrate on what art psychotherapists actually
do, where they practice, and how and why art therapy is effective.
First-hand accounts from both therapists and clients are used
throughout, enriching the discussion.
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Let Me Be : Art and Child
Abuse
by
Tonya Seagull
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This book
provides a powerful example of one woman’s use of art to heal
from childhood sexual, physical and spiritual abuse. “Art has
not only helped me recover and process many traumatic events, it has
also helped me put some of the pieces of my shattered life together. It
has been an essential tool in my retrieving parts of my lost
self.”
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The
Secret : Art & Healing from Sexual Abuse
by Francie Lyshak-Stelzer
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Uses simple text and luminous artwork to convey messages about past
trauma and the process of recovery from its long-hidden pain. Speaks
verbally & visually to the child within adult survivors of
abuse.
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Working
With Children In Art Therapy
Edited by Tessa Dalley &
Caroline Case
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A collection of
papers by ten art therapists working in the major child care agencies
as part of a professional team. Each paper describes a different
theoretical perspective and clinical setting with an emphasis on the
language of art in art therapy and ways of understanding non-verbal
communication. Contributions cover working with children in psychiatric
clinics within the National Health Service, in mainstream and special
schools, and in the social services.
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