Art Therapy Sourcebook

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Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-08-30
Publisher(s): The McGraw-Hill Companies
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Summary

"The most accessible and complete art therapy book ever published. It is a great achievement." --Shaun McNiff, author of Art Is Medicine and Trust the Process "Malchiodi's fascinating book shows how modern art therapy is being employed as a potent health-care intervention." --Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Prayer Is Good Medicine and Healing Words Newly updated and revised, this authoritative guide shows you how to use art therapy to guide yourself and others on a special path of personal growth, insight, and transformation. Cathy A. Malchiodi, a leading expert in the field, gives you step-by-step instructions for stimulating creativity and interpreting the resulting art pieces. This encouraging and effective method can help you and others recover from pain and become whole again. The Art Therapy Sourcebook will help you: Find relief from overwhelming emotions Recover from traumatic losses Reduce their stress levels Discover insights about yourself Experience personal growth

Author Biography

Cathy Malchiodi,A.T.R., L.P.C.C., is the American Art Therapy Association's (AATA) professional relations director and has served as the editor of the AATA Journal for 10 years.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii
Introduction ix
What Is Art Therapy?
1(22)
Art Therapy: Drawing on the Past and the Present
23(24)
Getting Started: Drawing from Within
47(16)
Creativity: Drawing on Process
63(16)
Setting Up: Drawing on Environment and Materials
79(28)
Spontaneous Art: Drawing Out Imagery
107(26)
Using Art to Express Feelings: Drawing on Loss
133(32)
Art Making and Illness: Drawing a Picture of Health
165(28)
Art Therapy Groups: Drawing Together
193(26)
Working with the Art Product: Drawing on Meaning
219(26)
Going Further: Drawing on Resources 245(16)
Selected References 261(8)
Index 269

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