Art as Therapy

An Introduction to the Use of Art as a Therapeutic Technique

Tessa Dalley

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2008
• eBook ISBN: 9781134954414
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Mental Health in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

Art as Therapy introduces the theory and practice of art therapy in a concise, accessible and informative way. Tessa Dalley's introduction gives an overview of basic issues, research and development. Subsequent chapters, written by specialists, are chosen to demonstrate the ways in which art therapy can be applied to different client groups, in a variety of clinical settings. These include children, adolescents suffering from anorexia nervosa, the mentally handicapped, the elderly and terminally ill, those in psychiatric hospitals and prison inmates. Illustrated case studies provide visual explanations for the art therapy processes and the final chapter discusses training for the profession. Art as Therapy has been welcomed by art therapists, social workers, psychologists, nurses and teachers.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Foreword
• Introduction
• 1: A consideration of the Similarities and Differences Between Art Teaching and Art Therapy
• 2: Art, Psychotherapy, and Symbol Systems
• 3 Art Therapy as a Form of Psychotherapy
• 4 Alternative Models for Describing the Development of Children’s Graphic Work: Some Implications for Art Therapy
• 5 The Child and Art Therapy: a Psychodynamicviewpoint
• 6 A Jungian Approach to Art Therapy Based in a Residential Setting
• 7 The Use of Art Therapy in the Treatmentof Anorexia Nervosa
• 8 Art Therapy for People who are Handicapped Mentally
• 9 Art Therapy with the Elderly and the Terminally Ill
• 10 Art Therapy in Prisons
• 11 Art Games and Group Structures
• 12 Art Therapy with Long-Stay Residents of Psychiatric Hospitals
• 13 Training in Art Therapy