Art Therapy with Neurological Conditions

Marian Liebmann, Sally Weston

• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN: 9781849053488
• eBook ISBN: 9780857009128
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Psychotherapy
• Index: Psychology

By creating a therapeutic outlet for self-expression and processing trauma, art therapy can play a powerful role in assisting people with a brain injury or neurological condition to adjust to living with altered abilities and ways of thinking.

Bringing together a wealth of expertise from specialists working with a range of conditions including epilepsy, dementia, acquired brain injury, motor neurone disease and multiple sclerosis, this book describes both the effects of the conditions and the ways in which art therapy has helped in the rehabilitation process. The book includes work with groups and individuals and with a wide range of settings and age groups, from children to older adults, and discusses the implications of research from neuroscience and neuropsychology.

This will be essential reading for art therapists and students working with neurological conditions. Other professionals working with people with neurological conditions such as psychotherapists and counsellors, doctors, nurses and complementary therapists will also find it of interest.

Subject Index

Page numbers in italics refer to figures and captions.

acquired brain injury (ABI)

art therapy at a day centre 115–34

‘Ben’ case study 124–6, 124–5

benefits of art therapy 120–2

client testimonials 131–2

contribution of art therapy at the centre 119–20

how therapies and activities can overcome the effects of ABI 118–9

‘Invisible Lines’ poem 132

knitting life back together 118

long-term rehabilitation 116–7, 116

physical, cognitive and psychological effects of ABI 117–8

spirituality 122–3, 123

therapy assessments 129–30

therapy tools 130–1

ways of working in art therapy with ABI 126–7

ways of working with clients with ABI 127–9

art therapy, identity and adjustment after 99–114

art therapy service 100–1

‘Martin’ case study 103–4, 105–12, 106–7, 109, 110, 112

‘Pop Art Portrait’ project 102–3

portraiture 101–2

service context 100

and inability to prioritise 280

‘Mark’s’ story 317–33

case study 320–9, 320, 322, 328

context 317–8

multi-modal treatment package 318–9

post-traumatic symptoms 329–31, 331

agnosia 225

alcohol misuse see ‘Frank’s’ story

‘Alex’s’ story 298–313

the art therapy journey 301–11, 302–5, 308, 311

history 299

referral/presentation 299–301

setting 298–9...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Of Related Interest
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Foreword by Jackie Ashley
• Preface
• Introduction and Emerging Themes
• Adults
• Part II Acquired Brain Injury
• Part III Epilepsy
• Part IV Dementia
• Part V Other Neurological Conditions
• Children
• Personal Reflections
• Glossary
• The Contributors
• Subject Index
• Author Index
• Plate Section
• Also available