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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827614503321

Autore

Moon Catherine Hyland

Titolo

Studio art therapy : cultivating the artist identity in the art therapist / / Catherine Hyland Moon ; foreward by Mildred Lachman-Chapin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley, c2002

ISBN

1-84985-313-4

1-84642-301-5

1-4175-0518-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (342 p.)

Collana

Arts Therapies

Disciplina

615.85156

Soggetti

Art therapists - Training of

Art therapy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-327) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Studio Art Therapy: Cultivating the Artist Identity in the Art Therapist; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Author's Notes; 1 Introduction; 2 How We Conceive of the Work We Do; 3 The Process of Cultivating an Artist Identity; 4 Creating the Studio Space; 5 Responding to Clients through the Poetry of Their Lives; 6 A Relational Aesthetic; 7 Influence of an Artistic Perspective on Therapeutic Work; 8 Role of the Therapist as Artist; 9 Communicating with Others about the Work We Do; 10 Art Therapy and Social Responsibility; Epilogue; References; Subject Index; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents a model of art therapy where the processes of art constitute the core of the model. It addresses how an arts-based approach can inform the therapist in all aspects of practice, from the conception of the work and the attempt to understand client needs to interacting with clients and communicating with others about art therapy.