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Art therapy : programs, uses and benefits /

Art therapists have long theorized about the healing properties of visual expression through various media and have articulated the importance of media choices based on individual client needs for self-expression and healing. Art Therapy is a tool that can favor social, educational and cultural inte...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Buchanan, Vincent (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2016]
Colección:Psychology research progress series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • ART THERAPY PROGRAMS, USES AND BENEFITS ; ART THERAPY PROGRAMS, USES AND BENEFITS ; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Researching the Healing Aspects of Creative Expression: Challenging Assumptions and Integrating Fact into Practice; Abstract; What Do Images Say? The Use of Art in Assessment; Color and Space Use; Directions for Future Research; What Does Art Do? Media Properties in Art Therapy; Gender Differences in Media Preferences; Cultural Differences in Media Preferences; Directions for Future Research; How Well Does Art Therapy Work: Outcome Studies in Art Therapy.
  • The Use of Art in non-Clinical SettingsReview of Outcome Studies; The Use of Art Therapy in Clinical Settings; From Basic Assumptions to Basic Research: Directions for Future Research; Conclusion; References; About the Author; Chapter 2 Enhancing Art Therapy Assessment and Treatment Planning with; Abstract; Introduction; Kinesthetic/Sensory Level; Perceptual/Affective Level; Cognitive/Symbolic Level; Creative Level; Therapeutic Use of the Expressive Therapies Continuum; Art Assessment and the Expressive Therapies Continuum; Preferred Medium; Manner of Interaction with Media.
  • Qualities of Verbal CommunicationStylistic Elements of the Final Art Product; Results of Assessment and Movement into Treatment; Healing Effects of the Expressive Therapies Continuum: Customizing Treatment Goals; Therapeutic Goals: Kinesthetic Component; Therapeutic Goals: Sensory Component; Therapeutic Goals: Perceptual Component; Therapeutic Goals: Affective Component; Therapeutic Goals: Cognitive Component; Therapeutic Goals: Symbolic Component; Therapeutic Goals: Creative Level; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 Aesthetic Dimensions in Art Therapy; Abstract; Introduction.
  • Therapeutic AestheticsAesthetic Tone; Empathic Resonance; Shaping Therapy; Art Materials; Art Aesthetics; A Brief Philosophical Backdrop; Aesthetic Sensibilities; Aesthetic Processing; The Inward Turn; Expression; Perceptual Embodiment; Visual Language; Aesthetic Responding; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 Back to Ritual: The Creation and Performance of Rituals as a Central Axis in Arts Therapy; Abstract; Introduction; Ritual as a Therapeutic Framework; Setting the Scene; Example 1: A Song Is Born; Individual and Group: Past, Present and Future; From the Body to the Word.
  • Example 2: Burying the Cat ... The Day After; Returning from Never Land
  • Conceptualization; Example 3: Killing the Monster; Conceptualization; Discussion; References; Chapter 5 Art Therapy for Building Peace Territories in Schools in Ecuador; Abstract; Introduction; Design Intervention: Art Therapy Project Description; Methodology and Sample; Objectives; Description of the Activities Carried out in the Workshops of Art Therapy; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6 Using Visual Journaling to Promote Military Veteran Healing, Health and Wellness; Abstract; Literature Review.