Art and the therapeutic uses of art provide older adults with valuable ways in which to express and share their feelings, needs and fears, and with a resource for coping with life's major changes. ...This practical book is filled with step-by-step exercises for art therapists and other professionals to use in work with older adults, either individually or in groups. The author provides brief, imaginative warm-ups, which encourage participants to become more at ease expressing themselves creatively. She offers ideas for engaging and innovative creative projects across a range of media, including art, music, movement, poetry and creative writing, all of which can be adapted, personalised or combined to meet the particular needs of individual participants. Points to consider when working with this client group are explored, and case study examples, with participants' artwork, are included throughout. Appropriate for use with all relatively able older adults, including those with depression, anxiety or in the early stages of dementia, this will be an invaluable tool for art therapists as well as counsellors, psychotherapists, social workers and carers.
Children's art not only provides a window to children's problems, it also gives them another language with which to share feelings and ideas. This book provides an overview of the multidimensional ...aspects of children's drawings, and is intended to assist therapists in working with children and their drawings. Chapter 1 discusses projective tests and the usefulness of multidimensional approaches for understanding children's drawings. Chapter 2 describes children's motivation to draw, the drawing process, as well as the role of drawing in the therapeutic relationship, and recommends a phenomenological approach. Chapter 3 suggests ways therapists can work with children and their drawings, focusing on the use of drawings as narratives, the therapists' role, resistance to drawing, sexual and violent drawing content, and responding to drawings. Chapter 4 describes the developmental levels in children's art and maintains that the predictable sequence is a good starting point in evaluating children's drawings. Chapter 5 discusses the use of drawing in the diagnosis and treatment of concerns such as childhood depression, trauma, abuse and exposure to violence, dissociative disorders, and response to catastrophic events. Chapter 6 describes the use of children's drawings of families, houses, and the therapist to reflect children's interpersonal views. Chapter 7 considers how children's drawings of the physical body and of God or intangible entities may reflect experiences with life-threatening illnesses, coping with grief, or dying. Chapter 8 deals with the rights of choice, ownership, and privacy. Appended is a description of basic materials and a list of resources for suitable materials. (Contains approximately 180 references.) (KB)
Developmental Drama Booker, Mary Adelaide; Booker, Mary
2011, 2011-08-15
eBook
People living with severe or profound multiple disabilities (PMLD) can often struggle to connect with the world around them. This book shows how, through enjoying dramatic interaction, they can ...develop their communication skills, learn to deal with emotions more effectively and gain a greater understanding of their physical and social environment.
Presents reviews of research on a broad selection of clinical disorders Includes a wide range of established and emerging diagnostic and intervention approaches Discusses viable evidence-based ...alternative treatment methods Critiques certain approaches, paradigms, and practices that may need to be revised Includes contributions from renowned psychologists, psychiatrists, and researchers Clinicians, researchers, and students will find this book a valuable source for interdisciplinary practice and research. It facilitates a sorely needed move toward integrative practice in an era in which specialization pervades.
