Expressive Arts Therapies Books
Art Therapy With Neurological Conditions
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... (more)
Art Therapy and the Neuroscience of Relationships, Creativity, and Resiliency: Skills and Practices
The relational context is the most important component of arts-based therapy work. This book demonstrates how this is so, explains the major art relational neuroscience principles relevant to art... (more)
Breakthrough Moments in Arts-Based Psychotherapy
In psychotherapy clients sometimes experience breakthrough moments - profound moments in which their world and how they view themselves is changed for ever. But what exactly occurs during such... (more)
Video and Filmmaking as Psychotherapy: Research and Practice
While film and video has long been used within psychological practice, researchers and practitioners have only just begun to explore the benefits of film and video production as therapy. This volume... (more)
A Theory-Based Approach to Art Therapy: Implications for Teaching, Research and Practice
Art therapy literature is often based either on illustrative case studies focusing on a specific setting, theory, or population, or on a more general overview. Although this practice grounded... (more)
Schizophrenics Can be Good Mothers Too
How do you rebuild a mind shattered by psychosis? Not just take the tablets - but experience a fulfilling and creative recovery, that doesn't depend on medication?
Making use of her creative... (more)
A Guide to Research Ethics for Arts Therapists and Arts and Health Practitioners
This practical guide aims to inspire ethically-aware practitioners to become ethically-aware researchers, evaluators and participants. Conducting a research project, whatever the setting, requires... (more)
A Guide to Evaluation for Arts Therapists and Arts and Health Practitioners
Evaluation has become a crucial tool in the development of arts and health and arts therapy professions. This guide provides foundational frameworks for designing, planning and implementing bespoke... (more)
Primitive Expression and Dance Therapy: When Dancing Heals
This book provides a rigorous and comprehensive account of primitive expression in dance therapy, focusing on the use of rhythm and exploring the therapeutic potential inherent in the diverse... (more)
Multicultural Family Art Therapy
How does the family art therapist understand the complexities of another's cultural diversity? What are international family therapist's perspectives on treatment? These questions and more are... (more)
Group Interactive Art Therapy: Its Use in Training and Treatment
The first edition of Group Interactive Art Therapy presented the first theoretical formation of a model integrating the change-enhancing factors of both interactive group psychotherapy and art... (more)
Group Music Therapy: A Group Analytic Approach
In Group Music Therapy Alison Davies, Eleanor Richards and Nick Barwick bring together developments in theory and clinical practice in music therapy group work, celebrating the richness of what group... (more)
Narratives of Art Practice and Mental Wellbeing: Reparation and Connection
Narratives of Art Practice and Mental Wellbeing draws on extensive research carried out with mental health service users who are also practicing artists. Using narrative data gained through hours of... (more)
Art Therapy Research in Practice
Art therapy is a developing profession worldwide, and one that is recognised in some countries, but by no means all. Furthering the establishment of art therapy will require the discipline to develop... (more)
Drama Education and Dramatherapy: Exploring the space between disciplines
Dramatherapy is increasingly being used in schools and educational establishments as a way of supporting young people's emotional needs. This book examines the space between drama education and... (more)
Sandtray: Playing to Heal, Recover, and Grow
Sandtray refers to psychotherapies that use sand, water, and miniatures. In this versatile and multisensory process clients create a three-dimensional world in a tray of sand. In doing so, a person... (more)
Empowering Therapeutic Practice: Integrating Psychodrama into Other Therapies
This book explores the exciting areas of overlap between psychodrama and other therapeutic schools and presents opportunities for their creative interaction and integration. Psychodramatists, to... (more)
Engaging Mirror Neurons to Inspire Connection and Social Emotional Development in Children and Teens on the Autism Spectrum: Theory into Practice Through Drama Therapy
The innovative drama therapy programme develops social skills in children and teens on the autism spectrum by looking to the mirror neuron system as the key to social connection and interaction. Lee... (more)
Presence and Process in Expressive Arts Work: At the Edge of Wonder
What are the basic attitudes, values, and practices that are essential for effective work with the expressive arts? This book explores the answer to that question. The authors examine in depth the... (more)
The Music in Music Therapy: Psychodynamic Music Therapy in Europe: Clinical, Theoretical and Research Approaches
Bringing together a wide range of European thought on music therapy practice, this book provides a deeper insight into the aspects of the therapeutic process which are enabled by music. Such a wide... (more)
The Philosophy, Theory and Methods of J. L. Moreno: The Man Who Tried to Become God
J. L. Moreno is recognized as the originator of sociometry and psychodrama, and was a prodigious creator of methods and theories of creativity, society, and human behavior. The methods and techniques... (more)
The Writer's Key: Introducing Creative Solutions for Life
The Writer's Key is a complete guide to writing for self-reflection and personal development. Creative writing can deepen our understanding of ourselves and our lives. This book unlocks the potential... (more)
End of Life Care: A Guide for Therapists, Artists and Arts Therapists
The many unfounded myths and fears that surround working with people at the end of their lives are dispelled in this thoughtful book, and the authors provide both practical and emotional support for... (more)
Art Therapy: Second Edition
This bestselling introduction to art therapy brings theory to life through case material and examples of real artwork produced during therapy sessions. Practising art therapist, Dave Edwards,... (more)
Grief and the Expressive Arts: Practices for Creating Meaning
The use of the arts in psychotherapy is a burgeoning area of interest, particularly in the field of bereavement, where it is a staple intervention in hospice programs, children's grief camps,... (more)
Creative Arts and Play Therapy for Attachment Problems
This book vividly shows how creative arts and play therapy can help children recover from experiences of disrupted or insecure attachment. Leading practitioners explore the impact of early... (more)
Drawings in Assessment and Psychotherapy: Research and Application
Drawing is a language, projected by children and adults, reflecting their joy and pain. It is used extensively by clinical psychologists, art therapists, social workers, and other mental health... (more)
Music Therapy: An Art Beyond Words: Second Edition
Music therapy is recognised as being applicable to a wide range of healthcare and social contexts. Since the first edition of Music Therapy: An Art Beyond Words, it has extended into areas of general... (more)
Ethics in Art Therapy: Challenging Topics for a Complex Modality
Due to the complicated nature of using art and art materials in clinical practice, art therapists are often confronted with ethical considerations that are unique to their field. This book explores... (more)
Using Art Therapy with Diverse Populations: Crossing Cultures and Abilities
Art is a recognised and effective form of therapy that is used all over the world. Yet are the approaches used as universal as the successes? Written with an international focus, this book considers... (more)