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Art, play, and narrative therapy : using metaphor to enrich your clinical practice

By: Publisher: New York : Routledge, Taylor & Franics Group, 2019Description: 1 online resourceISBN:
  • 9780815371274
  • 9781351170901
  • 1351170902
  • 9781351170925
  • 1351170929
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • RC489.A7
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Contents:
A personal metaphor -- Psychological maturity -- Clinical applications -- Metaphors of communication -- The wonder box -- The art of anger management -- An expression of grief and loss.
Summary: Art, Play, and Narrative Therapy shows mental health professionals how the blending of expressive arts, psychotherapy, and metaphorical communication can both support and enhance clinical practice. This book illuminates the ways in which metaphorical representations form who we are, how we interact, and how we understand our larger environment. Author Lisa Moschini explains how to couple clients’ words, language, stories, and artwork with treatment interventions that aid empathic understanding, promote a collaborative alliance, and encourage conflict resolution. Chapters include numerous illustrations, exercises, and examples that give clinicians inspiration for both theoretical and practical interventions.
List(s) this item appears in: Creative Arts Therapies e-Books
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

A personal metaphor -- Psychological maturity -- Clinical applications -- Metaphors of communication -- The wonder box -- The art of anger management -- An expression of grief and loss.

Art, Play, and Narrative Therapy shows mental health professionals how the blending of expressive arts, psychotherapy, and metaphorical communication can both support and enhance clinical practice. This book illuminates the ways in which metaphorical representations form who we are, how we interact, and how we understand our larger environment. Author Lisa Moschini explains how to couple clients’ words, language, stories, and artwork with treatment interventions that aid empathic understanding, promote a collaborative alliance, and encourage conflict resolution. Chapters include numerous illustrations, exercises, and examples that give clinicians inspiration for both theoretical and practical interventions.

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