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Group process made visible : group art therapy /

By: Publication details: Philadelphia, PA : Brunner-Routledge, ©2001.Description: xxv, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 158391059X
  • 9781583910597
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Contents:
The language of art in group therapy -- Introducing the language of art to interns and staff in an early childhood attachment theory program -- Psychosocial support groups for children recovering from the traumatic experience of severe burns -- Art as an instrument for creating social reciprocity : social skills group for children with autism -- Integrating the language of art into a creative cognitive-behavioral program with behavior-disordered children -- A condensed guide to creating an adolescent group : art tasks that address developmental interests and the changing role of adolescent therapy -- Working with the elderly population with a serious loss of cognition : visible communication as a mode of memory retrieval and other functions, such as self-regulation and social intercourse -- Groups in psychiatric hospitals and day treatment programs : art as an entree into unfamiliar realities -- 9. Integration of art, movement, and verbal processing with women in an eating disorder program -- A women's group created around a theme of bereavement -- A group for therapists dealing with secondary post-traumatic stress syndrome induced by their abused clients' art products -- Some final thoughts.
Summary: This book introduces the reader to the approach and general philosophy of the use of art as an additional language in group therapy. It demonstrates the usefulness of the language of art in enabling group therapists and their clients to understand group members' perceptions of constructs and realities.
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Book Book Whitecliffe Library Arts Therapy Arts Therapy RC 489 RIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0015001

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The language of art in group therapy -- Introducing the language of art to interns and staff in an early childhood attachment theory program -- Psychosocial support groups for children recovering from the traumatic experience of severe burns -- Art as an instrument for creating social reciprocity : social skills group for children with autism -- Integrating the language of art into a creative cognitive-behavioral program with behavior-disordered children -- A condensed guide to creating an adolescent group : art tasks that address developmental interests and the changing role of adolescent therapy -- Working with the elderly population with a serious loss of cognition : visible communication as a mode of memory retrieval and other functions, such as self-regulation and social intercourse -- Groups in psychiatric hospitals and day treatment programs : art as an entree into unfamiliar realities -- 9. Integration of art, movement, and verbal processing with women in an eating disorder program -- A women's group created around a theme of bereavement -- A group for therapists dealing with secondary post-traumatic stress syndrome induced by their abused clients' art products -- Some final thoughts.

This book introduces the reader to the approach and general philosophy of the use of art as an additional language in group therapy. It demonstrates the usefulness of the language of art in enabling group therapists and their clients to understand group members' perceptions of constructs and realities.

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