Art therapy and cancer care /

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RC489.A7 A766 2005

Contents:

On Death and Dying -- Betwixt and Between : Crossing Thresholds -- Body Image and the Construction of Identity -- The Body and Embodiment : The senses in relation to the Cancer journey and the role of art therapy -- Shoreline : The reality of working in cancer and palliative care -- A woman with Breast Cancer in Art Therapy -- Perseus' Shield -- The Efficacy of a Single Session -- Connexions between creativity, individuation and the healing process : A case study with an adolescent cancer patient -- The Healing Journey : A ten week group focusing on long term healing processes -- Musing With Death -- Group Art Therapy in an Oncology Department of a large general hospital -- Creating through loss: How art therapists sustain their practice in palliative care -- Art therapy in the Hospice: rewards and frustrations -- A Don't know story : Art therapy in an NHS Medical Oncology department -- Art Therapist's experience of Cancer.

Summary: Inspired by the experiences of art therapists who have pioneered work with people with cancer, this text looks at the work in its institutional context, demonstrating the importance for the art therapy service of being understood, supported and valued at managerial level.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Whitecliffe Library Arts Therapy	Arts Therapy	RC 489 ART CAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		0006734

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Inspired by the experiences of art therapists who have pioneered work with people with cancer, this text looks at the work in its institutional context, demonstrating the importance for the art therapy service of being understood, supported and valued at managerial level.