| How Art Therapy Works: Organize Your Space In The Best Way To Achieve Therapeutic Significance: Art Therapy Activities For Adults Contributor(s): Vilven, Rosina (Author) |
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 9798710765760 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2021 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Allied Health Services - Occupational Therapy |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.56 lbs) 168 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Art therapy is a form of psychotherapy that uses art media as its primary mode of communication. It's a growing field, which began by treating children and adults who were emotionally scarred or physically disabled. The American Art Therapy Association defines it as the therapeutic use of making art, within a professional relationship, by people who have experienced illness, trauma or challenges that have caused varying degrees of dysfunction within their lives. This book written from the perspective of an artist, educator, and therapist working within the context of a studio setting as an extension of ourselves. Such a setting is a safe place where permission, empathy, and encouragement foster intuitive choices and allow reverie and being to unfold. For art therapists, art educators, and kindergarten teachers who wish to create such a studio environment, this book is for you. In this book readers will learn how to:
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