Artful Therapy (eBook)

Use the therapeutic potential of art to make progress in your
practice

Artful Therapy shows you how to use art to make a difference in
therapy. Using visual imagery and art creation, you can help people
with medical problems understand how they feel about their illness;
victims of abuse "tell without talking"; and substance abuse and
eating disorder clients tap into unresolved issues. These are just
a few examples of how the power of art can improve your
practice.

Ideal for mental health professionals and allied workers with
little or no art background, this accessible and proven guide takes
you through the techniques of using art and visual imagery, and
shows you how they can benefit clients of varying ages and
abilities. With the art therapy tools provided, you can open
potentially groundbreaking new dialogues with your clients.

Author Judith Aron Rubin draws on more than forty years experience
as an art therapist to help you maximize the value of art as a
therapeutic tool, in both the mental health disciplines, such as
psychology and social work, and related specialties.

An accompanying DVD contains models for practitioners, showing art
therapy being used in actual clinical practice. The DVD clearly
models:

* Initiating the art-making process

* Using art in assessment

* Using mental imagery, with or without art

* Implementing other art forms--such as drama and music--in
therapy

* Using art with a variety of client types, including children,
families, and groups

* Assigning art as "homework"

Whether or not you have used art therapy with your clients or are
thinking about integrating art therapy in your practice, making the
most of art in the clinical setting begins with Artful Therapy.