Child Art Therapy

Judith A. Rubin received a B.A. in art from Wellesley College, an M.Ed. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a Ph.D. in counseling from the University of Pittsburgh. She later was graduated from the training programs in adult and child psychoanalysis at the Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Institute. A registered art therapist and a licensed psychologist, Dr. Rubin is currently Co--Director of the Creative and Expressive Arts Therapy Program at the Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic. She is also Assistant Professor of Child Psychiatry and Health--Related Professions at the University of Pittsburgh, a member of the Faculty--by--Invitation of the Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Institute, and a former president and honorary life member of the American Art Therapy Association.

THE CONTEXT. Framework for Freedom. Conditions for Creative Growth. THE INDIVIDUAL. Understanding Development Through Art. A Diagnostic Art Interview. Decoding Symbolic Messages. A Picture of the Therapeutic Process. Some Case Studies. Ways to Facilitate Expression. Art Therapy with the Handicapped Child. THE FAMILY AND THE GROUP. A Family Art Evaluation. Family Art Therapy. Mother--Child Art Therapy Group. Group Art Therapy. Multi--Modality Group Therapy. Case Illustration: Understanding and Helping. THE COMMUNITY. Helping the "Normal" Child Through Art. Helping the Handicapped Child Through Art. Helping Parents Through Art and Play. GENERAL ISSUES. Why and How the Art Therapist Helps. How the Art Therapist Learns Through Research. What Child Art Therapy Is and Who Can Do It. A Cautionary Note. References. Index.