Complicated Grief, Attachment, and Art Therapy (eBook)

Introduction. Part I. Theory. 1. The Language of Grief: When There Are No Words. Briana MacWilliam. 2. The Origins of Attachment. Briana MacWilliam. 3. Complicated Grief. Briana MacWilliam and Dina Schapiro. 4. The Impact of Culture and Community. Briana MacWilliam, Anne Briggs, Maya R. Hormadaly and Dana Trottier. 5. Concepts in Treatment. Briana MacWilliam, Danielle Klingensmith, Lauren D. Smith, Sarah Yazdian, Melissa Meade, Julie Day, Romona Mukherjee and Karen Gibbons. Part II. Self Studies. 6. Imaginal Dialogues: Coping with Countertransference. Marisa Zarczynski. 7. Mandala Making through Crochet to Navigate Grief. Julie Day. 8. The Tree of Life: A Transpersonal Heuristic Journey. Susan Leopold. 9. Interpersonal Knots: An Art-Based Exploration of Tying and Untying. Juliana Thrall. 10. The Memory Box. Laurel Larson. 11. Phototherapy Techniques and Grief. Kateleen Foy. 12. The Shadow Box. Kimberley Bush. Part III. Applications are Practice. 13. Vicarious Trauma: Supporting Bereavement and Self-Care Practice through Art Therapy for Healthcare Providers. Sarah Yazdian and Lauren D. Smith. 14. Can You Help Me Say Goodbye? Sibling Loss & Bereavement Support in the Healthcare Environment. Lauren D. Smith and Sarah Yazdian. 15. Mask Making and Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Homeless Young Mothers. Divya Sunil Gulati. 16. Art and Grief: Working with At-Risk Youth that Have Lost a Parent. Ariel Argueso. 17. The Women's Womb: Archetypal Imagery and Grieving Lost Self-Parts. Marie Caruso-Tersi. 18. Multimedia Approaches in Childhood Bereavement. Sarah Vollmann. 19. Exploring Attachment and Grief through Shoe-Alteration Techniques. Kelsey Dugan. The Contributors.