Expressive Therapy With Elders and the Disabled

Weiss, Jules C

Contents
EXPRESSIVE THERAPY TECHNIQUES AND CASE STUDIES



Regression of the Hospitalized Elderly and Disabled Patient as Explored Through Art Therapy
Creative Arts Therapy for Various Elder Populations: Techniques and Processes
The Use of Art and Writing as Therapeutic Tools for Improving Reality Orientation
Art Therapy With a Man Who Has an Organic Mental Disorder Due to Korsadoff’s Disease: Developing Self-Expression and Self-Awareness
Art Therapy With an Aphasic Patient: Relearning Communication Skills and Expressing Feelings
Dying, A Meaningful Experience: Encountering the Process Through Art Therapy
THE EXPERIENTIAL PROCESS
Expressive Therapy: A Pictorial Essay
The Creative Product: An Expression of Feelings, of Thoughts, and of One’s Soul
THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Touching the Heart of Therapy
Whole-Life Growth and Health Program for Residential Care, Long-Term Care, and Day Treatment
Conclusion
The Song Is Only Heard When It Is Felt
Growing Old Versus Old and Growing--Universities for the Second Phase of Life
Creative Expression
Morning Follows Every Night
A Rite of Passage
Appendix: Charting the Creative Arts Therapy Experience
Index