Handbook of Art Therapy, First Edition

Cathy A. Malchiodi, ATR, LPAT, LPCC, an art therapist, expressive art therapist, and clinical mental health counselor, is an internationally recognized authority on art therapy with children, adults, and families. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Art Therapy Association (AATA) and past editor of [i]Art Therapy: Journal of the AATA.[/i] She has received numerous honors for her work, including recognition from the AATA, the Kennedy Center for the Arts, Very Special Arts, and the China Association for the Handicapped. The author of [i]Understanding Children's Drawings[/i], Ms. Malchiodi has also published several other authored or edited books as well as over 60 articles and chapters, and has given more than 160 presentations on art therapy. She currently serves as editor of [i]Trauma and Loss: Research and Interventions[/i] and is on the faculty of the National Institute for Trauma and Loss and the Graduate Program in Expressive Therapies at the University of Louisville.

Part I: The Art and Science of Art Therapy.Vick, A Brief History of Art Therapy. Malchiodi, Art Therapy and the Brain. Kaplan, Art-based Assessments. Part II: Clinical Approaches to Art Therapy. Malchiodi, Psychoanalytic, Analytic, and Object Relations Approaches. Malchiodi, Humanistic Approaches. Rozum, Malchiodi, Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches. Riley, Malchiodi, Solution-focused and Narrative Approaches. Malchiodi, Kim, Choi, Developmental Art Therapy. Malchiodi, Expressive Arts Therapy and Multimodal Approaches. Part III: Clinical Applications with Children and Adolescents.Tanaka, Kakuyama, Urhausen, Drawing and Storytelling as Psychotherapy with Children. Steele, Using Drawing in Short-term Trauma Resolution. Gil, Art and Play Therapy with Sexually Abused Children. Cohen-Liebman, Drawings in Forensic Investigations of Child Sexual Abuse. Safran, An Art Therapy Approach to Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Gabriels, Art Therapy with Children Who Have Autism and their Families. Councill, Medical Art Therapy with Children. Riley, Using Art Therapy to Address Adolescent Depression. Phillips, Working with Adolescents' Violent Imagery. Part IV: Clinical Applications with Adults. Gladding, Newsome, Art in Counseling. Steinhardt, Sandplay Therapy and Art Therapy with Adults. Spaniol, Art Therapy with Adults with Severe Mental Illness. Wilson, Art Therapy in Addictions Treatment: Creativity and Shame Reduction. Wald, Clinical Art Therapy with Older Adults. Part V: Clinical Applications with Groups, Families, and Couples. Waller, Group Art Therapy: An Interactive Approach. Liebmann, Developing Games, Activities, and Themes for Art Therapy Groups. Klorer, Sexually Abused Children: Group Approaches. Malchiodi, Using Art Therapy with Medical Support Groups. Riley, Malchiodi, Family Art Therapy. Hoshino, Multicultural Art Therapy with Families. Riley, Art Therapy with Couples. Appendix I: Art-based Assessments: Mills, The Diagnostic Drawing Series. Silver, The Silver Drawing Test of Cognition and Emotion. Gantt, Tabone, The Formal Elements Art Therapy Scale and "Draw a Person Picking an Apple from a Tree." Cox, The MARI Assessment. Appendix II: Scope of Practice, Education, Supervision, Standards of Practice, and Ethics.