Family Art Therapy

Christine Kerr, Ph.D., ATR-BC, is Associate Professor of Art and Director of Clinical Art Therapy Programs at Long Island University at C.W. Post. Judy H. Sutherland, Ph.D., ATR-BC, is a Faculty Member and Director of M.A. in Counseling Psychology: Art Therapy and Post-Master’s Certificate in Art Therapy programs, Adler School of Professional Psychology. She also maintains a private practice in Illinois. Janice Hoshino, Ph.D., ATR-BC, LMFT, is a Faculty Member, Couple and Family Therapy Program and Chair, Art Therapy Program, at Antioch University. Sharyl Thode Parashak, MAT, ATR-BC, is a Graduate School Instructor at Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville, and an Adjunct Faculty Intructor, St. Louis Community College. Linda Lea McCarley, LCSW, ATR-BC, RPT-S, Founder and Director, Art Therapy Institute, Dallas, Texas; private practice, Dallas, Texas, USA

Introduction. Family Art Images in Historical and Social Perspectives. The Development of Family Art Therapy. Object Relations and Attachment: The Creativity of Mother and Child in a Single Parent Family. Bowenian Family Therapy and Family Art Therapy. Structural Family Art Therapy. Experiential Family Therapy. Adlerian Family Art Therapy. Filial Family Art Therapy. Narrative Art Therapy Within a Multicultural Framework. Conclusion.