Focusing-oriented art therapy : accessing the body's wisdom and creative intelligence /

Focusing-oriented art therapy : accessing the body's wisdom and creative intelligence /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Rappaport, Laury.
Imprint:	London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009.
Description:	1 online resource (251 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Art therapy. Focused expressive psychotherapy. Art Therapy -- methods. Imagery, Psychotherapy. Art therapy. Focused expressive psychotherapy. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11187103

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ISBN:	9781846428524 1846428521 1281892610 9781281892614 1843107600 9781843107606
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-244) and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	This new, Focusing-based approach to art therapy helps clients to befriend their inner experience, access healing imagery from the body's felt sense to express in art, and carry forward implicit steps that lead toward change. Written for readers to be able to learn the application of this innovative approach, the book provides in-depth examples and descriptions of how to adapt Focusing-Oriented Art Therapy to a wide variety of clinical populations including individuals and groups with severe psychiatric illness, trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and more, as well as applications to private practice, illness and wellness, spirituality and self-care. Integrating theory, clinical practice, and numerous guided exercises, this accessible book will enhance clinical sensitivity and skill, while adding resources for bringing creativity into practice. It will be of interest to art therapists, Focusing therapists, psychologists, counselors and social workers, as well as trainers and students.
Other form:	Print version: Rappaport, Laury. Focusing-oriented art therapy. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009 9781843107606 1843107600

Table of Contents:

Focusing: history and concepts
Gendlin's focusing method
Focusing-oriented psychotherapy
Art therapy: history, concepts, and practice
Bridging focusing and art therapy
Focusing-oriented art therapy: basics
Clearing a space with art
Focusing-oriented art psychotherapy
Stress reduction in adult psychiatric day treatment
Emotional healing and self-care in a state prison
Transforming the inner critic
Bridging cultures with focusing-oriented art therapy
Health and wellness
Working with trauma
Spirituality and psychotherapy
Expanding to the other expressive arts
Guided exercises.