Art Therapy Viewpoints

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Art Therapy Viewpoints identifies re-
cent advances in the practice of art
therapy at the same time that it
strengthens and develops the perma-
nent theoretical foundations of the
discipline. This new collection of out-
standing articles from the American
Journal of Art Therapy presents fresh
reports of experience and original
formulations of ideas by leading art
therapists and their collaborators in re-
lated disciplines. More lively than the
usual textbook, these essays taken to-
gether can serve as a text for advanced
students, at the same time that they pro-
vide a rich resource for persons seeking
a general acquaintance with the field.
Sections of the book deal with "Theory
and Professional Issues," "Practice of
Art Therapy" (with adults and chil-
dren), "Case Studies," and "Systematic
Investigations in Art Therapy." This
collection shows clearly that art thera-
pists are beginning to expand their
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activity beyond their... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Art Therapy Viewpoints identifies re-
cent advances in the practice of art
therapy at the same time that it
strengthens and develops the perma-
nent theoretical foundations of the
discipline. This new collection of out-
standing articles from the American
Journal of Art Therapy presents fresh
reports of experience and original
formulations of ideas by leading art
therapists and their collaborators in re-
lated disciplines. More lively than the
usual textbook, these essays taken to-
gether can serve as a text for advanced
students, at the same time that they pro-
vide a rich resource for persons seeking
a general acquaintance with the field.
Sections of the book deal with "Theory
and Professional Issues," "Practice of
Art Therapy" (with adults and chil-
dren), "Case Studies," and "Systematic
Investigations in Art Therapy." This
collection shows clearly that art thera-
pists are beginning to expand their
(continued from front flap)
activity beyond their early association
with psychiatry: it includes accounts of
work with the aged, with mentally re-
tarded children, in addict rehabilitation,
with children showing symptoms of
brain dysfunction, and children in day
care. The field of art therapy is now in
its fourth decade and Art Therapy
Viewpoints may be said to signal its
coming of age.
Elinor Ulman is editor of the Ameri-
can Journal of Art Therapy and co-
ordinator of training of the graduate
program in art therapy at George Wash-
ington University. Claire A. Levy has
been editorial assistant of the Journal
for the past 18 years and its book review
editor for seven. Elinor Ulman, along
with Penny Dachinger, also edited Art
Therapy: In Theory and Practice
(Schocken). Vissza