New Developments in Expressive Arts Therapy: The Play of Poiesis
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (597 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01N9X8QQV |
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| Number of Pages | : | 260 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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This volume vividly illustrates leading-edge expressive arts applications while providing important historical foundations of this field. -- Bruce L. -- Robert Landy, Ph.D., Professor of Educational Theatre and Applied Psychology, Founding Director, Drama Therapy Program, New York University . Readers will be inspired by the authors' wisdom and insights on theory and practice of expressive arts in mental health, education, research and community work. In an age that sees too many therapists and counselors writing in strings of buzzwords and trendy movements, the contributors to this book remind us there are deeper currents that bind us in our common work. Moon, PhD, ATR-BC, Professor, Art Therapy Department, Mount Mary University Expressive arts therapy is rapidly emerging as a mainstream approach in psychotherapy and healthcare. This book may provide opportunities for
This collection reflects on the theory and application of expressive arts today in therapy, education, research and social and ecological change. The book also contains a selection of discursive writing, poetry and visual art, highlighting the importance of keeping artistic creativity at the heart of the field.With contributions from pioneering arts therapists, this will be vital reading for arts therapists and students in the field today.. Bringing the understanding of expressive arts into its contemporary theoretical framework, the book reveals the expansion of the fie
Levine is Professor Emeritus at York University in Toronto and Founding Dean of the Doctoral Program in Expressive Arts at the European Graduate School, Switzerland. They have authored and edited many books in the field of expressive arts therapy and are based in Toronto, Canada. Levine is Co-Founder and Faculty member of The Create Institute and a core faculty member of the Eur