Little Windows Into Art Therapy: Small Openings For Beginning Therapists

✍ Scribed by Deborah Schroder

• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 108
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Newly qualified art therapists often feel daunted by the challenge of being face-to-face with a client and are unsure how to progress after the first image has been created. Schroder explains how art can provide openings into therapeutic relationships and create a safe space for exploring issues and concerns. Drawing on her own development as an art therapist and her experience of supervising new therapists and students, the author provides practical advice on encouraging nervous or reluctant clients, or those unfamiliar with art therapy, to benefit from artmaking. She argues for a two-way sharing of art between therapist and client, exploring not only how specific techniques can be put into practice, but also how they benefit the therapeutic relationship. Providing guidance on moving into deeper work, exploring and containing particular emotions, and bringing the therapeutic relationship to a close, this book will be invaluable to new art therapists.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Little Windows into Art Therapy......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 9
Introduction......Page 11
Part I: Getting to Know You......Page 13
1 Beginning a Relationship Using Art......Page 15
2 The Path to the Issue: Working Toward a Plan......Page 22
3 Getting to know the Reluctant Client......Page 32
4 Welcome to the Living Room......Page 40
Part II: Deepening the Realtionship......Page 45
5 Moving into Deeper Work......Page 47
6 Exploring and Containing Sadness......Page 54
7 Visualizing and Expressing Anger......Page 59
8 Embracing All Images......Page 64
9 Thoughts on Trauma......Page 69
10 Moving Toward Healing......Page 76
Part II: Moving Toward Good-Bye......Page 81
11 Termination Issues......Page 83
12 Validating the Work that was done......Page 87
13 Anticipating the Future......Page 93
Epilogue......Page 101
REFERENCES......Page 103
INDEX......Page 105