Art Therapy - Teaching Psychology

72 • Introduction to Art Therapy Although materials are an essential component of our work, they have not been dis- cussed by ma ...

The Basics • 73 Knowing Artistic Products As with the other elements of “the art part,” there is essential agreement about the c ...

74 • Introduction to Art Therapy of both. Edith Zierer sometimes had students view patient art upside down, so they could focus ...

The Basics • 75 Knowing Pathology and Potential Like other clinicians, art therapists are familiar with the major theories of pe ...

76 • Introduction to Art Therapy the work, we may have increased potential to do harm as well as to heal. In any case, know- ing ...

The Basics • 77 This means that part of any art therapist’s job is to be active in gathering support within the working environm ...

78 • Introduction to Art Therapy steadiness and predictability from an art therapist as from a talk therapist. What is added is ...

The Basics • 79 the product. In addition to observing the creative process in order to learn more about the person doing the wor ...

80 • Introduction to Art Therapy learning from the art that has been produced. Most art therapists, regardless of personal style ...

The Basics • 81 Assessment in Planning and Evaluation Like all responsible clinicians, art therapists routinely assess whether w ...

82 • Introduction to Art Therapy in society, education, or health care, both art and mental health are often viewed as “frills” ...

The Basics • 83 who complain as much as they applaud, told a clear and positive tale: “The results of a can- did, in-depth surve ...

84 • Introduction to Art Therapy dictated aloud, a young child’s drawing is more integrated than when it is requested in a globa ...

The Basics • 85 concern to anyone aiming at objectivity. Many art therapists, stimulated by the demand for accountability, are w ...

86 • Introduction to Art Therapy fact, there is no question that a great deal of human thought, at all levels of consciousness, ...

The Basics • 87 Art Helps to Face What’s Inside: LAURIE (38) Laurie, a woman in her late thirties, had seen four therapists prio ...

88 • Introduction to Art Therapy I have called a Life Space picture, representing what is most important in a person’s life at t ...

The Basics • 89 In group or family therapy, the presence of the art is also helpful. Whether respond- ing to each other’s creati ...

90 • Introduction to Art Therapy The Creative Process Is a Learning Experience Many have pointed out parallels between psychothe ...

The Basics • 91 otherwise destructive urges and experiencing a safe altered sense of reality, of aliveness. On the DVD an adoles ...