ABSTRACT
The Arts Therapies provides, in one volume, a guide to the different disciplines and their current practice and thinking. It presents:
* A clear analysis of the relationship between client, therapist and art form.
* An exploration of research, practice and key contributions made to the field by practitioners internationally and within many different contexts.
* Discussion of how the arts therapies relate to established health services.
The Arts Therapies: A revolution in healthcare is a unique book that provides a thorough and up-to-date overview of the arts therapies. It will prove invaluable to arts therapists, health professionals, and all those who wish to learn more about the field.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Part I Introductions
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Part II The arts therapies: definitions and developments
part |1 pages
Part III Backgrounds, histories and encounters: from the first happening to the shadow of logic
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Part IV Agents of transformation: arts, therapy, play
part |1 pages
Part V Client-therapist relationship: paradigms, dialogues and discoveries
part |2 pages
Selection of Arts Therapies Associations and Websites