ABSTRACT
This chapter will describe some directed activities that have been used with a child and their caregiver in art psychotherapy, in order to help foster attachment. Although the work described here is in the context of art psychotherapy, the integrative approach means that the activities could be employed in a variety of therapeutic contexts, including play therapy. Reflections on some material from clinical work are included in order to draw out some of the issues that can arise from this way of working. In the case illustrated, the work was undertaken in independent practice, referred through a Local Authority Children’s Services Kinship Team in the UK.
