Introduction

Art therapy group practice is part of most art therapists' clinical work. This has been the case since the beginning of the profession when art therapists worked with groups of patients from large psychiatric institutions within art studios. Yet, considering the amount of experience developed in group work, there is a dearth of literature about it in comparison to the amount of publication on work with individuals. That is not to say that practice has not been developing, as is shown in the chapters in this book, which we feel is long overdue since it describes art therapy groups in a number of settings with different client groups.