Art Therapy in Palliative Care: The Creative Response [Paperback]

Mandy Pratt (Editor), Michele Wood (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 23, 1998

This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the practice and results of art therapy in palliative care. It includes first-hand accounts from both therapists and clients in a variety of palliative care settings including:-
* hospices and hospitals
* patients own homes
* prisons (AIDS patients)
* adolescent griefwork groups
These case studies include examples of client art work and illustrate clearly how art therapy can allow patients to regain feelings of control over their lives.

Editorial Reviews

Review

I am delighted to find a book by other art therapists who work with the type of population I serve, cancer patients and their families. . .The history, qualifications, settings, and focus of the British approach to art therapy and palliative care are contrasted with those of other nations, not for the purpose of comparing the quality of care, but to encourage better care of the dying throughout the world. --Pat Lynn Moses, INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center, OK for the American Journal of Art Therapy, August 2000.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (September 23, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415161576
• ISBN-13: 978-0415161572
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,236,026 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)