"Art Therapy and Social Action" is an exciting and innovative exploration of how human service professionals can incorporate the techniques and approaches of art therapy in their work to address social problems, and examines the expanding role of art practitioner as social activist. Leading art therapists and other human service professionals show how creative methods can be used effectively to resolve conflicts, manage aggression, heal trauma and build communities. The contributors provide examples of innovative programmes on a range of topics, including those designed to address gun crime, homelessness, racism and experiences of terrorism. This timely book provides new techniques and successful models for art therapists, counsellors and mental health practitioners working directly with the challenges of modern society.
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Frances F. Kaplan is an eminent art therapist and teaches graduate art therapy courses at Marylhurst College and Portland State University, both in Oregon. She has published widely, presented at national conferences, worked for peace organizations. She is the author of Art, Science and Art Therapy, and Art and Conflict Resolution: How Art Can Pave the Way to Peace, both published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. She lives in West Linn, Oregon.
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- Arts Approaches to Conflict by Marian Liebmann on 5 pages
- Tapestry of Cultural Issues in Art Therapy by Anna R. Hiscox on 4 pages
- Approaches to Art Therapy: Theory and Technique by Judith Aron Rubin in Front Matter, page 39, and page 228
- The Myth of Mental Illness: Foundations of a Theory of Personal Conduct by M.D. Thomas S. Szasz on page 39, and page 55
- Childhood and Society by Erik H. Erikson in Front Matter, and page 189
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