Child Art Therapy: Understanding and Helping Children Grow through Art, 2nd Edition [Paperback]

Judith Aron Rubin (Author)

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Publication Date: April 1, 1984 | ISBN-10: 0471289515 | ISBN-13: 978-0471289517 | Edition: 2

Art therapy specifically directed to the needs and concerns of children has grown into a major area of psychological interest in a very few years. The original edition of Child Art Therapy was a significant contribution to the literature of this field—describing a broad range of educational and clinical settings within which to develop an understanding of a child’s ideas and needs, as well as helping the child gain awareness, acceptance, liking, and control of his or her own feeling-self. This revised edition provides updated information on progress in child art therapy and explores the author’s recent experiences in the field, including work with deaf children and multimodal therapy involving the closely related activities of art therapy and play therapy. Perhaps the most outstanding feature of this edition is the inclusion of photographs of children’s original art throughout the book: these works, better than any representation, eloquently communicate the often paradoxical combination of simplicity and nuance that typifies the thoughts and feelings of children. An essential tool for art therapists and art teachers, Child Art Therapy will also be a valuable aid for anyone who strives to nurture the creative processes in children and to help children fully realize their potential.

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Art therapy specifically directed to the needs and concerns of children has grown into a major area of psychological interest in a very few years. The original edition of Child Art Therapy was a significant contribution to the literature of this field—describing a broad range of educational and clinical settings within which to develop an understanding of a child’s ideas and needs, as well as helping the child gain awareness, acceptance, liking, and control of his or her own feeling-self. This revised edition provides updated information on progress in child art therapy and explores the author’s recent experiences in the field, including work with deaf children and multimodal therapy involving the closely related activities of art therapy and play therapy. Perhaps the most outstanding feature of this edition is the inclusion of photographs of children’s original art throughout the book: these works, better than any representation, eloquently communicate the often paradoxical combination of simplicity and nuance that typifies the thoughts and feelings of children. An essential tool for art therapists and art teachers, Child Art Therapy will also be a valuable aid for anyone who strives to nurture the creative processes in children and to help children fully realize their potential.

About the Author

Judith A. Rubin received a B.A. in art from Wellesley College, an M.Ed. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a Ph.D. in counseling from the University of Pittsburgh. She later was graduated from the training programs in adult and child psychoanalysis at the Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Institute. A registered art therapist and a licensed psychologist, Dr. Rubin is currently Co-Director of the Creative and Expressive Arts Therapy Program at the Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic. She is also Assistant Professor of Child Psychiatry and Health-Related Professions at the University of Pittsburgh, a member of the Faculty-by-Invitation of the Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Institute, and a former president and honorary life member of the American Art Therapy Association.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (April 1, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471289515
• ISBN-13: 978-0471289517
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,084,787 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of information presented in an interesting way, April 7, 2000

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This review is from: Child Art Therapy: Understanding and Helping Children Grow through Art, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

I was looking for a book about art therapy when I came across this book. It has a wealth of information in it about different techniques to use with children. There are also sections in it on helping the handicapped child and helping parents through art. There is a lot of information presented in this book and the information is intertwined with actual case histories so it makes it very interesting to read. Their are also a lot of pictures of the children's actual artwork in this book. It has really sparked my interest in the subject and given my a lot of interesting ideas to use in my work.