Therapeutic Art Directives and Resources: Activities and Initiatives for Individuals and Groups [Paperback]

Susan R. Makin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1999

This text constitutes directives for sessions with groups or individual patients. It should be beneficial in situations where patients are reluctant to express themselves spontaneously, Makin explaining why these directives can offer creative freedom and are not restricting. Suggestions are given for the suitability of different art media for each directive. Commentaries by Cathie Malchiodi highlight for which patients and at which stage of treatment each directive is most appropriate, and any risks which the therapist should be aware of when dealing with specificgroups of patients.

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About the Author

Susan R. Makin is currently pursuing her career as a professional artist, writer, and advisor, in Boston and Toronto. She was previously Psychotherapeutic Services Coordinator and Expressive Arts Therapist at The Welcare Center, Toronto, while a lecturer in Psychosomatics at the University of Toronto, Department of Medicine and field faculty advisor at Vermont College of Norwich University. She has also led and created arts therapy programs at the Toronto Hospital for seven years. Dr. Makin presents workshops internationally, and is the author of three books on arts therapies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 116 pages
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley; 1 edition (November 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 185302824X
• ISBN-13: 978-1853028243
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,290,348 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars some good suggestions,but sparse,overpriced, February 9, 2002

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This review is from: Therapeutic Art Directives and Resources: Activities and Initiatives for Individuals and Groups (Paperback)

I was so excited to get this book in the mail..but at first I thought maybe they forgot to put it in the package...I kept shaking it,and was about to send it right back,,but I decided to open it up...it is paper thin,an really just lists activities,with some small commentary by cathy malchiodi...
I find some of the ideas interesting---but this book could be just an addendum at the end of an art therapy book..that is the way some art therapy books are written...