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Art Therapy with Children

Art Therapy with Children

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Art Therapy with Children: From Infancy to Adolescence takes the reader through the child's development by describing the specialist work of the art therapist in each developmental stage. This passionate and exciting book demonstrates the wide theoretical base of art therapy presenting new areas of clinical practice.
New to the literature is innovative work with mothers and babies, a study of the sibling bond in looked after children, trans-generational work in kinship fostering, gender disorder and multi-family work with anorexic young people.
The detail of clinical process brings alive the significance of the relationship between the art therapist, child and the art forms made. More general topics include:
the value of art for the pre-verbal child
the preventative role of art therapy in schools.
the development of imagination in 'hard to reach' and dyspraxic children
the importance of working with the family and professional network in the different settings of health, social services, education and voluntary sector.
Art Therapy with Children: From Infancy to Adolescence will inspire the student, encourage the clinician and interest an international readership of all professionals working with children and young people.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
298
Release Date:
2007-09-24
Publication Date:
2007-09-27
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0415386306
ISBN13:
9780415386302
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
456 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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