Full Description
Art Therapy and the Neuroscience of Trauma, 2nd edition, lays out a unified framework of neural plasticity and resilience and places it within a broader social context. Using a lens grounded in multicultural humility, renowned figures in art therapy have updated chapters with content that takes a systematic yet inclusive approach. New chapters and new authors offer stimulating insights into individual and community factors that drive comprehensive care.
This revitalized second edition offers an accessible and comprehensive text intended for novice and sage art therapists and students. The book also fosters a vision and a translational pathway for research that explores the protective factors of resilience and the universal impacts of psychological trauma with the systematic integration of art therapy and neuroscience.
Contents
1. Introduction 2. Neuroscience Concepts for Clinical Practice in Behavioral Health and Art Therapy 3. Using the Expressive Therapies Continuum as a Framework in the Treatment of Trauma: Influence of Creativity on Resilience 4. The Image Comes First: Treating Preverbal Trauma with Art Therapy 5. Principles of Memory Reconsolidation: Advanced Art Therapy Relational Neuroscience Perspectives 6. Neuroscience and Art Therapy with Severly Traumatized Children: The Art is the Evidence 7. Practical Applications of Neuroscience in Art Therapy: A Holistic Approach to Treating Trauma in Children 8. NEA Creative Forces® Advances Art Therapy Research with Military-Connected Populations 9. The Interpositional Role of Art Therapy in Museum Settings 10. Voices 11. Conclusion Glossary
