Full Description
Working with Children in Art Therapy is a collection of papers by ten art therapists working in the major child care agencies as part of a professional team. Each paper describes a different theoretical perspective and clinical setting with an emphasis on the language of art in art therapy and ways of understanding non-verbal communication. Contributions cover working with children in psychiatric clinics within the National Health Service, in mainstream and special schools, and in the social services.
Contents
Preface to the 1999 edition, The contributors, Editors' note, Introduction, 1 Art versus language (separate development during childhood), 2 Art therapy as a container, 3 Unusual drawing development in children: what does it reveal about children's art?, 4 The cat, the fish, the man, and the bird: or how to be a nothing, Illness behaviour in children; the case study of a 10-year-old girl, 5 Control, uncontrol, order, and chaos: working with children with intestinal motility problems, 6 Working with cases of child sexual abuse, 7 A family centre: a structural family therapy approach, 8 Reflections and shadows: an exploration of the world of the rejected girl, 9 Images and integration: art therapy in a multi-cultural school, 10 'I show you': children in art therapy, Name index, Subject index
