Full Description
Creative Psychotherapy brings together the expertise of leading authors and clinicians from around the world to synthesise what we understand about how the brain develops, the neurological impact of trauma and the development of play. The authors explain how to use this information to plan developmentally appropriate interventions and guide creative counselling across the lifespan.
The book includes a theoretical rationale for various creative media associated with particular stages of neural development, and examines how creative approaches can be used with all client groups suffering from trauma. Using case studies and exemplar intervention plans, the book presents ways in which creative activities can be used sequentially to support healing and development in young children, adolescents and adults.
Creative Psychotherapy will be of interest to mental health professionals working with children, adolescents and adults, including play and arts therapists, counsellors, family therapists, psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists and teachers. It will also be a valuable resource for clinically oriented postgraduate students, and therapists who work with victims of interpersonal trauma.
Contents
Dedication Introduction Foreword Section 1: Applying the principles of neurobiology to play and expressive arts-based practice 1: Neurobiology for psychotherapists 2: Neurobiologically informed psychotherapy 3: The role of non-directive and directive/Focused approaches to play and expressive arts therapy for children, adolescents, and adults 4: Counselling skills in action with children, adolescents and adults Section 2: Working with the Brainstem and Midbrain 5: The role of music and rhythm in the development, integration and repair of the self 6: Being, becoming and healing through movement and touch 7: Coming Alive: Finding joy through sensory play Section 3: Working with the Limbic and Cortical Systems 8: Art in Psychotherapy: The healing power of images 9: Sandtray Therapy: A neurobiological approach 10: Telling Tales: Weaving new neural networks 11: A Growing Brain - A growing imagination Conclusion & Discussion
