Child Art Therapy

by Rubin, Judith Aron

• ISBN13: 9780471679912
• ISBN10: 0471679917
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-28
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

An innovative guide to the practice of art therapy Since 1978, Judith Aron Rubin's Child Art Therapy has become the classic text for conducting art therapy with children. Twenty-five years later, the book still stands as the reference for mental health professionals who incorporate art into their practice. Now, with the publication of this fully updated and revised Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition, which includes a DVD that illustrates art therapy techniques in actual therapy settings, this pioneering guide is available to train, inform, and inspire a new generation of art therapists and those seeking to introduce art therapy into their clinical practice. The text illustrates how to: * Set the conditions for creative growth, assess progress, and set goals for therapy * Use art in individual, group, and family situations, including parent-child pairings, mothers' groups, and adolescent groups * Work with healthy children and those with disabilities * Guide parents through art and play * Talk about art work and encourage art production * Decode nonverbal messages contained in art and the art-making process * Use scribbles, drawings, stories, poems, masks, and other methods to facilitate expression * Understand why and how art therapy works Along with the useful techniques and activities described, numerous case studies taken from Rubin's years of practice add a vital dimension to the text, exploring how art therapy works in the real world of children's experience. Original artwork from clients and the author illuminate the material throughout. Written by an internationally recognized art therapist, Child Art Therapy, Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition is a comprehensive guide for learning about, practicing, and refining child art therapy.

Author Biography

Judith Aron Rubin, PHD, ATR-BC, is a licensed psychologist and faculty member of the University of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. She is a former president of the American Art Therapy Association, the author of five books, and the creator of five teaching films. She consults, lectures, and gives workshops across the country as well as abroad, and is preparing a series of art therapy teaching tapes for students and professionals.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.

Preface.

PART I: THE CONTEXT.

Chapter 1. Roots: Personal & Professional.

Chapter 2. A Framework for Freedom.

Chapter 3. Understanding Development in Art.

Chapter 4. A Picture of the Therapeutic Process.

Chapter 5. Some Ways to Facilitate Expression.

PART II: THE INDIVDUAL.

Chapter 6. An Indivdual Art Evaluation.

Chapter 7. Decoding Symbolic Messages.

Chapter 8. Some Case Studies.

Chapter 9. Case Illustration: Understanding & Helping.

PART III: THE FAMILY & THE GROUP.

Chapter 10. A Family Art Evaluation.

Chapter 11. Family Art Therapy.

Chapter 12. Art Therapy with parents.

Chapter 13. Group Art Therapy.

Chapter 14. Multi-Modality Group Therapy.

PART IV: ART THERAPY FOR DISABLED CHILDREN.

Chapter 15. Art as Therapy for Children with Disabilities.

Chapter 16. Art Therapy with Disabled Children & Their Parents.

PART V: ART AS THERAPY FOR EVERYONE.

Chapter 17. Helping the Normal Child Through Art.

Chapter 18. Helping Parents Through Art & Play.

PART VI: GENERAL ISSUES.

Chapter 19 What Child Art Therapy is and Who Can Do It.

Chapter 20. Why and How the Art Therapist Helps.

Chapter 21. How the Art Therapist Learn Through Research.

Conclusion.