Interactive Art Therapy: No Talent Required Projects

by Simmons; Linda L.

• ISBN13: 9780789026538
• ISBN10: 0789026538
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-06-19
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Work with your client--using an effective multi-sensory technique Most people are visual learners. Seeing our ideas in pictures gives them greater impact and more meaning. Interactive Art Therapy: No Talent Required” Projects presents a cutting-edge therapeutic technique founded on sound clinical principles, providing another practical tool any therapist or counselor can effectively use without anyone having to be a da Vinci. The book clearly discusses the clinical rationale behind using standard drawings in therapy and demonstrates how the interactive nature of the approach helps clients to quickly and easily gain deeper insight. Interactive Art Therapy: No Talent Required” Projects helps counselors and therapists empower the client to become an active participant in the therapeutic process, allowing the flexibility of the drawings to be adaptive to the client's cognitive and developmental abilities. The book examines ways for practitioners to discern whether Interactive Art Therapy is a suitable clinical intervention for the client, then explores the ways each drawing can be used to help clients move toward breakthroughs in their therapy. The text uses case examples to clearly illustrate techniques and reveal the ways that clients' drawings reflect their thought processes. Interactive Art Therapy: No Talent Required” Projects discusses how to use simple, client-friendly drawings such as: Cage of Fears” Teeter-Totter of Decision-Making” The Coping Arch” Boundary Castle” Well of Needs” Weight of the World” Swamp of Sympathy” Brick Wall of Barriers” The Pressure Box” Pole Vault for Goals” Interactive Art Therapy: No Talent Required” Projects provides a valuable tool for therapists, school psychologists, guidance counselors, psychiatrists, marriage and family counselors, drug and alcohol counselors, pastoral counselors, educators, and students.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Lorna Hecker
Preface	xiii
Acknowledgments	xv
Introduction	xvii
Theoretical Foundation for Interactive Art Therapy	1	(4)
Dual-Coding Theory	1	(1)
Contiguity Effect	2	(1)
Applications for Interactive Art Therapy	3	(2)
Cage of Fears	5	(10)
Objective	5	(1)
Rationale	5	(2)
Cage of Fears Exercise Instructions	7	(3)
Vignette	10	(3)
Suggestions for Follow-Up	13	(1)
Contraindications for Use	13	(2)
Teeter-Totter of Decision Making	15	(10)
Objective	15	(1)
Rationale	15	(2)
Teeter-Totter of Decision Making Exercise Instructions	17	(3)
Vignette	20	(3)
Suggestions for Follow-Up	23	(1)
Contraindications for Use	23	(2)
The Coping Arch	25	(16)
Objective	25	(1)
Rationale	25	(4)
The Coping Arch Exercise Instructions	29	(4)
Vignette	33	(5)
Suggestions for Follow-Up	38	(1)
Contraindications for Use	39	(2)
Boundary Castle	41	(10)
Objective	41	(1)
Rationale	41	(2)
Boundary Castle Exercise Instructions	43	(2)
Vignette	45	(4)
Suggestions for Follow-Up	49	(1)
Contraindications for Use	50	(1)
Well of Needs	51	(12)
Objective	51	(1)
Rationale	51	(2)
Well of Needs Exercise Instructions	53	(2)
Vignette	55	(4)
Suggestions for Follow-Up	59	(1)
Contraindications for Use	60	(3)
Weight of the World	63	(8)
Objective	63	(1)
Rationale	63	(1)
Weight of the World Exercise Instructions	64	(1)
Vignette	65	(5)
Suggestions for Follow-Up	70	(1)
Contraindications for Use	70	(1)
Swamp of Sympathy	71	(12)
Objective	71	(1)
Rationale	71	(2)
Swamp of Sympathy Exercise Instructions	73	(3)
Vignette	76	(4)
Suggestions for Follow-Up	80	(1)
Contraindications for Use	80	(3)
Brick Wall of Barriers	83	(8)
Objective	83	(1)
Rationale	83	(2)
Brick Wall of Barriers Exercise Instructions	85	(1)
Vignette	86	(3)
Suggestions for Follow-Up	89	(1)
Contraindications for Use	90	(1)
Bloom Where You're Planted	91	(10)
Objective	91	(1)
Rationale	91	(2)
Bloom Where You're Planted Exercise Instructions	93	(1)
Vignette	93	(5)
Suggestions for Follow-Up	98	(1)
Contraindications for Use	98	(3)
The Pressure Box	101	(10)
Objective	101	(1)
Rationale	101	(2)
The Pressure Box Exercise Instructions	103	(2)
Vignette	105	(3)
Suggestions for Follow-Up	108	(1)
Contraindications for Use	109	(2)
Fisherman's Wharf	111	(10)
Objective	111	(1)
Rationale	111	(2)
Fisherman's Wharf Exercise Instructions	113	(1)
Vignette	114	(4)
Suggestions for Follow-Up	118	(1)
Contraindications for Use	119	(2)
Pole Vault for Goals	121	(8)
Objective	121	(1)
Rationale	121	(1)
Pole Vault for Goals Exercise Instructions	122	(2)
Vignette	124	(3)
Suggestions for Follow-Up	127	(1)
Contraindications for Use	127	(2)
The Spider Web	129	(10)
Objective	129	(1)
Rationale	129	(2)
The Spider Web Exercise Instructions	131	(2)
Vignette	133	(4)
Suggestions for Follow-Up	137	(1)
Contraindications for Use	138	(1)
The Cracked Vase	139	(10)
Objective	139	(1)
Rationale	139	(2)
The Cracked Vase Exercise Instructions	141	(1)
Vignette	142	(5)
Suggestions for Follow-Up	147	(1)
Contraindications for Use	147	(2)
Epilogue	149	(2)
References	151	(2)
Index	153