Art Therapy Sourcebook (Sourcebooks) - Softcover

Malchiodi, Cathy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071468277 ISBN 13: 9780071468275

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2006

Synopsis

"The most accessible and complete art therapy book ever published. It is a great achievement."
--Shaun McNiff, author of Art Is Medicine and Trust the Process

"Malchiodi's fascinating book shows how modern art therapy is being employed as a potent health-care intervention."
--Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Prayer Is Good Medicine and Healing Words

Newly updated and revised, this authoritative guide shows you how to use art therapy to guide yourself and others on a special path of personal growth, insight, and transformation. Cathy A. Malchiodi, a leading expert in the field, gives you step-by-step instructions for stimulating creativity and interpreting the resulting art pieces. This encouraging and effective method can help you and others recover from pain and become whole again.

The Art Therapy Sourcebook will help you:

• Find relief from overwhelming emotions
• Recover from traumatic losses
• Reduce their stress levels
• Discover insights about yourself
• Experience personal growth

About this title

Synopsis:

This is the authoritative resource on art therapy. Now updated and revised "The Art Therapy Sourcebook, Second Edition", features new illustrated examples, exercises, and fascinating case studies on how art therapy works and how it can be used in health care and mental health counseling. Author Cathy Malchiodi, a leading figure in the field, provides an indispensable source for you to learn how art therapy can help your patients express and understand emotions, deal with trauma, relieve stress, and manage grief.

About the Author:

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0071468277
• ISBN 13: 9780071468275
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 288