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"Art Therapy Practices for Resilient Youth highlights the paradigm shift to treating children and adolescents as 'at-promise' rather than 'at-risk'. By utilizing a strength-based model that moves in opposition to pathology, this volume presents a client-allied modality wherein youth are given the opportunity to express emotions that can be difficult to convey using words. Working internationally with diverse groups of young people grappling with various forms of trauma, 30 contributing therapists share their processes, informed by current understandings of neurobiology, attachment theory, and developmental psychology. In addition to guiding principles and real-world examples, also included are practical directives, strategies, and applications. Together, this compilation highlights the promise of healing through the creative arts in the face of oppression"--
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Dans cet ouvrage l'auteur reprend le de?roulement de quelques se?ances, ou? il nous livre sa fac?on de voir, de ressentir, d'analyser le dessin au fur et a? mesure de sa construction. On assiste aux effets de ses interpre?tations sur le dessin. Son analyse du dessin ne se limite pas aux dires de l'enfant. Il propose une nouvelle fac?on de le regarder, en repe?rant dans la structure du dessin ce qu'il nomme les « formes e?nigmatiques ». Ve?ritable signifiant archai?que qui permet de repe?rer comment le dessin, dans une relation transfe?rentielle, permet de me?taphoriser et symboliser les e?le?ments traumatiques de l'histoire de l'enfant, et de sa famille, avec leurs effets the?rapeutiques.
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This indispensable guide for both parents and professionals offers fascinating ways to better understand the emotional world of children and what is important to them as represented by their drawings. It presents cases of children and adolescents coping with a variety of life challenges and clinical issues by way of interpreting their artwork. Parents, educators, clinicians, and doctors will find this practical guide highly beneficial for understanding children's strengths, weaknesses, and the reasons for their behavior in cases of ADHD, fears and anxiety, coping with divorce, stubbornness and power struggles, sibling rivalry, difficulties with weaning, tantrums, a new baby in the family, learning disabilities, obesity, a lack of emotional intelligence, and many more. The book can also effectively aid them in initiating a fruitful emotional dialog based on specific insights from the drawings. The wisdom in this book is based on extensive psychological studies, innovative independent research, and vast clinical experience. Using over 250 real-life examples of children's drawings, Wimmer offers more than 100 effective coping tools and solutions inspired by this artwork that can be extremely useful in enhancing children's self-confidence and family relationships.
Children's drawings --- Art therapy for children. --- Psychological aspects.
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Imagining Animals explores the making of animal images in art therapy and child psychotherapy. It examines two contrasting primitive states of mind: the investing of the world about us with life through animism and participation mystique, and the lifeless world of autistic states of mind encountered in children who are hard to reach.Caroline Case examines how the emergence of animal imagery in therapy can act as a powerful catalyst for children in autistic states of mind, or with a background of trauma, abuse or depression. She also looks at animal / human relationships,
Art therapy for children. --- Imagery (Psychology) in children. --- Animals --- Autistic children --- Psychological aspects. --- Therapeutic use. --- Rehabilitation.
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An educational and inspirational book that offers practical guidance for art therapists working with transgender and gender-expansive youth and their families. It provides art therapy goals, recommended treatments and coping skills to use with this client group. Each chapter looks at how art therapy can address a different concern or aspect of the experience, such as transitioning, bullying, and recognizing or building a support system. It includes detailed case studies and cutting-edge art therapy interventions, which help young people to express the emotions surrounding the discovery of gender identity, the transition process, and self-care.
Art therapy for children. --- Art therapy for teenagers. --- Transgender children --- Psychology.
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Game playing is a highly effective way of engaging children and has long been acknowledged as an important psychological intervention. Vicky Barber has compiled this book of games to help children to confront personal problems and issues in a light-hearted yet meaningful way. These are games with a difference, as they must be constructed before they can be played. The creation aspect involves collaboration and cooperation within a team, and instills an empowering sense of ownership in the creators. By the time the game is ready to be played, children are confident, thoroughly engaged and ready to explore issues in a supportive environment.
Play therapy. --- Art therapy for children. --- Child art therapy --- Child psychotherapy --- Play --- Recreational therapy --- Therapeutic use --- Speltherapie
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This volume presents perspectives of creative arts therapies approaches in adoption and foster care. Creative arts therapists will find this collection to be of particular relevance, but the intention is to also introduce this subject to a wide range of clinicians, including those in the associated professions of social work, counseling, psychology, psychiatry, nursing, teaching, and related fields. The chapters refer specifically to the development and contemporary application of creative arts therapies approaches in adoption and foster care. The chapters reflect the ways in which creative ar
Art therapy for children. --- Art therapy for youth. --- Adopted children --- Foster children --- Child psychotherapy. --- Family psychotherapy. --- Mental health. --- Mental health.
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"This book argues that the squiggle game enables one in most cases to make contact with a child with particular ease. Often, if the child takes up the suggestion, an intense dialogue develops which gives insight into the inner situation, even in the cases where the child is consciously very reserved and in which the talk emerging from the squiggle game seems to be unproductive, the pictures offers a chance to start talking about precisely why he or she shows such reserve. The book explains the importance of setting up the psychotherapeutic interview situation to be playful in character, making it fun for both therapist and child. The squiggle game makes this easier because it generates a playful atmosphere which nevertheless has a very serious side to it. Including comprehensive examples from the authors practice this book is destined to become the definitive source for using Winnicottis squiggle game in clinical practice."--Provided by publisher.
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Packed with creative activity ideas to use with children and teenagers aged 5 and above, this resource builds therapeutic skills such as self-esteem, positive thinking, conflict resolution and anger control. The fun activities use art, music, stories, and films and will provide all those working with children and teenagers with a wealth of ideas.
Art therapy for children. --- Child psychotherapy. --- Child mental health services --- Child psychiatry --- Children --- Psychotherapy --- Child art therapy --- Child psychotherapy --- Diseases --- Treatment
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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.
Art therapy for children. --- Child psychotherapy. --- Child mental health services --- Child psychiatry --- Children --- Psychotherapy --- Child art therapy --- Child psychotherapy --- Diseases --- Treatment
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