On art and therapy : an exploration / Martina Thomson ; foreword by Bernard Cohen.
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TextPublication details: London : Free Association Books, 1997.Description: 137 p. ; 23 cm + pbkISBN: - 1853433683
- 615.85156 THO
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 615.85156 THO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 2 | Available | 39002100624106 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The term art therapy was coined when it was recognized that painting, drawing and modelling had healing effects on people. The early practitioners saw themselves as facilitators in setting free a spontaneous inaginative activity. In this text the author makes a plea for the therapist to return to a trust in the therapeutic value of the creative process itself. Drawing on her memories of working with some of the pioneers of art therapy, and on her own experience as a painter and as an art therapy practitionar, her argument surfaces through observation, speculation, case history and quotations from artists, poets and analysts.
Includes bibliographical references and index.