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.

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.

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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.

Inhalt

Illustrations xi

DVD Contents xv

Acknowledgments xxxiii

Preface: 25th Anniversary Edition xxxix

Background xxxix

Changes in Art Therapy and Mental Health xl

Changes in Organization and Content of the Book xli

PART I The Context

1 Roots: Personal and Professional 3

Personal 3

Professional 6

Personal/Professional Passage 8

A Personal Experience of the Creative Process 9

Making Pictures Helps My Mourning Process 13

About This Book 14

2 A Framework for Freedom 19

Conditions for Creative Growth 29

3 Understanding Development in Art 34

Progression in Normal Artistic Development 34

Where a Child Is 46

General Issues in Development 48

4 A Picture of the Therapeutic Process 57

Testing 58

Trusting 61

Risking 62

Communicating 63

Facing 64

Understanding 66

Accepting 68

Coping 69

Separating 70

5 Some Ways to Facilitate Expression 73

A Starter (A Scribble) 73

A Theme 74

A Medium 77

A Dream 78

A Mask 81

A Target 83

A Tape Recorder 85

A Poem 88

A Story 89

A Picture-Taking Machine 90

Flashlights and Candles 90

Extending the Range 92

Conclusion 92

PART II The Individual

6 An Individual Art Evaluation 97

Background 97

Initiating the Interview 99

Getting Started 103

The Art Materials 106

The Space 110

Talking about the Artwork 113

Abstract Artwork 115

Some Things Are Easier to Say and to See in Art 117

Productivity 118

Recommendations 119

7 Decoding Symbolic Messages 121

To Write or Not to Write? 121

Verbal Communications 122

To Talk or Not to Talk? 122

Nonverbal Communications 123

Interaction with the Therapist 123

Response to the Task 124

Response to the Materials 124

The Working Process 125

Products: Form 126

Form and Process as Content 128

Products: Content 129

Common Themes 129

Self-Representations 131

Degree of Disguise 131

Attitude toward the Product 132

Making Sense 134

Reporting 135

8 Some Case Studies 137

Ellen: An Elective Mute 138

Dorothy: A Child with Schizophrenia 145

Randy: A Boy with Encopresis 150

Conclusion 152

9 Case Illustration: Understanding and Helping 153

Individual Art Evaluation 156

Group Art Therapy 158

Joint Mother-Child Art Sessions 160

Family Art Evaluation 161

Family Art Therapy 162

Joint Nonverbal Drawing 167

PART III The Family and the Group

10 A Family Art Evaluation 173

Format 174

Scribble Drawing 177

Family Representations 178

Family Mural 180

Free Products 182

Making Sense 182

Characteristics 183

Modifications 185

11 Family Art Therapy 188

Family Member Dyads 188

Conjoint Family Art Therapy 193

Occasional Conjoint Family Art Sessions 196

Multimodal Family Art Sessions 197

12 Art Therapy with Parents 200

Individual Art Therapy 200

Mother-Child Art Therapy Group 202

Short-Term Parent-Child Art Therapy Groups 214