The Art Therapists' Primer: A Clinical Guide to Writing Assessments, Diagnosis and Treatment - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0398081107 ISBN 13: 9780398081102

Publisher: Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

This landmark publication has been thoroughly revised and brought up to date in the Second Edition. Doctor Ellen G. Horovitz shares over thirty-five years of experience as she transliterates evidence-based art therapy into medical terminology. This treatise spells out the how-to's behind producing art therapy assessments, process notes, significant sessions, objectives and modalities, termination summaries and internet-based assessments into translatable documentation, designed to dovetail within an interdisciplinary medical model.

This step-by-step methodology fashions these reports, places art therapy on equal footing with all mental health workers and generates records, which serves as points of departure for future practitioners. The experienced clinician will gather pertinent skills to enhance his or her practice. The student or seasoned graduate will harness the necessary armament to write clinically-based reports that serve as a model for the field, and educators can use this manual as a teaching tool.

The Appendices (A-L) provide a wealth of information and forms to use in a clinically-based art therapy practice. Recording and communicating clinical findings in a cogent manner to a clinical medical and/or educational team is the trademark of this opus. In addition, there is a DVD located in the back of this book where the reader will find all the Appendix Forms, all images in color (by chapter) and three movies on conducting the CATA, ATDA and BATA.

This must-have reference manual amasses information that will serve as a companion guide for every art therapist (neophyte or seasoned) to formulate clinical reports, and it will aid clients towards a trajectory of wellness, recovery and, above all, health. Through the guidance of Horovitz's milestone text, art therapists will not only walk the walk, but more significantly, learn how to talk the talk.

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The Art Therapists' Primer, 2nd Ed.
Ellen G. Horovitz, editor.
Charles C. Thomas Publisher Ltd.
9780398081102, $74.95.

Definitions of art therapy vary due in two fields: art and psychotherapy. It can focus on the art-making process as therapeutic in and of itself (art as therapy) or it can be art in therapy (art psychotherapy). The psychoanalytic approach was one of the earliest forms of art psychotherapy. This approach employs the transference process between the therapist and the client who makes art. The therapist interprets the client's symbolic self-expression as communicated in the art and elicits interpretations from the client. The Art Therapists' Primer: A Clinical Guide to Writing Assessments, Diagnosis and Treatment, 2nd Ed. by Ellen G. Horovitz (Professor and Director of Graduate Art Therapy and the Art Therapy Cline, Nazareth College, Rochester, New York) is a 380 page compendium comprised of nineteen erudite and scholarly articles by academicians and researchers in the field of art therapy. The Art Therapists' Primer: A Clinical Guide to Writing Assessments, Diagnosis and Treatment, 2nd Ed. is organized into five major sections: Introduction to the Revised Second Edition: Quantifying Qualitative Assessments; Qualitative Instruments; Standardized Instruments; Combining Multiple Assessments; and Conclusion (Treatment Objectives, Modalities and Termination Summaries). Enhanced with the inclusion of appendices, a Name Index, a Subject Index, and DVD instructions, The Art Therapists' Primer: A Clinical Guide to Writing Assessments, Diagnosis and Treatment is strongly recommended for personal, professional, and academic library Psychology/Psychiatry reference collections in general, and Art Therapy Studies reading lists in particular. It should be noted that The Art Therapists' Primer: A Clinical Guide to Writing Assessments, Diagnosis and Treatment, 2nd Ed. is also available in an eBook edition (9780398081119, $64.95). --James A. Cox/Library Bookwatch/ March 2015

Dr. Ellen G. Horovitz s second edition of The Art Therapist' Primer is a helpful reference manual for those studying or already employed in the field of art therapy. The treatise is not only helpful for reference, but is also a clinical guide that provides a step-by-step methodology for therapists to use when conducting studies. As is referenced in the title of the book, readers will find helpful information related to writing assessments, diagnosis, and treatment. For those newer to the field, a helpful preface tells how to use this book, and the straightforward table of contents is easy to navigate; it is divided into five sections that instruct on processing notes, implementing qualitative assessments, and the use of standardized instruments.
A DVD compatible with Windows and Mac OS is provided in the back of the book and includes the Appendix Forms (A-L), all images contained in the book by chapter, and three movies that instruct on how to conduct the CATA, ATDA, and BATA. Readers can find both a name and subject index for reference as well.
Because The Art Therapists' Primer is a collaborative effort that comprises the knowledge and insights of dozens of researchers, this manual will prove useful for art therapists at any stage of their careers. However, due to its specialized nature and advanced terminology, this would not be a helpful guide for those merely interested in art therapy with no plans for formal study or prior degrees in the field. It will be found in general circulation. --ARBA Staff Reviewer/American Reference Books Annual 2016

Edition details

• Publisher: Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0398081107
• ISBN 13: 9780398081102
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Horovitz Ellen G. Ph.D.