A Graphic Guide to Art Therapy (Paperback)

Amy E. Huxtable

ISBN 10: 1787753514 / ISBN 13: 9781787753518

Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London, 2021

About this Item

Paperback. What are the core concepts of art therapy? What can you learn from a drawing of a bird's nest, a collage or some scribbles? Why become an art therapist and how do you do it? What happens in the therapy room?In the style of a graphic novel, A Graphic Guide to Art Therapy answers these questions and more. Art therapy and its key concepts, theory and practice are introduced through illustrations and text. Beginning with an overview of art therapy as both a practice and a career, it shows the routes to becoming an art therapist and what the role entails. The essential approaches, frameworks, techniques and assessment styles of art therapy are visualised and discussed, making this book the perfect companion on your journey as an art therapist. A visual guide to art therapy and its principles, this graphic book makes key concepts accessible and engaging for students and allows qualified art therapists to return to the central concepts of art therapy in a new and refreshing style. Each page addresses different core practices and techniques and shows the unique role of the art therapist. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Graphic Guide to Art Therapy (Paperback)
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1787753514
• ISBN 13: 9781787753518
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

What are the core concepts of art therapy? What can you learn from a drawing of a bird's nest, a collage or some scribbles? Why become an art therapist and how do you do it? What happens in the therapy room?

In the style of a graphic novel, A Graphic Guide to Art Therapy answers these questions and more. Art therapy and its key concepts, theory and practice are introduced through illustrations and text. Beginning with an overview of art therapy as both a practice and a career, it shows the routes to becoming an art therapist and what the role entails. The essential approaches, frameworks, techniques and assessment styles of art therapy are visualised and discussed, making this book the perfect companion on your journey as an art therapist.

About the Author

Amy Eli Huxtable earned their Master of Science in Art Therapy Counseling from Emporia State University in 2019. They work as an art therapist at The University of Kansas Health System: Marillac Campus.

Dr. Gaelynn P. Wolf Bordonaro, ATR-BC is the Director of the Emporia State University Art Therapy Program and a Professor in the Department of Counselor Education.

Libby Schmanke, MS, ATR-BC, ATCS, LCAC, MAC has served as a faculty member and as the internship coordinator of the Emporia State University Art Therapy graduate program since 2002.