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Using expressive arts to work with mind, body and emotions : theory and practice / Mark Pearson and Helen Wilson.

By: Pearson, Mark, 1950- [author].
Contributor(s): Wilson, Helen [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009Copyright date: ©2009Description: 319 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781849050319 (paperback).Subject(s): Art -- Therapeutic useDDC classification: 616.891656
Contents:
Introduction: after we've talked - what then? -- Evolution and practice of expensive therapies -- Towards freedom, choice and empowerment: evolution of theory -- Attachment, integration and renewal -- Emotion and our boy: working with somatic awareness -- Emotion-focused processes -- Expressive writing as emotional first aid -- Exploring art as therapy -- Use of music in expressive therapy -- Dreamwork -- Transpersonal influences: spirituality and counselling.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Using Expressive Arts to Work with Mind, Body and Emotions combines theory, research and activities to produce practical suggestions for enhancing client participation in the therapy process. It surveys the literature on art therapy; somatic approaches; emotion-activating models; use of music, writing and dreamwork; and the implications of the new findings in neuroscience.

The book includes step-by-step instructions for implementing expressive therapies techniques, and contains a wide range of experiential activities that integrate playful yet powerful tools that work in harmony with the client's innate ability for self-healing. The authors discuss transpersonal influences along with the practical implications of both emotion-focused and attachment theories.

Using Expressive Arts to Work with Mind, Body and Emotions is an essential guide to integrating creative arts-based activities into counselling and psychotherapy and will be a useful manual for practitioners, academics and student counsellors, psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers and creative arts therapists.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-303) and indexes.

Introduction: after we've talked - what then? -- Evolution and practice of expensive therapies -- Towards freedom, choice and empowerment: evolution of theory -- Attachment, integration and renewal -- Emotion and our boy: working with somatic awareness -- Emotion-focused processes -- Expressive writing as emotional first aid -- Exploring art as therapy -- Use of music in expressive therapy -- Dreamwork -- Transpersonal influences: spirituality and counselling.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction: After We've Talked - What Then? (p. 7)
  • 1 Evolution and Practice of Expressive Therapies (p. 13)
  • 2 Towards Freedom, Choice and Empowerment: Evolution of Theory (p. 35)
  • 3 Attachment, Integration and Renewal (p. 65)
  • 4 Emotions and our Body: Working with Somatic Awareness (p. 90)
  • 5 Emotion-focused Processes (p. 129)
  • 6 Expressive Writing as Emotional First Aid (p. 153)
  • 7 Exploring Art as Therapy (p. 202)
  • 8 Use of Music in Expressive Therapies (p. 223)
  • 9 Dreamwork (p. 248)
  • 10 Transpersonal Influences: Spirituality and Counselling (p. 267)
  • References (p. 289)
  • List of Activities (p. 305)
  • Index (p. 308)
  • Author Index (p. 316)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Mark Pearson is Director of the Expressive Therapies Institute of Australia and a lecturer in Counselling at the University of Notre Dame Australia in Fremantle, Western Australia. Mark is currently completing PhD research on the benefits of using arts-based programs for wellbeing in schools. He is the author of Emotional Healing and Self-Esteem: Inner-Life Skills for Children and Adolescents and co-author of Emotional Release for Children, both published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Helen Wilson is also a lecturer in Counselling at the University of Notre Dame Australia, and has been a counsellor in private practice for nearly 20 years. She previously worked as Staff and Student Counsellor at an Australian university and has written and conducted counselling training programmes in Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand and Australia.

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