Group analytic art therapy /
Gerry McNeilly ; foreword by Malcolm Pines.
- 230 pages : illustrations ; 2006.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Malcolm Pines -- Part 1 Origins -- 1. How I started -- 2. Early formulations and developments -- 3. Practical developments -- 4. Group as a whole -- 5. Individual in the group : transference constellations -- 6. Transitions – Part 2 Portuguese papers - new developments -- 7. Introduction : literature review and developments since 1990 -- 8. That which binds together can also pull apart: new theory and technique -- 9. Openings -- 10. Cross-fertilization – 11. The matrix, the pattern and the fullness of emptiness -- Final remarks.
"Group Analytic Art Therapy, written by an internationally renowned psychotherapist, provides readers with a practical and theoretical framework for using group art therapy in a range of settings. Based on over 20 years' experience of conducting group art therapy, this book is packed with suggestions for group art therapy practice and many explanatory diagrams. The author also explores the dynamics and psychological effects of diverse group situations, based on examples from his own clinical practice, and offers an illuminating insight in to his own theories and practical applications of group art therapy in the context of the developments in the field. Group Analytic Art Therapy is both a comprehensive reference and an inspiring text for practising and trainee art therapists, psychotherapists and group therapists" - publisher's description.