Art therapy and postmodernism : creative healing through a prism / edited by Helene Burt ; foreword by Joy Schaverien.

Contributor(s): Burt, Helene [editor] | Schaverien, Joy, 1943- [author of introduction, etc. ].

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BookPublisher: London : Jessica Kingsley, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Description: 392 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781849052535 (paperback).Subject(s): Art therapy

| Postmodernism

| Imagery (Psychology) -- Therapeutic use

DDC classification: 615.85156

Contents:

Part 1. Postmodern art therapy practice -- Part 2. Postmodern art therapy practice in the community and globally -- Part 3. Postmodern art therapy research -- Part 4. Postmodern art therapy theory and epistemology.

Summary: "This book brings together the voices of international art therapists with diverse backgrounds and experiences and asks them to consider the role of postmodernism in their understanding of art therapy. These practitioners share a common postmodern belief that art is a unique way of expressing and mediating the human condition and that art therapy should not be a diagnostic tool but a collaborative healing process between the therapist and the client. Drawing on psychotherapy, aesthetics and philosophy, the contributors present current practice, research and case studies and show the many directions and possibilities of postmodern art therapy. This book is an important addition to art therapy theory and will be a crucial text for all art therapy students, academics, researchers and practitioners" - publisher's description.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Lending	MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending	615.85156 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	14/02/2024	00232128

Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This comprehensive book brings together the voices of international art therapists with diverse backgrounds and experiences and asks them to consider the role of postmodernism in their understanding of art therapy. These practitioners share a common postmodern belief that art is a unique way of expressing and mediating the human condition and that art therapy should not be a diagnostic tool but a collaborative healing process between the therapist and the client. Drawing on psychotherapy, aesthetics and philosophy, the contributors present current practice, research and case studies and show the many directions and possibilities of postmodern art therapy.

This book is an important addition to art therapy theory and will be a crucial text for all art therapy students, academics, researchers and practitioners.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

"This book brings together the voices of international art therapists with diverse backgrounds and experiences and asks them to consider the role of postmodernism in their understanding of art therapy. These practitioners share a common postmodern belief that art is a unique way of expressing and mediating the human condition and that art therapy should not be a diagnostic tool but a collaborative healing process between the therapist and the client. Drawing on psychotherapy, aesthetics and philosophy, the contributors present current practice, research and case studies and show the many directions and possibilities of postmodern art therapy. This book is an important addition to art therapy theory and will be a crucial text for all art therapy students, academics, researchers and practitioners" - publisher's description.

MTU Cork Module ARTS 9003 - Core reading.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Helene Burt is Executive Director of the Toronto Art Therapy Institute. She earned her Doctorate of Arts in Art Therapy from New York University in 1999. She has worked as an art therapist and family therapist for over 25 years in Calgary, New York City and Toronto. She is the editor of the Canadian Art Therapy Journal and the Past President of the Canadian Art Therapy Association.