The Handbook of Art Therapy and Digital Technology

Section 1. Foundations. 1. Introduction to Art Therapy and Digital Technology. Cathy Malchiodi, PhD. 2. Ethics, Evidence and Professional Issues. Cathy Malchiodi, PhD and Don Cutcher, ATR-BC. 3. Pros and Cons of Digital Technology in Art Therapy. Christopher Belkopher, PhD. 4. Digital Technology and the Brain: What Every Practitioner Should Know. Cathy Malchiodi, PhD. Section 2. The Digital Toolbox: Methods and Media. 5. The Virtual Studio. Shaun McNiff, PhD. 6. Therapeutic Photography/Photo-Art-Therapy. Alexander Kopytin, PhD. 7. Therapeutic Filmmaking. J. Lauren Johnson, PhD. 8. Digital Storytelling. Bronwen Grey, PhD. 9. Animation. Brian Austin, Founder, The Animation Project, NYC and Joe Kavitski. 10. Apps and Games in Art and Play Therapy: The iPad Art Therapy Room. Sairalyn Thong and Cathy Malchiodi. Section 3. Clinical and Educational Applications. 11. Digital Art Therapy with Children in Medical Settings. Molly Kohut. 12. Digital Media with Adolescents. Jeffrey Jameson, PhD. 13. The One Project: Therapeutic Photography with Adults. Bryce Evans. 14. Digital Technologies with People with Disabilities. Olena Darewych, PhD. 15. Use Digital Media to Establish an Art Therapy Practice. Cathy Malchiodi, PhD. 16. Computational Art Therapy: Digital Technology in Art Therapy Assessment and Research. Seong-in Kim. 17. Arts-Based Research and Digital Technologies. Shaun McNiff, PhD. 18. Social Media Platforms and Community Art Therapy: A Palette of Possibilities (ART THERAPY + HAPPINESS PROJECT. Cathy Malchiodi, PhD and Emily Johnson Welsh.

Malchiodi has done it again! This text is an accessible and comprehensive guide that invites a range of perspectives to explore meaning making from multiple technological data sources and helps to further define the evolution of art therapy in contemporary healthcare practice. Peppered with case examples and thoughtful recommendations, the authors never lose focus on the value of interpersonal relatedness and emphasize the priorities that a transforming society must have on attending to the bio-psycho-social and spiritual components of holistic and patient-centered care.