Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2. How we conceive of the work we do. Chapter 3. The process of cultivating an artist identity. Chapter 4. Attempting to understand our clients through the poetry of their lives. Chapter 5. The multicultural languages of art. Chapter 6. The influence of an artistic perspective on treatment planning. Chapter 7. How an artist identity informs the work we do with clients. Chapter 8. Communicating with others about the work we do. Chapter 9. The ethics of studio art therapy. Chapter 10. Art therapy, the art world and social responsibility. Chapter 11. Conclusions, References. Index.
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The main concerns of this book are that art therapy has been subsumed in other healing practices and that it is time for art therapy to be reclaimed once more for what it should be, a practice based on the products and processes of art. The author argues that the original spirit of studio art therapy must have a place in the development of current art therapy practices.