CONTEMPORARY ART THERAPY WITH ADOL » (1st Edition)

Riley, Shirley

Contemporary Art Therapy with Adolescents offers practical and imaginative solutions to the multifaceted challenges that clinicians face when treating young people. The author fuses the contemporary theories of clinical treatment with the creative processes of art therapy to arrive at a synthesis which yields successful outcomes when working with adolescents. Clinicians of allied disciplines, particularly art therapists, will find practical suggestions for using imagery to enrich their relationships with teenaged clients.

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Based firmly on Riley's own work as a licensed art therapist and family counselor, this book reviews contemporary theories on adolescent development and therapy and offers solutions to the treatment of young people. Riley explores ways to use imagery to enhance client-clinician relationships, how to use art-making therapeutically, and how to surmount the challenges involved in using creativity in current mental health practice. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)