Group Process Made Visible The Use of Art in Group Therapy

Name: Group Process Made Visible The Use of Art in Group Therapy
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ISBN: 9781583910597

ISBN-10: 158391059X

ISBN-13: 9781583910597

Edition: 2001

Authors: Shirley Riley

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Group Process Made Visible demonstrates the usefulness of the language of art in enabling group therapists and their clients to understand group members' perceptions of constructs and realities. Externalizing difficulties in visible form clarifies the patient's intended communication and provides the opportunity for constructive conversation. In this book, Shirley Riley explains nonartistic persons' accessibility to expressive tasks that reinforce the development of group cohesion and accelerate the establishment of a trusting and involved group. The book introduces the reader to the approach and general philosophy of the use of art as an additional language in group therapy. Through the…

Book details

List price: $185.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 5/4/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 296
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



About the Contributors


Foreword


Preface


Acknowledgments



The Language of Art in Group Therapy



Introducing the Language of Art to Interns and Staff in an Early Childhood Attachment Theory Program



Psychosocial Support Groups for Children Recovering from the Traumatic Experience of Severe Burns



Art as an Instrument for Creating Social Reciprocity: Social Skills Group for Children with Autism




Integrating the Language of Art into a Creative Cognitive-Behavioral Program with Behavior-Disordered Children




A Condensed Guide to Creating an Adolescent Group: Art Tasks that Address Developmental Interests and the Changing Role of Adolescent Therapy



Working with the Elderly Population with a Serious Loss of Cognition: Visible Communication as a Mode of Memory Retrieval and Other Functions, Such as Self-Regulation and Social Intercourse



Groups in Psychiatric Hospitals and Day Treatment Programs: Art as an Entree into Unfamiliar Realities



Integration of Art, Movement, and Verbal Processing with Women in an Eating Disorders Program




A Women's Group Created Around a Theme of Bereavement



A Group for Therapists Dealing with Secondary Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome Induced by Their Abused Clients' Art Products



Some Final Thoughts



Teaching Group Dynamics


Index