Arts therapies in schools : research and practice / edited by Vicky Karkou.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Karkou, Vassiliki.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art therapy for children.

School psychology.

School children--Mental health services.

School children.

Physical Description:

288 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010.

Summary:

Arts therapists are increasingly working in schools, and there is growing interest in identifying relevant approaches and further exploring research evidence. This book outlines the potential uses of music, art, drama and dance movement therapies in educational settings, and the value they can add to the emotional and social development of children and adolescents.

Drawing on international evidence, the contributors outline a wide range of innovative applications of arts therapies across a range of settings, such as mainstream classrooms, special schools and student support units. Findings discussed include how solution-focused brief dramatherapy group work can contribute to conflict resolution and co-operative play; how exposure to art therapy can ignite the imagination of children with autism; and how encouraging child-led music-making can improve educational achievements. Particular emphasis is placed upon collaborative work, whether it is between arts therapists from different disciplines, arts therapists and teaching staff or arts therapists and researchers.

Contents:

Part I Mainstream Schools 25

1 From the Dance Studio to the Classroom: Translating the Clinical Dance Movement Psychotherapy Experience into a School Context / Suzi Tortora 27

2 PEACE through Dance/Movement Therapy: The Development and Evaluation of a Violence Prevention Programme in an Elementary School / Lynn Kashldnd 43

3 Finding a Way Out of the Labyrinth through Dance Movement Psychotherapy: Collaborative Work in a Mental Health Promotion Programme for Secondary Schools / Vicky Karkou 59

4 Making Space Inside: The Experience of Dramatherapy within a School-based Student Support Unit / Jo Christensen 85

5 Solution-focused Brief Dramatherapy Group Work: Working with Children in Mainstream Education in Sri Lanka / Genevieve Smyth 97

6 The Searching Drama of Disaffection: Dramatherapy Groups in a Whole-school Context / Toby Quibell 114

7 Educational Music Therapy: Theoretical Foundations Explored in Time-limited Group Work Projects with Children / Emma Pahybridge 129

8 Art Therapy in Education for Children with Specific Learning Difficulties Who Have Experienced Stress and/or Trauma / Unnur Ottarsdottir 145

9 'Give Me Some Paper': The Role of Image-making as a Stabilizing Force for a Child in Transition / Frances Prokofiev 161

Part II Special Schools 177

10 I Am Here to Move and Dance with You': Dance Movement Therapy with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorders / Hilda Wengrower 179

11 Dramatherapy, Autism and Relationship-building: A Case Study / Lynn Tytherleigh 197

12 The Capacity for Imagination: Implications for Working with Children with Autism in Art Therapy / Fuyuko Takeda 217

13 Music Therapy for Children with Autism in an Educational Context / Jo Tomlinson 231

14 Unmasking Hidden Resources: Communication in Children with Severe Developmental Disabilities in Music Therapy / Cochavit Elefant 243

15 Facing the Challenge: A Music Therapy Investigation in the Evidence-based Framework / Katrina McFerran 259.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781843106333

1843106337

OCLC:

335679127