Essays on the Creative Arts Therapies [electronic resource] : Imaging the Birth of a Profession

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arts--Therapeutic use.

Creative ability.

Psychotherapy.

Local Subjects:

Arts--Therapeutic use.

Creative ability.

Psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p.)

Place of Publication:

Springfield : Charles C Thomas, 1999.

Summary:

This book is a compilation of the authorís essays concerning the integration of the creative arts therapy disciplines (art, dance, drama, music, and poetry) into one larger organization representing their clinical, scholarly, and public policy activities. This is a book about rites of passage, about naivete and maturity, about growing up. It is about poetics and politics, about the tremendous potential to contribute to the public welfare and the deep fears of collaboration and dialogue. Throughout this book, the author takes the position that joining together clinically, academically, and orga

Contents:

HALF TITLE: ESSAYS ON THE CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIES; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; TITLE PAGE: ESSAYS ON THE CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIES; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTENTS; Section 1: PROLOGUE; Section II: ESSAYS; Section III: CLINICAL AND THEORETICAL CONTRIBUTIONS; Section IV: EPILOGUE; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON THE CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIES; REFERENCES; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-398-08346-0

OCLC:

627032062