Asian art therapists : navigating art, diversity and culture / edited by Megu Kitazawa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kitazawa, Megu, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art therapy--Cross-cultural studies.

Art therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

Summary:

"This book explores Asian art therapist experiences in a predominantly white professional field, challenging readers with visceral, racial, and personalized stories that may push them far beyond their comfort zone. Drawing from the expertise and practices of Asian art therapists from around the world, this unique text navigates how minority status can affect training and clinical practice in relation to clients, co-workers, and peers. It describes how Asian pioneers have broken therapeutic and racial rules to accommodate patient needs and improve clinical skills and illustrates how the reader can examine and disseminate their own biases. Authors share how they make their own path - by becoming aware of the connection between their lives and circumstances - and how they liberate themselves and those who seek their services. This informative resource for art therapy students and professionals offers non-Asian readers a glimpse at personal and clinical experiences in the White-dominant profession while detailing how Asian art therapists can lead race-based discussions with empathy to become more competent therapists and educators in an increasingly diversifying world"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Endorsements

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of figures

Acknowledgments

Contributors

Introduction: Unsettling Matter of Race and Ethnicity

1. History Matters: Stories about Identity, Culture, and Art Therapy

2. The Portrait of a Color-Blind Art Therapist: A Japanese Art Therapist Working with Minority Clients in NYC

3. Returning to the Sacred Circle, Immigrant and Indigenous Allies: A Heuristic Perspective

4. My Optional Practical Training Experience: My Perspective as a Japanese Art Therapy Student

5. An Art Therapist's Perspective on Cultural Humility in Diverse Setting: A Personal Journey from India to the United States of America

6. Between Melting Pots: A Filipino American Art Therapist and the Bean Project

7. Unrealistic Expectations and Harsh Realities: Navigating Career Development as an Asian Art Therapist

8. Find Lost Name: Self-Reflection on the Journey of Being an Art Therapist

9. Interweaving Art, Therapy, and Cultural Diversity

10. Intracultural Practice for Asian Art Therapists: "Are You One of Us, or Are You One of Them?"

11. Possible Use of Art-Based Supervision in Japan

Conclusion: A Need for Cognitive Diversity in Multicultural Training

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-310964-0

1-003-10964-0

1-000-26206-5

1-000-26212-X

9781003109648

OCLC:

1158508466