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DBT-Informed Art Therapy

Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and the Creative Process
  • ISBN-13: 9781849057332
  • Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
  • By Susan M. Clark
  • Price: AUD $71.99
  • Stock: 38 in stock
  • Availability: Order will be despatched as soon as possible.
  • Local release date: 14/12/2016
  • Format: Paperback (229.00mm X 164.00mm) 344 pages Weight: 512g
  • Categories: Clinical psychology [MMJ]
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DBT-informed art therapy encourages patients to engage with and retain the three key concepts of mindfulness, metaphorical thinking, and mastery, to better understand and control their emotions. This highly practical resource provides thorough explanations and training for successfully integrating DBT therapy into current art therapy practice.
Introduction. Part 1. Background. 1. Standard DBT and Its Adaptations. 2. Art Therapy: A Brief History. 3. Mindfulness as a Core Skill in DBT. 4. Mindfulness and the Creative Arts Therapies. Part 2. DBT-Informed Art Therapy. 5. 'DBT in Action'. 6. Stage One DBT-Informed Art Therapy. 7. The Three Ms in DBT-Informed Art Therapy: Mindfulness, Metaphor, and Mastery. 8. Characteristics and Practices of the DBT-Informed Art Therapist. Part 3. The Activities. 9. Core Mindfulness Skills. 10. Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills. 11. Emotion Regulation Skills. 12. Distress Tolerance Skills. 13. Supplemental Skills for Specific Adaptations of DBT. Part 4. Stage Two DBT-Informed Art Therapy and Beyond. 14. Using Art Therapy Interventions within Stage Two, Three, and Four DBT. 15. Conclusion: Developing an Evidence Base for DBT-Informed Art Therapy: Research and Program Development. Appendix.
Susan Clark's fine book is a comprehensive plea for expanding known treatment strategies for formidable disorders of emotion regulation by including treatments that help patients express what words cannot say. She provides an astounding array of creative art activities that, when combined with more traditional talk therapy, bring the power of art, metaphor, paradox, and each client's unique creative sensibility into the therapeutic process.
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