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Susan Buchalter - Art Therapy and Creative Coping Techniques for Older Adults - 9781849058308 - V9781849058308
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Art Therapy and Creative Coping Techniques for Older Adults

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Description for Art Therapy and Creative Coping Techniques for Older Adults Paperback. Art and the therapeutic uses of art provide older people with valuable ways in which to express their feelings, needs and fears, and with a resource for coping with life's major changes. This practical book is filled with step-by-step activities for art therapists and professionals to use in work with older people either individually or in groups. Series: Arts Therapies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 36 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JKSG; MQTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.

Art and the therapeutic uses of art provide older adults with valuable ways in which to express and share their feelings, needs and fears, and with a resource for coping with life's major changes. This practical book is filled with step-by-step exercises for art therapists and other professionals to use in work with older adults, either individually or in groups.

The author provides brief, imaginative warm-ups, which encourage participants to become more at ease expressing themselves creatively. She offers ideas for engaging and innovative creative projects across a range of media, including art, music, movement, poetry and creative writing, ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Arts Therapies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849058308
SKU
V9781849058308
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50

About Susan Buchalter
Susan I. Buchalter is a senior clinical therapist at the University Medical Centre at Princeton. She is a certified art therapist, licensed professional counselor, and certified group psychotherapist, and has over 25 years' experience of leading art therapy and psychotherapy groups. Susan is the author of A Practical Art Therapy and Art Therapy Techniques and Applications, both published by JKP. ... Read more

Reviews for Art Therapy and Creative Coping Techniques for Older Adults
The vast number of activities makes this a valuable resources and a starting point for those planning their own activities. There is a useful index that allows the readers to search by emotion, materials or subject. Each of the activities is well planned in terms of physical resources.
NursingTimes.net Buchalter's clear, imaginative and empathic way of explaining this creative ... Read more

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