The field of expressive arts is closely tied to the therapeutic change: As well as being beneficial for the individual or small group, expressive arts therapy has the potential for a much wider impact: to inspire social action and bring about social change.The book's contributions explore the transformative power of the arts therapies in areas stricken by conflict, political unrest, poverty, or natural disaster and discuss how and why expressive arts therapy works. They look at the ways it can be used to engage community consciousness and improve social conditions whilst taking into account the issues that arise within different context and populations Leading expressive arts therapy practitioners give inspiring accounts of their work, form using poetry as a tool in trauma intervention with Iraqi survivors of war and torture to setting up storytelling workshops to aid the integration of Ethiopian Jewish immigrants in Israel.Offering visionary perspectives on the role of the arts in inspiring change at the community or social level, this is essential reading for students and practitioners of creative and expressive arts therapies, as well as psychotherapists, counselors, artists, and others working to effect social change.
The field of expressive arts is closely tied to the therapeutic change: As well as being beneficial for the individual or small group, expressive arts therapy has the potential for a much wider impact: to inspire social action and bring about social change.The book's contributions explore the transformative power of the arts therapies in areas stricken by conflict, political unrest, poverty, or natural disaster and discuss how and why expressive arts therapy works. They look at the ways it can be used to engage community consciousness and improve social conditions whilst taking into account the issues that arise within different context and populations Leading expressive arts therapy practitioners give inspiring accounts of their work, form using poetry as a tool in trauma intervention with Iraqi survivors of war and torture to setting up storytelling workshops to aid the integration of Ethiopian Jewish immigrants in Israel.Offering visionary perspectives on the role of the arts in inspiring change at the community or social level, this is essential reading for students and practitioners of creative and expressive arts therapies, as well as psychotherapists, counselors, artists, and others working to effect social change.
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