Handbook of Art Therapy

by Cathy A. Malchiodi

This essential handbook provides a complete and practical overview of art how it works, how it can be used, and with whom. Demonstrated are interventions for children, adolescents, and adults facing a variety of clinical problems and life challenges. Case-based chapters from leading practitioners illuminate major theoretical perspectives, including psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, developmental, and other approaches. Also examined is what current research in psychology and neuroscience can tell us about the scientific basis for art therapy. Discussing applications in individual psychotherapy, couple and family treatment, and group work, the Handbook includes over 100 samples of drawings and other artwork. The process of art therapy is illustrated in helping clients manage and cope with such problems as trauma, sexual abuse, developmental and learning disabilities, drug and alcohol misuse, serious mental illness, and medical illness. Appendices include descriptions of empirically supported approaches to art-based assessment, some of which are written by the instrument developers themselves.

Genres: Psychology, Art, Nonfiction

461 pages, Hardcover

First published November 21, 2002

About the author

Cathy Malchiodi is an art therapist, visual artist, research psychologist, and author in the fields of art therapy, trauma-informed practice, and art in healthcare.

Cathy is a leading international expert in the "healing arts" fields of art therapy, art in healthcare, and expressive therapies, and has 25 years experience in trauma intervention and trauma-informed practice. She has published numerous books, including, The Art Therapy Sourcebook, Handbook or Art Therapy, Expressive Therapies, Understanding Children's Drawings, and Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children, all of which have become standard texts; she has also published more than 50 invited book chapters and refereed articles and reviews various mental health journals. A popular speaker, Cathy has given over 300 invited keynotes, workshops, and courses throughout the United States, Canada, Asia, and Europe. She has been an Adjunct Professor at Lesley University's Expressive Therapies Department for over 20 years and has been a visiting professor and lecturer at numerous universities throughout the US.

She is a research psychologist, a Board Certified and Licensed Professional Art Therapist, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Certified Trauma and Loss Educator with expertise in trauma-informed care, interpersonal violence intervention and disaster relief with children, adults, and families. She is the originator of the practice of "trauma-informed art therapy," an approach based on resilience-enhancement, mindfulness, sensory-based intervention, and body/mind principles.

Cathy has provided consultation, service, and expertise to a wide variety of community, national, and international agencies, including the International Child Art Foundation, Department of Defense, Issues Deliberation America/Australia, American Art Therapy Association, International Medical Corp, and Save the Children Foundation. Cathy has also served on the boards of American Counseling Association (ACA), distinguished as the first Representative from the Association for Creativity in Counseling (ACC); President of the Counseling Association for Humanistic Education and Development (C-AHEAD); American Art Therapy Association (AATA); Delegate to 20/20 National Future of Counseling Task Force with ACA; Research and Ethics Committees of the Society for the Arts in Healthcare; International Advisory Board, International Child Art Foundation; Advisory Board for Alzheimer's Association of America; and on numerous national and international boards in mental health, education, counseling, arts, and public service. In honor of her clinical and academic contributions, Cathy is the first and only person to have received all three of the American Art Therapy Association’s highest honors: Distinguished Service Award, Clinician Award, and Honorary Life Member Award. She is the recipient of Kennedy Center Honors and a Very Special Arts (VSA) Award for her art therapy work in Hong Kong and Beijing and is the recipient of the Willam Steele Award for her outstanding contributions to the field of trauma intervention with children.

Cathy's current passion includes bringing together the art therapy community worldwide; to this end, she founded the International Art Therapy Organization in May 2009, a network of approximately 3000 professionals and students across the globe. In April 2010, she co-founded the non-profit group Art Therapy Without Borders (ATWB), an organization dedicated to using art therapy to wake up the world through service, education, research, and global networking.

Cathy currently resides in the decidedly weird city of Louisville, Kentucky with husband David and furry feline supervisors and task masters, Zoolee and Chaplin. And even though she worked hard for her psychology doctorate and has penned more stuff than she can remember, she often finds humor in her peers' overuse of the prefix "Dr." on their websites and memos [particularly when they use PhD at the other

Reviews

[Melissa Lee-Tammeus · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really want to own this book. I ended up taking a ton of notes and numerous tools to add to art therapy sessions with clients. There are wonderful case studies and progressions of how art can heal. I highly recommend this to anyone in the mental health field and to encourage them to use art with any of their clients. It can really open up a whole new avenue of understanding.

[Mairéad (is roaming the Undying Lands) · Rating 3 out of 5]

***Read For ESSAY***

[Trevor · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked this book very much. Very clearly told me what art therapy is, when to use it, who to use it with, why to use it, and how to use it. I can’t wait to get started with clients.

[Stephanie Gordon · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was very interesting and educational. I loved how art therapy is explained scientifically and from different theories. It's also very complete, although a bit repetitive.
The only thing I disliked was how they dismiss projective tests when they are still proven and handy even applied in art therapy because I've done it myself with positive effects.

[Alexandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simply the best! I can read it all over again and again!

[Mar Gro · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful book. A guide to art-therapist life. Offers explanations in accessible way; framework for creating classes; divides chapters into topics people can struggle with.

[Victoria Zabuzova · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent academic writing and editing.
Must read within social studies of all sorts.

[Colleen Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great sequel to the Art Therapy Source Book. Goes into greater details about specific emperically proven instruments to measure the artwork of clients. Chapters are devoted to forms of art, and art making that can be used with specific populations. I come back to this book often when I'm utilizing therapeutic art activities with the children and teens I work with.

[Blackbook · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative and accessible.

[BVC · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sì beh però dove stanno i riferimenti bibliografici quando, per esempio, associate le forme d'arte terapia alla riabilitazione dei deficit di memoria? Merdoni.