Front cover image for Medical art therapy with children

Medical art therapy with children

Drawing on case material from a variety of situations, the book describes research on medical art therapy with children, and practical approaches to using art activities with them. The writers examine art therapy with young patients suffering from burns, cancer, asthma, arthritis, eating disorders and HIV/AIDS.
Print Book, English, 2000
Jessica Kinsley Publishers, London, 2000
208 p. : il. ; 24 cm
9781853026775, 1853026778
912387938
Foreword by Judith A. Rubin 1. Introduction to Medical Art Therapy with Children, Cathy A. Malchiodi, Director of the Institute for the Arts and Health, Utah. 2. Physiological Effects of Creating Mandalas, Carol H. Delue, Art Therapist and Biofeedback Therapist, California. 3. Addressing Physiological Complications of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents through Art Therapy, Erika Cleveland, Art Therapy Lecturer at Lesley College and Emmanuel College, Boston, MA. 4. Art Therapy with Paediatric Patients, Tracy Councill, Art Therapist in Pediatric Oncology, Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC. 5. Treating Children who have Asthma, Robin L. Gabriels, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO. 6. Hide and Seek: The Art of Living with HIV/AIDS, Emily Picirrillo, Art Therapist, Washington, DC. 7. Art Therapy on a Hospital Burn Unit: A Step Toward Healing and Recovery Johanna Russell, Art Therapist, Davis Medical Center, University of California. 8. Comparisons of Pain Perceptions between Children with Arthritis and and their Caregivers, Jennifer Barton, Art Therapist. 9. Understanding Somatic and Spiritual Aspects of Children's Art Expressions, Cathy A. Malchiodi, Director of the Institute for the Arts and Health, Utah. Resources. The Contributors. Subject Index. Author Index.
Índices