Working With Children in Art Therapy

by Caroline Case (Editor), Tessa Dalley (Editor)

Working with Children in Art Therapy is a collection of papers by ten art therapists working in the major child care agencies as part of a professional team. Each paper describes a different theoretical perspective and clinical setting with an emphasis on the language of art in art therapy and ways of understanding non-verbal communication. Contributions cover working with children in psychiatric clinics within the National Health Service, in mainstream and special schools, and in the social services.

237 pages, Paperback

First published March 16, 1990

Reviews

[Zoe Ito · Rating 4 out of 5]

Transformative, confronting, beautiful and thoughtful

[Em · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book, it offered a great insight into the field of art therapy, from lots of different perspectives. I loved how the authors argued their point while also talking you through specific cases with children they’ve worked with - this was the part I was most interested in- how art therapy actually works and how the relationship with the child is.