New Developments in Expressive Arts Therapy: The Play of Poiesis

by Stephen K. Levine (Editor), Ellen G. Levine (Editor), Sally Atkins (Contributor)

This collection reflects on the theory and application of expressive arts today in therapy, education, research and social and ecological change. Bringing the understanding of expressive arts into its contemporary theoretical framework, the book reveals the expansion of the field from its initial focus on therapy alone into a diverse range of other areas of interest to therapists, educators, researchers and those interested in working for social and ecological change. The book also contains a selection of discursive writing, poetry and visual art, highlighting the importance of keeping artistic creativity at the heart of the field.With contributions from pioneering arts therapists, this will be vital reading for arts therapists and students in the field today.

347 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 21, 2017

Reviews

[Peaches · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think people should be wary of naming anything "new" if they want it to age well, but considering how little is written about expressive arts, it will likely be around for a while. I appreciated that there were actually useful chapters on EXA in education, which is sadly severely lacking in other texts, and, when it is included, usually connects only to counselors working with young people.