Meaning-Based Approach to Art Therapy - From the Holocaust to Contemporary Practices

A Meaning Based Approach to Art Therapy contextualizes the phenomena of Holocaust artwork for the field of art therapy and uses that canon of artwork to support the inclusion of logotherapy into art therapy theory and practice.

List of contents

Part 1: The Art of the Holocaust 1. Integrating the Art of the Holocaust with Art Therapy Theory 2. The Penomena of Holocaust 3. Categorizing the Art of the Holocaust 4. Arts Contributing to Community Part 2: Research 5. Organizing a Study of Holocaust Art 6. Narratives of Holocaust Artists 7. The Phenomenological Inquiry and Results Part 3: Practice 8. Grounding the Art of the Holocaust to Existentialism and Logotherapy Philosophies 9. Integrating Logotherapy and Art Therapy 10. Art Logotherapy in Practice 11. Epilogue

About the author

Elizabeth Hadara Hlavek, DAT, ATR-BC, LCPAT is an art therapist in private practice in Annapolis, Maryland. She is committed to art therapy advocacy and worked with state legislators to develop the first clinical art therapy license in the state of Maryland. She has served on the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists and on the board of directors of the American Art Therapy Association.

Summary

A Meaning Based Approach to Art Therapy contextualizes the phenomena of Holocaust artwork for the field of art therapy and uses that canon of artwork to support the inclusion of logotherapy into art therapy theory and practice.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Hlavek
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2022
• EAN: 9780367750763
• ISBN: 978-0-367-75076-3
• No. of pages: 190
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, Religion: general, Psychotherapy, Second World War, The Holocaust, Judaism, Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama), Phenomenology & Existentialism, History and Archaeology, Phenomenology and Existentialism, Creative therapy / Expressive therapies