Art Therapy and Learning Disabilities - Don''t Guess My Happiness

Informationen zum Autor Stephanie Bull, Kevin O'Farrell Klappentext First Published in 2012. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung In this book Stephanie Bull and Kevin O’Farrell bring together practising clinicians who provide an insight into using contemporary art therapy with people with learning disabilities. The authentic voice of people who have learning disabilities is central to the book, and case examples, snapshots of thoughts, dialogue, photographs and artwork are included to ensure that the subjects' voices are heard. The book covers: having a learning disability loss and bereavement attachment and separation infantilisation fear powerlessness self and identity. This accessible and thought-provoking book is essential reading for anyone involved with people with learning disabilities including art therapists, psychotherapists, counsellors, students and carers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Sinason, Foreword. O’Farrell, Introduction. Bull , Personalisation and a New Landscape for Learning Disability Services. Part I: Having a Learning Disability. Caven , The Question of What to Say and How to Say it? Part II: Loss. Dee , Loss, Bereavement and Learning Disabilities – A Theoretical Overview . Dee , Shaping Loss . Bull and Shallcross, Leila’s Shunt: "If I Did Not Have the Shunt in My Head I Would Have Been OK". Part III: Attachment and Separation. Storey, Skating in the Dark. Part IV: Infantilisation. Goody, Stuck in Childhood? Part V: Fear. Ashby, The Long Fingers of Fear. Part VI: Powerlessness. Bruckland, "It Makes Me Jump When I Fall Over". Part VII: Self and Identity. Bull, "The Beast Can Scream" . O’Farrell, Conclusion. ...

Product details

• Authors: Stephanie O''''farrell Bull
• Assisted by: Stephanie Bull (Editor), Bull Stephanie (Editor), Kevin O'Farrell (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.04.2012
• EAN: 9780415583244
• ISBN: 978-0-415-58324-4
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Creative Ability, Psychotherapy, Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama), Creative therapy / Expressive therapies