Description
A pioneering art therapist extolls the arts as a powerful tool in psychotherapy, describing how activating the imagination can heal the mind, heart, and soul The medicine of the artist, like that of the shaman, arises from his or her relationship to "familiars"--the themes, methods, and materials that interact with the artist through the creative process. "Whenever illness is associated with loss of soul," writes Shaun McNiff, "the arts emerge spontaneously as remedies, soul medicine." Art as Medicine demonstrates how the imagination heals and renews itself through this natural process. Author Shaun McNiff describes his pioneering methods of art therapy--including interpretation through performance and storytelling, creative collaboration, and dialoguing with images--and the ways in which they can revitalize both psychotherapy and art itself.
Author: Shaun McNiff
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: 10/20/1992
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780877736585
ISBN10: 0877736588
BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Allied Health Services | Occupational Therapy
- Psychology | Psychotherapy | General
- Psychology | Creative Ability
Author: Shaun McNiff
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: 10/20/1992
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780877736585
ISBN10: 0877736588
BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Allied Health Services | Occupational Therapy
- Psychology | Psychotherapy | General
- Psychology | Creative Ability
About the Author
Shaun McNiff is internationally recognized as a founder and leading figure in the arts and healing field. University Professor at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he is past president of the American Art Therapy Association and the author of several other books including Art As Medicine, Trust the Process, and Creating with Others .