| Popis: |
In this new edition, the author offers a truly fascinating and provocative spectrum of situations that closely correspond to the practice of art therapy. Although the book focuses on ethical issues, it offers an excellent and comprehensive description of art therapy practice. The application of ethical reasoning to true life situations accounts for the book's effectiveness and authority. Rather than providing simplistic directives, the text immerses the reader in the context of practice and the living experience of ethical deliberation from clearly described perspectives. Within the chapters are dilemma-laden vignettes intended to provide opportunities for discussion and debate in the classroom or supervisory group, or provide thought for individual reflection. Most chapters include a series of questions pertaining to practical applications aimed at helping readers clarify their own positions on key issues. Also included are lists of suggested artistic tasks intended to help the reader engage with the topics in a metacognitive, kinetic, visual, and sensory way. Powerful illustrations throughout the text are provided as examples of artistic responses to the artistic tasks. The embodiment of the text lies in its ability to involve the reader in the most introspective, intimate, and complex moral reflection, while simultaneously maintaining true professional calm and even-handedness. The book is written for art therapy students, art therapists, and expressive therapy professionals. It is intended as a textbook for art therapy courses dealing with topics such as professional ethics and art therapy supervision, or as a supplemental text in art therapy theory and practice courses. |
