
The Wiley Handbook of Art Therapy
by David E. Gussak, Marcia L. Rosal
2nd Edition
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781394214990 |
| eText ISBN | 9781394215003 |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Publishing Year | 2025 |
| Edition | 2nd Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 1024 |
The Wiley Handbook of Art Therapy, 2nd Edition presents a contemporary overview of clinical concepts, historical development, and practical therapeutic applications. Co-edited by David E. Gussak and Marcia L. Rosal, this volume structures core theoretical knowledge and creative modalities into clear thematic sections. It supports academic research and direct clinical practice.
Theoretical frameworks examined in the volume include expressive, psychoanalytic, Jungian, archetypal, and Adlerian traditions alongside cognitive behavioral, mindfulness-based, and transpersonal approaches. The text addresses specific media applications. It details the clinical use of printmaking, photography, digital media, collage, and three-dimensional forms across different interventions.
Featuring chapters written by 116 authors across its sections, the reference provides broad disciplinary depth. It details diverse creative modalities and theoretical perspectives. This volume supports practicing art therapists and students in the therapeutic professions as they refine their theoretical understanding and practical approaches.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Implementing Cultural Humility in Art Therapy
Chapter 2: History of Art Therapy
Chapter 3: Rethinking and Reframing Group Art Therapy: An Amalgamation of British and US Models
Chapter 4: Identity of the Art Therapist
Chapter 5: Making Queer Worlds: Affirming LGBTQIA+ Clients in Art Therapy
Chapter 6: Art Therapy, Homelessness, and Poverty
Chapter 7: “Special Needs” Federal Mandates and Opportunities for Art Therapy
Chapter 8: Art Therapy is a Brain-Based Profession: Update 2024
Chapter 9: Expressive Therapies Continuum
Chapter 10: Psychoanalytic Art Therapy
Chapter 11: Psychoanalytic Study of Artists and Their Art: Its Relevance for Art Therapists
Chapter 12: Jungian Art Therapy: Theory Through Lived Experiences
Chapter 13: Archetypal Art Therapy
Chapter 14: Adlerian Art Therapy
Chapter 15: Cognitive Behavioral Art Therapy Revisited
Chapter 16: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Art Therapy
Chapter 17: Gestalt Art Therapy: A Path to Consciousness Expansion
Chapter 18: Positive Art Therapy: Integrating Positive Psychology with Art Therapy
Chapter 19: Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy
Chapter 20: Embracing the Transpersonal: Developing a Spiritualized Art Therapy
Chapter 21: Existentialism, Logotherapy and Art Therapy
Chapter 22: Social Action Art Therapy
Chapter 23: Aggression and Art Therapy: A Social Interactionist Perspective
Chapter 24: Open Studio Approach to Art Therapy
Chapter 25: An Eclectic Approach to Art Therapy—Revisited
Chapter 26: Media Considerations in Art Therapy: Directions for Future Research
Chapter 27: 2D Expression is Intrinsic: Materials are Not
Chapter 28: Printmaking: Reflective and Receptive Impressions in the Therapeutic Process
Chapter 29: Photography as Therapy: Academic and Clinical Explorations
Chapter 30: The Paradox of Digital Media for Art Therapy
Chapter 31: Collage as an Expressive Medium in Art Therapy
Chapter 32: Collage as Post-structural Epistemology: Construction–Deconstruction–Reconstruction
Chapter 33: Constructing the Self: Three-Dimensional Form
Chapter 34: Art is the Common Thread in Group Therapy
Chapter 35: Art Therapy with Children
Chapter 36: Relating and Creating in Art Therapy with Adolescents
Chapter 37: Adult Art Therapy: Four Decades, Ages 20–60 Years
Chapter 38: Art Therapy with Older Adults
Chapter 39: Art Therapy and Thanatology: A Unified Approach
Chapter 40: A Treatment Model for Marital Art Therapy: Combining Gottman’s Sound Relationship House Theory with Art Therapy Techniques
Chapter 41: Getting the Picture: Family Art Therapy
Chapter 42: Art Therapy and Developmental, Intellectual/Learning Disabilities
Chapter 43: Art, Art Therapy, and Autism
Chapter 44: School Art Therapy
Chapter 45: Reflections on 44 Years of Art Therapy in Psychiatric Hospitals
Chapter 46: Art Therapy in the Management of Generalized Low-Level Depression
Chapter 47: Art Therapy and Substance Abuse
Chapter 48: Addiction and Art Therapy: Interdisciplinary Considerations
Chapter 49: Art Therapy in the Treatment of Long-term PTSD
Chapter 50: Young Children Can’t Wait: Treating Early Childhood Trauma Using Art Therapy and Child Parent Psychotherapy
Chapter 51: Using Art Therapy for Vets with Moral Injuries
Chapter 52: Dissociation and Dissociative Identities in Art Therapy Treatment: Who Else is in the Room?
Chapter 53: Art Therapy and Eating Disorders
Chapter 54: Grief and Aggression in Art Therapy: The Intersection of Violence and Grief
Chapter 55: The Art of Forensic Art Therapy
Chapter 56: Art Therapy in the Prison Milieu
Chapter 57: In Transit: Art Therapy as a Bridge to Reintegration in Sex Offender Treatment Programs
Chapter 58: Dimensions of Art Therapy in Medical Illness
Chapter 59: Art Therapy in Medical Settings
Chapter 60: Community-Based Disability Studios: Being and Becoming
Chapter 61: Bringing Art Therapy into Museums
Chapter 62: Museum-Based Art Therapy with Autistic Adolescents and Young Adults
Chapter 63: Assessment in Art Therapy
Chapter 64: Assessing Attachment Security through the Bird’s Nest Drawing (BND) and Accompanying Stories
Chapter 65: The Face Stimulus Assessment (FSA)
Chapter 66: Family Art Assessment
Chapter 67: The Levick Emotional and Cognitive Art Therapy Assessment (lecata)
Chapter 68: Silver Drawing Test/The Draw A Story Assessment Procedures (SDT and DAS)
Chapter 69: The Diagnostic Drawing Series at Forty-Five: Art Therapy Assessment and Research
Chapter 70: The Formal Elements Art Therapy Scale (FEATS)
Chapter 71: Assessments and Computer Technology
Chapter 72: The Need for Norms in Formal Art Therapy Assessment
Chapter 73: Historical Review and Current Trends in Art Therapy Research
Chapter 74: A Case for Case Studies: More than Telling a Story
Chapter 75: Social Action Research Methods and Art Therapy
Chapter 76: Quantitative Investigations: Alternative Choices
Chapter 77: Experimental and Control Group Research Designs
Chapter 78: Conducting Mixed Methods Research in Art Therapy
Chapter 79: Arts-Based Research and Art Therapy
Chapter 80: International Art Therapy
Chapter 81: Art Therapy in Great Britain
Chapter 82: Art Therapy in Canada: A Place-based Métissage
Chapter 83: Art Therapy in Europe
Chapter 84: Art Therapy in Russia and Ukraine
Chapter 85: Art Therapy “Down Under”: Perspectives on the Profession from Australia, New Zealand
Chapter 86: Art Therapy in Asia
Chapter 86a: Current Status of Korean Art Therapy
Chapter 86b: Unus mundus: Eastern-spirited and Western-embodied Art Therapy Practice in Taiwan
Chapter 86c: Ankur—Nurturing the Seedling: The Growth of Art Therapy in India
Chapter 87: Mexico: Where Art Thou? Finding the Current State of Mexican Art Therapy Education and Practice
Chapter 88: Latin American Art Therapy: Collective Dreams and Horizons of Hope
Chapter 89: Art Therapy in the Caribbean
Chapter 90: Family Art Therapy in the Caribbean: Healing through Creativity
Chapter 91: Art Therapy in Israel: Current Status and Future Directions for the Profession
Chapter 92: Art Therapy within Traditional Arab Culture
Chapter 93: Art Therapy in Africa: Voices of Art Therapists in Africa
Chapter 94: Art Therapy Education: A Creative Dialectic Intersubjective Approach
Chapter 95: Sustaining a Successful: Art Therapy Supervisory Relationship
Chapter 96: Ethics in Art Therapy
Chapter 97: Art Therapy and Career Development: Linking Purposes and Processes
Chapter 98: Who Ate My Pie? Issues in Credentialing and Licensing for Art Therapy
Chapter 99: Social Media and Art Therapy
Chapter 100: Telehealth Art Therapy
Chapter 101: The Art and Science of Leadership for the Art Therapist
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