Principles And Practice Of Expressive Arts Therapy: Toward A Therapeutic Aesthetics

Countering the usual practice of using art therapy within a pre-existing psychological framework, this text stresses aesthetics and advocates a new notion of poiesis or "shaping" as central to art-making. Knill and the Levines, all from the European Graduate School, focus on intermodal therapy, crystallization theory and polyaesthetics. They offer advice on acquiring practical skills and include case studies of clinical practice. Annotation 穢2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)