“Asleep for ages”: Perspectives on sleep in history
Andrew Green, co-editor of Sleep: Multi-Professional Perspectives writes on how ideas about sleep have changed over time, and how sleep has been historically regarded in different…
Category: Arts therapies
Play Therapy Dimensions Model book launch
May 24th, 2012 saw the book launch of the Play Therapy Dimensions Model: A Decision-Making Guide for Integrative Play Therapists by Lorri Yasenik and Ken Gardner, held…
JKP Attends American Art Therapy Association Conference in Savannah, Georgia
Beautiful Savannah, Georgia was the site of the 43rd annual conference of the American Art Therapy Association (July 9-12, 2012) and though the weather was…
Reflections from the celebration of ‘Ritual Theatre’
On 29th June 2012 Claire Schrader hosted a celebration of Ritual Theatre: The Power of Dramatic Ritual in Personal Development Groups and Clinical Practice. The…
Bereavement support groups and creative writing – a conversation between Dodie Graves and Jane Moss
In this conversation, bereavement service co-ordinator Dodie Graves and creative writing tutor/bereavement group leader Jane Moss talk about their experiences of facilitating bereavement groups and…
Using art therapy to tackle issues with body image – An interview with Margaret Hunter
Margaret R. Hunter is an Art Therapist, as well as a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She provides psychological counseling services at California State University, working extensively with body image concerns among the student population. Here she discusses why art therapy can be so effective for this client group, and how to overcome potential obstacles in group work.
Using sandtray play to enrich the learning experience
In this illuminating interview, Sheila Dorothy Smith – author of the new book, Sandtray Play and Storymaking – discusses sandtray play with a teacher colleague who is interested…
‘Without a life story, a child is adrift, disconnected and vulnerable’ – Dr Bruce Perry on the value and power of the Life Story approach
By Dr Bruce Perry, adapted from the Foreword to the new book, Life Story Therapy with Traumatized Children, by Richard Rose. A fundamental and permeating strength…
Reflections on Body Image in Art Therapy by Margaret Hunter is featured …
… in an article in the Modesto Bee (Modesto, California), today. Here’s a quote from the article: “It’s hard to find a woman who has…
Free to Download! Creative Drama activities to help children with emotional and behavioural problems
Here, drama therapist Penny McFarlane shares two fun useful activities from her latest book, Creative Drama for Emotional Support, that will enable parents, carers, teachers, youth workers and others to help…