Product Description

Includes first-hand accounts from both therapists and clients in a variety of palliative care settings including hospices, the London Lighthouse, AIDS patients in prisons and adolescent griefwork groups.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #53989 in Books
• Published on: 1998-08-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Review
'During the thirty years of the Hospice and Palliative Care Movement, skills have been gained in helping with the expression of questions and of helping people to search within themselves ... nowhere has this been seen move vividly than in art therapy, either in groups or individually. Healing, a new discovery of wholeness has come through honesty unleashed in this way ... in these descriptions of the different spheres of such work we are reminded once again of the resilience and originality of the human spirit.' - Dame Cecily Saunders, Chairman, St Christopher's Hospice, London

'This book on art therapy in palliative care outlines an invaluable approach which must be seen for what it is: an essential part of any palliative care service and a healing skill that intertwines with other traditional medical interventions in palliative care.' - Dr Michael Kearney, Our Lady's Hospice and St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin

From the Back Cover
This comprehensive and accessible introduction to the practice of art therapy in palliative care includes accounts from both therapists and clients in a variety of settings including

hospices and hospitals
patients' own homes
prisons (AIDS patients)
adolescent griefwork groups

The contributors outline the basic requirements for providing a service of this kind. The case studies they present, which include examples of client artwork, offer clear and detailed analysis of the results that can be achieved in palliative art therapy. The opportunity to explore personal issues and emotions through art work is shown to have a positive effect on individuals health and quality of life, helping the terminally ill to regain control of their lives. There is also significant discussion of grief work with young people who have been bereaved.
Based on the experience and expertise of professionals who have pioneered this important application of art therapy, this book is essential reading for anyone wishin

About the Author
Ann Bartholomew, London Lighthouse, Val Beaver, Simon Bell St Luke's Hospice, Sheffield, Camilla Connell, Royal Marsden Hospital, Jackie Coote Royal Marsden Hospital, London, Peter Kaye Cynthia Spencer Hospice, Northampton, Elizabeth Hall, St Helena Hospice, Colchester Paola Luzzato, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, USA, Sheila Mayo retired, formerly at St Catherine's Hospice, Crawley, Amanda Pratt, St Helena's Hospice, Colchester Gill Thomas, Marie Curie Cancer Centre, London Michele Wood, Mildmay Mission Hospital and Goldsmiths College, London: All members of the British Association of Art Therapists