Asian Art Therapists: Navigating Art, Diversity, and Culture by Kitazawa New..

Taylor & Francis

Asian Art TherapistsNavigating Art, Diversity, and Culture\nAuthor(s): Megu Kitazawa\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367352660, 978-0367352660\nSynopsis\nThis book explores Asian art therapist experiences in a predominantly white professional field, challenging readers with visceral, racial, and personalized stories that may push them far beyond their comfort zone. \n\nDrawing from the expertise and practices of Asian art therapists from around the world, this unique text navigates how minority status can affect training and clinical practice in relation to clients, co-workers, and peers. It describes how Asian pioneers have broken therapeutic and racial rules to accommodate patient needs and improve clinical skills and illustrates how the reader can examine and disseminate their own biases. Authors share how they make their own pathby becoming aware of the connection between their lives and circumstancesand how.