The Arts Therapies - 9781138651302

Name: The Arts Therapies - 9781138651302
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Arts TherapiesA Revolution in Healthcare\nAuthor(s): Phil Jones\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138651302, 978-1138651302\nSynopsis\nThe separate arts therapies drama, art, music and dance are becoming available to increasing numbers of clients as mental health professionals discover their potential to reach and help people. But what are the arts therapies, and what do they offer clients? This fully updated new edition of The Arts Therapies provides, in one volume, a guide to the different disciplines and their current practice and thinking in different parts of the world.\n\nEach chapter draws on a variety of perspectives and accounts to develop understandings of the relations between theory, research and practice, offering perspectives on areas such as the client-therapist-art form relationship or on outcomes and efficacy to help articulate and understand what the arts therapies can offer specific client.