Art Therapy in Palliative Care: The Creative Response

By Michele Wood

This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the practice and results of art therapy in palliative care. It includes first-hand accounts from both therapists and clients in a variety of palliative care settings including: - * hospices and hospitals * patients own homes * prisons (AIDS patients) * adolescent griefwork groups These case studies include examples of client art work and illustrate clearly how art therapy can allow patients to regain feelings of control over their lives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415161576
• ISBN13: 9780415161572
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"