The Artist as Therapist

by Arthur Robbins

Book Overview

In this classic text Art Robbins explores the role of the art therapist in integrating aesthetics and psychodynamics into the therapeutic process. He argues that psychological phenomena have their aesthetic counterparts, and that incorporating these elements facilitates the therapeutic process. The artist in the therapist responds to the patient's use of colour, space, form and energy; the therapist uses his or her artist's reaction to ascertain...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853029076
• ISBN13: 9781853029073
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"