The Revealing Image: Cultivating the Artist Identity in the Art Therapist

by Joy Schaverien

Book Overview

Schaverien painstakingly describes and defines "processes which have so far only been intuitively known to art therapists" (p6) by introducing and elaborating the psychoanalytical concepts of transference and countertransference in relation to the use of visual art objects. The authors stated intention in this book is "to attempt to bridge the perceived gap between the practice of art therapy and analytical forms of psychotherapy..."(p 229) The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853028215
• ISBN13: 9781853028212
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.1"