Co-written by two individuals with schizophrenia and two psychotherapists who have worked professionally with people experiencing schizophrenia, this book gives first-hand insight into the process and effects of the disease. The patients provide an introduction to the book that includes a list of questions, with their answers, that were asked of…

This author describes the registration standards for art therapists established by the American Art Therapy Association as open and flexible, yet vigorous in the maintenance of quality. This article is part of a theme issue on art therapy. (SJL)

Internal polarization and current external pressures are forcing changes in art therapy. True art therapy must be based in art, and its practitioners must be conducting therapy. A clear definition is necessary or the field of art therapy may become so overinclusive that it holds meaningless distinctions. (LSR)

Every other year for the past eight years, the American Art Therapy Association, Inc. (AATA) has surveyed its members to obtain demographics, job and salary information, and areas of specialization. The 1994-95 membership survey focused additionally on licensure and training issues. Results are presented to illuminate the art therapy profession…

The structure of art as a symbol system is composed of three dimensions: observer, process, and product. Each dimension is described, discussed, and its application to art therapy illustrated through the case study of a 12-year-old boy suffering from a progressive neurological disorder. (LSR)

Themes that emerged during the author's doctoral research suggest the following: anatomically based drawings may be useful in the diagnosis of certain physical pathologies, and a combination of abstract and visual modes of thinking may aid a client's cognitive understanding and verbal description of physiological processes, which may in turn aid…

Describes creative expression workshops using myth to facilitate storytelling and drawing activities for recently arrived immigrants and refugee children. Analysis suggests that the use of a wide variety of mythic references frequently helps children better represent the gaps between home and school, past and present, and offers the possibility of…

Summarizes cross-cultural studies of cognitive skills, emotions, and self-images found in responses to drawing tasks by children, adolescents, and adults. Its aim is to find out whether cultural differences in scores on the Silver Drawing Test can illuminate cultural preferences and contribute to cultural practices. (Contains 21 references.) (GCP)

Identifies three assumptions of art therapy which provide much of the rationale for the utility of art education. Stating that art is (1) a universal language which (2) enlivens the lackluster quality of life and (3) provides a heightened aesthetic sensibility, London presents these assumptions as serious alternative art education goals. (GEA)

The space in which art is made has long been considered a potent force that impacts the form and content of an artist's expression. The studio constitutes the initial and perhaps most impressionable experience of the art therapy process. The therapist must adapt the space to suit clients' needs taking a proactive stance to requisition resources…

Describes procedure for promoting specific aspects of ego development in groups. Notes that procedure employs two visualization and art experiences and is guided by two therapeutic models, transactional analysis and existential therapy. Includes description of Loevinger's conception of ego development which provides larger framework in which to…

Describes the use of the creative arts as therapeutic techniques in group treatment for people with AIDS and HIV infection. Gives particular attention to poetry and art techniques in workshops on "intimacy and dating." (SR)

Reviews the rationale for both nondirective and focused approaches to play therapy, and discusses why nondirective therapy alone may be ineffective in treating sexually abused and abuse-reactive children. A prescriptive approach is proposed that combines the rapport-building component of nondirective play therapy with focused techniques. (JPS)

The "scribble technique," described by Florence Cane's book, "The Artist in Each of Us" (1983), has historically been employed by art therapists as a technique to reduce inhibitions and liberate spontaneous imagery from the unconscious. Reviews the technique and presents examples produced by adult patients in an acute inpatient…

Describes the drawings of an autistic 8-year-old boy and investigates the role of art in his life considering art's relationship, by style and content, to his emotional and daily experiences. Indicates his four distinct drawing styles along with what these styles suggest about art's narrative qualities and its meaning-making possibilities. (CMK)