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Provides a broad a bottom-up set of multiple international examples
of projects initiated by social practitioners and by artists - and
by collaboration between the two - in varied settings and domains.
Provides a set of examples, methods, and ideas for including social
workers, community workers, social change advocates, art
therapists, psychologists, human geographers, and town and urban
planners, but also social artists, cultural policy makers, and
those interested in using social arts in participatory research.
Will be of interest to community workers, social change advocates,
art therapists, psychologists, human geographers, and town and
urban planners and will inspire and guide all of the above groups
on the theoretical, academic, training, and practice levels of
using social arts.
Provides a broad a bottom-up set of multiple international examples
of projects initiated by social practitioners and by artists - and
by collaboration between the two - in varied settings and domains.
Provides a set of examples, methods, and ideas for including social
workers, community workers, social change advocates, art
therapists, psychologists, human geographers, and town and urban
planners, but also social artists, cultural policy makers, and
those interested in using social arts in participatory research.
Will be of interest to community workers, social change advocates,
art therapists, psychologists, human geographers, and town and
urban planners and will inspire and guide all of the above groups
on the theoretical, academic, training, and practice levels of
using social arts.
This is the first book ever to be published on arts use in social
work. Bringing together theoretical connections between arts and
social work, and with practice examples of arts in micro and macro
social work practice from around the world, the book aims to
inspire the reader with new ideas. It provides specific skills,
defines what is social rather than fine or projective art use, and
explains the theoretical connection between art and social work. It
has chapters from all over the world, showing how arts are adjusted
to different cultural contexts. Section I explores the theoretical
connections between art and social work, including theories of
resilience, empowerment, inclusion and creativity as they relate to
art use in social work. Section II describes specific interventions
with different populations. Each chapter also summarizes the skills
and hands-on knowledge needed for social workers to use the
practical elements of using arts for social workers not trained in
these fields. The third section does the same for arts use in
community work and as social change and policy. Using Art in Social
Work Practice provides theoretical but also hands-on knowledge
about using arts in social work. It extends the fields of both
social work and arts therapy and serves as a key resource for
students, academics and practitioners interested in gaining the
theoretical understanding and specific skills for using social arts
in social work, and for arts therapists interested in using social
theories.
Image-based research methods, such as arts-based research, can fill
the absence of the voice of impoverished, under-privileged
populations. In What We See and What We Say, Ephrat Huss argues
that images are deep and universally psycho-neurological constructs
through which people process their experiences. The theoretical
model demonstrated in this book demonstrates that images can be
used to enable three different levels of communication: with self,
with others similar to oneself, and with others who differ in terms
of culture and power. Dr. Huss centers her argument on a case study
of impoverished Bedouin women's groups in Israel who used art as
self-expression, and includes many additional examples such as
unemployed women and teenage girls in slums, women who have
underwent sexual abuse, and the experiences of illegal immigrants.
Ultimately, the author points to how the inherent structural
characteristics of images help to intensify the voices of
marginalized groups in research, therapy, empowerment, and social
action.
Image-based research methods, such as arts-based research, can fill
the absence of the voice of impoverished, under-privileged
populations. In What We See and What We Say, Ephrat Huss argues
that images are deep and universally psycho-neurological constructs
through which people process their experiences. The theoretical
model demonstrated in this book demonstrates that images can be
used to enable three different levels of communication: with self,
with others similar to oneself, and with others who differ in terms
of culture and power. Dr. Huss centers her argument on a case study
of impoverished Bedouin women's groups in Israel who used art as
self-expression, and includes many additional examples such as
unemployed women and teenage girls in slums, women who have
underwent sexual abuse, and the experiences of illegal immigrants.
Ultimately, the author points to how the inherent structural
characteristics of images help to intensify the voices of
marginalized groups in research, therapy, empowerment, and social
action.
This is the first book ever to be published on arts use in social
work. Bringing together theoretical connections between arts and
social work, and with practice examples of arts in micro and macro
social work practice from around the world, the book aims to
inspire the reader with new ideas. It provides specific skills,
defines what is social rather than fine or projective art use, and
explains the theoretical connection between art and social work. It
has chapters from all over the world, showing how arts are adjusted
to different cultural contexts. Section I explores the theoretical
connections between art and social work, including theories of
resilience, empowerment, inclusion and creativity as they relate to
art use in social work. Section II describes specific interventions
with different populations. Each chapter also summarizes the skills
and hands-on knowledge needed for social workers to use the
practical elements of using arts for social workers not trained in
these fields. The third section does the same for arts use in
community work and as social change and policy. Using Art in Social
Work Practice provides theoretical but also hands-on knowledge
about using arts in social work. It extends the fields of both
social work and arts therapy and serves as a key resource for
students, academics and practitioners interested in gaining the
theoretical understanding and specific skills for using social arts
in social work, and for arts therapists interested in using social
theories.
Art therapy literature is often based either on practice in a
specific setting, art material or population, or if taking a more
theoretical focus, on illustrative case studies. This book provides
a theory-based approach to research, teaching, and practicing art
therapy, including verbal and arts based techniques, settings, art
processes and analyses, and the principles of supervision,
evaluation, and research. It also offers an overview and discussion
of how the different orientations of psychological and social
theories are interpreted and implemented by art therapy. The book
provides an integrative perspective that anchors methodology within
a rigorous theoretical background. Focusing on three sub-groups of
Dynamic, Humanistic and Systemic-social theories, each chapter
outlines the central concepts of varying sub-theories within a
general heading, and their interpretation from an art therapy
perspective. Ephrat Huss explores the respective and shifting roles
of art, client, and therapist through each theory, demonstrating
the practical implications for creating a coherent intervention
that informs all parts of the setting, therapy, client evaluation,
and supervision. A Theory-based Approach to Art Therapy draws on
the latest research in the field and will be a valuable text for
art therapy theorists, educators, students and researchers, as well
as for other social practitioners interested in understanding how
to integrate the arts into their practice.
Art therapy literature is often based either on practice in a
specific setting, art material or population, or if taking a more
theoretical focus, on illustrative case studies. This book provides
a theory-based approach to research, teaching, and practicing art
therapy, including verbal and arts based techniques, settings, art
processes and analyses, and the principles of supervision,
evaluation, and research. It also offers an overview and discussion
of how the different orientations of psychological and social
theories are interpreted and implemented by art therapy. The book
provides an integrative perspective that anchors methodology within
a rigorous theoretical background. Focusing on three sub-groups of
Dynamic, Humanistic and Systemic-social theories, each chapter
outlines the central concepts of varying sub-theories within a
general heading, and their interpretation from an art therapy
perspective. Ephrat Huss explores the respective and shifting roles
of art, client, and therapist through each theory, demonstrating
the practical implications for creating a coherent intervention
that informs all parts of the setting, therapy, client evaluation,
and supervision. A Theory-based Approach to Art Therapy draws on
the latest research in the field and will be a valuable text for
art therapy theorists, educators, students and researchers, as well
as for other social practitioners interested in understanding how
to integrate the arts into their practice.
The field of expressive arts is closely tied to the work of
therapeutic change. As well as being beneficial for the individual
or small group, expressive arts therapy has the potential for a
much wider impact, to inspire social action and bring about social
change. The book's contributors explore the transformative power of
the arts therapies in areas stricken by conflict, political unrest,
poverty or natural disaster and discuss how and why expressive arts
works. They look at the ways it can be used to engage community
consciousness and improve social conditions whilst taking into
account the issues that arise within different contexts and
populations. Leading expressive arts therapy practitioners give
inspiring accounts of their work, from using poetry as a tool in
trauma intervention with Iraqi survivors of war and torture, to
setting up storytelling workshops to aid the integration of
Ethiopian Jewish immigrants in Israel. Offering visionary
perspectives on the role of the arts in inspiring change at the
community or social level, this is essential reading for students
and practitioners of creative and expressive arts therapies, as
well as psychotherapists, counsellors, artists and others working
to effect social change.
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