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Play is the central, universally significant activity of childhood.
Self-directed play in which adults have a supporting rather than
directing role is critical to the development and well-being of
children. Yet as children have their days and nights increasingly
scripted and planned for them, opportunities for play have
disappeared over the last half century, especially in
schools.ArtBreak's innovation lies in its creative framework.
Former school counselor, current professor of counseling, and
practicing artist Katherine Ziff developed and tested the program
over five years, integrating theory and practice from art therapy,
counseling, and child-centered education. The result is a
choice-based, guided play experience based on the developmental and
restorative possibilities of art making.A detailed how-to guide,
this book is the flexible and accessible toolbox that teachers,
parents, and counselors need to facilitate relaxing, art-based play
that allows children to freely explore, plan, and pursue their own
interests with adult support. Easy to implement, ArtBreak can be
added to the regular routines of classroom, home, therapy office,
or other community setting at whatever scale suits space, time, and
budget. No art training is required, only a willingness to embark
on a play journey with children.
Asylum on the Hill is the story of a great American experiment in
psychiatry, a revolution in care for those with mental illness, as
seen through the example of the Athens Lunatic Asylum. Built in
southeast Ohio after the Civil War, the asylum embodied the
nineteenth-century "gold standard" specifications of moral
treatment. Stories of patients and their families, politicians,
caregivers, and community illustrate how a village in the
coalfields of the Hocking River valley responded to a national
movement to provide compassionate care based on a curative
landscape, exposure to the arts, outdoor exercise, useful
occupation, and personal attention from a physician. Katherine
Ziff's compelling presentation of America's nineteenth-century
asylum movement shows how the Athens Lunatic Asylum accommodated
political, economic, community, family, and individual needs and
left an architectural legacy that has been uniquely renovated and
repurposed. Incorporating rare photos, letters, maps, and records,
Asylum on the Hill is a fascinating glimpse into psychiatric
history.
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