Art Therapy in Palliative Care: The Creative Response

by Dame Cecily Saunders (Foreword), Mandy Pratt (Foreword), Michele Wood (Foreword)

• New

  Paperback
  1998

  $44.61

  This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the practice and results of art therapy in palliative care. It includes first-hand accounts from both therapists and clients in a variety of palliative care settings including:-
  * hospices and hospitals
  * patients own homes
  * prisons (AIDS patients)
  * adolescent griefwork groups
  These case studies include examples of client art work and illustrate clearly how art therapy can allow patients to regain feelings of control over their lives.