Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The art therapist -- The art therapy room -- The therapy in art therapy -- The image in art therapy -- Art therapy with individual clients -- Working with groups in art therapy -- Theoretical developments and influences on current art therapy practice -- Art and psychoanalysis -- Development of psychoanalytic understanding.

This title has become the standard introductory text into the theory and practice of art therapy in a variety of settings. The book concentrates on the work of art therapists: what they do, where they practice, and how and why art and therapy can combine to help the search for health and understanding of underlying problems. In this third edition, new developments in the profession are clearly described, including sections on neuroscience, research, private practice and the impact of technology on the therapeutic setting.