This first collection of art therapy work with offenders describes how the use of art therapy has grown in prisons, young offender institutions, secure psychiatric and probation centres. Examples of work by people of different backgrounds show how art therapy contributes to the understanding of offenders, and to their understanding of themselves.
Über den Autor
Marian Liebmann has worked in education, art therapy, victim support and probation, and has been involved in community, victim-offender and schools mediation. For eight years she worked for Mediation UK, the umbrella organisation for mediation, as director and projects adviser. She has written/edited seven books in the fields of art therapy, mediation and conflict resolution, and contributed chapters to many others. She currently divides her time between freelance mediation training, art therapy, supervision and writing.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction, Marian Liebmann. 1. `Mists in the Darkness' Working with long term prisoners in a high security prison - a therapeutic paradox? Julie Murphy. 2. Building up to a Sunset - A story of development through art therapy, Eileen McCourt. 3. Art as therapy with young offenders in a young offenders institution, Celia Baillie. 4. Ways of working: Art therapy with women in Holloway Prison, Pip Cronin. 5. Therapeutic aspects of art teaching in prisons, Colin Riches. 6. Art therapy with `vulnerable' prisoners, Shn Edwards. 7. Art therapy in a forensic psychiatric unit, Barbara Karban. 8. Individual art therapy with adolescent sex offenders: Towards an understanding of fear and loathing, sexuality and gender issues within the therapeutic relationship, Lynn Aulich. 9. The use of art therapy in the treatment of adolescent sex offenders, Maralynn Hagood. 10. Art therapy - alternative to prison, Barry Mackie. 11. Art therapy and changing probation values, Marian Liebmann.
Klappentext
This first collection of art therapy work with offenders describes how the use of art therapy has grown in prisons, young offender institutions, secure psychiatric and probation centres. Examples of work by people of different backgrounds show how art therapy contributes to the understanding of offenders, and to their understanding of themselves.
