Jessica Woolhiser Stallings

Special Interests in Art Therapy with Autistic People

A Neurodiversity-Positive Approach to Empower and Engage Participants

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book outlines the strategies and framework for using a unique form of art therapy incorporating popular culture and special interests. It is packed with resources including case studies that can be used by art therapists and professionals to guide the therapeutic process.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. September 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 292g
• ISBN-13: 9781787759084
• ISBN-10: 1787759083
• Artikelnr.: 64036955

Autorenporträt

Dr Jessica Woolhiser Stallings is a clinician and leading expert in the application of art therapy with autistic individuals. She teaches at Emporia State University, Kansas, where she assisted in developing an interdisciplinary autistic certificate program for professionals. She was the co-recipient of the Rawley Silver Research Award for a research proposal on evidence-based practice in art therapy with individuals with autism.

Inhaltsangabe

Part One Chapter 1: Why this book Chapter 2: An autism positive approach:
Understanding autism and neurodivergence Chapter 3: Autism and therapy
Chapter 4: Art therapy and autism Chapter 5: Popular media in therapy Part
Two Chapter 6: Special Interest Communication Theory and Framework Chapter
7: Popular culture as behavioral reward Chapter 8: Popular culture as
social initiator- Chapter 9: Popular culture as social facilitator Chapter
10: Popular culture as personal metaphor Chapter 11: Popular culture as
anxiety mediator Chapter 12: Popular culture as communication clarifier
Chapter 13: Final thoughts and resources