Arts Therapies Research and Practice with Persons on the Autism Spectrum (eBook, ePUB)

Colourful Hatchlings
Redaktion: Aithal, Supritha; Karkou, Vicky

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This volume presents cutting-edge research and practice on Creative Arts Therapies or Arts Therapies for individuals on the autism spectrum of all ages, outlining the development of effective and accessible approaches to support the diverse needs of this client group.

Consisting of 14 research-based chapters with contributions from over 30 authors from across the world, the book brings together research from art, music, drama, dance, movement and other forms of art therapies. The book demonstrates how arts therapies have evolved over the years to address the health and social care needs of people on the autism spectrum and their caregivers. Chapters explore the implications of arts therapies across a spectrum of needs in various settings and offer a comprehensive picture including a variety of research outcomes and therapeutic processes, and critiques both of existing practice and research methodologies.

The book will be key reading for researchers, scholars and clinicians from dance movement therapy, music therapy, art therapy, dramatherapy and expressive arts therapies. It will also be of interest to post-graduate students and mental health professionals working with children, adults and families of individuals on the autism spectrum.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000952544
• Artikelnr.: 68567951

Autorenporträt

Supritha Aithal is Researcher and Senior Lecturer in Creative Approaches to Psychotherapy, Edge Hill University, UK. Vicky Karkou is Creative Psychotherapist and Professor in Arts and Wellbeing, Edge Hill University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Steering the Road Map of Arts Therapies Research with Persons
on the Autism Spectrum
PART 1: Little Hatchlings - Arts Therapies with Children on the Autism
Spectrum and Their Families
1. Looking After the Hatchlings: Exploring the Reciprocal Nature of
Friendship with an Autistic Girl through Dramatherapy
2. Fostering Creative Social Connections Between Autistic Children and
Their Families Through Shared Music Experiences
3. Perspectives on Social Engagement During Short-Term Dance/Movement
Therapy Groups within an Integrated Special Education Classroom
4. Practical Implications of the Sensory-Based Relational Art Therapy
Approach
5. Shine a Light on Autism: Group Dramatherapy with Children Identified
with Autism and Autistic Traits Who Experience Anxiety
6. Music Therapy and Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A New
Assessment Scale Evaluating Resilience-Informed Relationship Quality
PART 2: Blooming Hatchlings - Arts Therapies with Young People and Adults
on the Autism Spectrum
7. The Impact of Mirroring in Dance Movement Therapy on Empathy and
Relating in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Secondary Reflexive Research
8. Interpersonal Art Psychotherapy for Adults with Autism and Intellectual
Disabilities Being Treated in Secure Care: A Single-Case Study
9. Parental Perceptions of the Process and Impact of Dramatherapy Group
Sessions for Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
10. Looking at the Big Picture: Caregivers' and Relatives' Life-worlds on
the Contribution of a Combined Dance/Movement and Music Therapy
Intervention for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
PART 3: Coming Together with Hatchlings - Arts Therapies in Different
Combinations and Conditions
11. Adapting to COVID-19: Tele-Dance Movement Psychotherapy for Children
and Adolescents with Autism
12. From Music Therapist to Action Research Designer: A Narrative Account
13. Attunement and the Nonverbal Autistic Child: A Multi-Disciplinary
Perspective
14. "The Art of Receiving": A Heuristic Narrative Exploration of Long-Term
Art Therapy with a Young Person with Autism from the Perspectives of
Therapist, Client and Parent
Conclusion: Inside-Out and Beyond