The Dynamics of Art as Therapy with Adolescents

This new text is an in-depth exploration of the role of art therapy in the treatment of emotionally-disturbed adolescents. The book has grown out of the author's twenty-four years of clinical art therapy experience, much of which has been devoted to caring for severely hurting young people. There are three primary topics that are explored within the book's fifteen chapters. First, there is attention given to understanding the developmental issues facing adolescents and how these affect psychothe