The International Handbook Of Art Therapy In Palliative And Bereavement Care (routledge International Handbooks)

The International Handbook of Art Therapy in Palliative and Bereavement Care offers a multicultural and international perspective on how art therapy can be of help to individuals, groups, families, communities, and nations facing death and dying as well as grief and loss.Over 50 art therapists from around the world write about the transforming power of art therapy in the lives of those facing terminal illness, dementia, loss, and grief. They offer practical descriptions and techniques for working with adults and children to guide professionals, including those new to using art therapy and creative approaches in end-of-life care services. This international handbook is essential reading for arts therapists, social workers, medical personnel, faith leaders, and psychologists interested in a collaborative and accessible approach to working with patients and families affected by loss. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 List of Figures 10 List of Tables 14 Preface 15 Foreword 17 Introduction 18 SECTION ONE Art therapy with individuals 32 1. Deepening the inner world: When art therapy meets spiritual needs 34 2. The spiritual in art therapy at the end of life 48 3. Snapshot of practice: Art therapy and acquired visual loss 59 4. Art therapy and juvenile NCL 64 5. Blurry vision: Introducing art therapy to palliative care patients 78 6. Snapshot of practice: A case of individual art therapy 91 7a. Religious practice in Russia, medical settings, and end of life rituals 97 7b. Addressing end of life care, loss, and bereavement in the Russian federation 99 8. Stillbirth: Mourning unspeakable loss with art therapy and EMDR 112 9. The empathic mirror: Healing grief and loss through portrait therapy at end of life 126 10. Utilizing tablet computers in art therapy for young people with chronic and life-limiting illnesses 141 11. Connecting and belonging: Using technology for art therapy in palliative care 157 12. Snapshot of practice: Art therapy in hospice: The florence experience in Italy 169 SECTION TWO Art therapy for groups, families and communities 174 13. Snapshot of practice: Art therapy in paediatric oncology 176 14. Art therapy, community engagement, and living and dying 179 15. A chorus of angels, the ripple of water, and the weight of stone: Art therapy and artwork which cradle both family carers and their relative with dementia 192 16. Snapshot of practice: Researching the outcomes of art therapy for caregivers of patients at end-of-life 212 17. Wading in knee deep—the art therapist in different end-of-life settings 216 18. Coming up for air: Art therapy with children affected by childhood cancer 230 19. An art therapist's approach to total pain 246 20. The power of creative expression and ritual: Integrating art therapy into a bereavement camp 271 21. Saying goodbye: Grieving families 283 22. 'Time to unwind': Meitheal at the crossroads—an open art therapy and music therapy group on the specialist palliative care inpatient unit 296 23. Group art therapy using telemedicine technology for patients undergoing chemotherapy 306 24. Snapshot of practice: Mind-body art grief group 315 25. Beginning at the end 318 SECTION THREE Art therapy for cross-cultural encounters, national tragedies and disenfranchised grief 328 26. Snapshot of practice: Private practice art therapy in dubai 330 27. Art therapy in prison hospice: A compassionate bridge 335 28. Killing time: the dying art therapy group in a high secure hospital 342 29. Disenfranchised grief: The impact of grief in the military 357 30. Feeling the pulse: An art therapist's response to tragedy 370 31. Communitas and soul-healing: arts therapy within the loss-upon-loss of natural disaster 379 32. Snapshot of practice: Notes on palliative care art therapy in Singapore 396 33. Healing wounds—meeting māori at end of life 400 34. Art therapy's contribution to alleviating the hiv burden in south africa 415 35. Narratives east west—art therapy in a hospice in northern india: A patchwork of cross-cultural encounters 426 Glossary 440 Appendix: Art Therapy Associations Worldwide 443 List of Contributors 447 Index 455 The International Handbook of Art Therapy in Palliative and Bereavement Care offers a multicultural and international perspective on how art therapy can be of help to individuals, groups, families, communities, and nations facing death and dying as well as grief and loss. Over 50 art therapists from around the world write about the transforming power of art therapy in the lives of those facing terminal illness, dementia, loss, and grief. They offer practical descriptions and techniques for working with adults and children to guide professionals, including those new to using art therapy and creative approaches in end-of-life care services. This international handbook is essential reading for arts therapists, social workers, medical personnel, faith leaders, and psychologists interested in a collaborative and accessible approach to working with patients and families affected by loss