Creative arts in counseling and mental health / editors, Philip Neilsen, Queensland University of Technology, Robert King, Queensland University of Technology, Felicity Baker, University of Melbourne.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Drawing on new paradigms and evidence-based discoveries in neuroscience, narrative psychology, and creativity theory, this text explores the beneficial role of expressive arts within a recovery perspective. A framework of practice principles for the visual arts, creative writing, music, drama, dance, and digital storytelling is addressed across a number of settings and populations, providing readers with an accessible overview of techniques taught in counseling programs in the U.S. and abroad.

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