Art therapy and cancer care / edited by Diane Waller and Caryl Sibbett.

Date:
2005
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About this work

Description

Inspired by the experiences of art therapists who have pioneered work with people with cancer, this text looks at the work in its institutional context, demonstrating the importance for the art therapy service of being understood, supported and valued at managerial level.

Publication/Creation

Maidenhead, England ; New York : Open University Press, 2005.

Physical description

xxix, 256 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 24 cm.

Contents

On Death and Dying -- Betwixt and Between : Crossing Thresholds -- Body Image and the Construction of Identity -- The Body and Embodiment : The senses in relation to the Cancer journey and the role of art therapy -- Shoreline : The reality of working in cancer and palliative care -- A woman with Breast Cancer in Art Therapy -- Perseus' Shield -- The Efficacy of a Single Session -- Connexions between creativity, individuation and the healing process : A case study with an adolescent cancer patient -- The Healing Journey : A ten week group focusing on long term healing processes -- Musing With Death -- Group Art Therapy in an Oncology Department of a large general hospital -- Creating through loss: How art therapists sustain their practice in palliative care -- Art therapy in the Hospice: rewards and frustrations -- A Don't know story : Art therapy in an NHS Medical Oncology department -- Art Therapist's experience of Cancer.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Where to find it

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    History of Medicine
    GM /WAL
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780335216215
  • 0335216218
  • 9780335216208
  • 033521620X