Art, Science and Art Therapy

Repainting the Picture

Frances Kaplan, Frances Kaplan

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English

Jessica Kingsley Publishers
15 March 2000

Psychotherapy; Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama)

In this text, Frances Kaplan urges art therapists to be more scientifically-minded in their research and practice. Proposing that study of the findings of other disciplines is crucial to the development and reinforcement of the field of art therapy, she investigates research from art history, anthropology, evolutionary biology, medicine, neuroscience and psychology, and feeds it into our current understanding of art therapy. Kaplan also examines the scientific evidence supporting the benefits of artistic expression to emphasise the importance of an art-based therapy.

By: Frances Kaplan
Edited by: Frances Kaplan
Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9781853026980
ISBN 10: 1853026980
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 15 March 2000
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction. 1. Art and science. 2. The role of research. 3. Illuminating basic issues through recent findings. 4. Traditional psychotherapy theories: Their limitations and failures. 5. Benefits of artmaking: The scientific evidence. 6. Interpretation of art work: A reassessment. 7. Towards a scientific art-based theory. Afterword: A call for dialogue. Appendix. References. Index.

Frances Kaplan, an eminent art therapist working in the US, gained her doctorate in Art Therapy at New York University. She has a background in both art and science and, before becoming an art therapist, worked in chemistry for several years. She has extensive experience in teaching, practising and lecturing on art therapy, including serving as Supervisor of Creative Arts Therapies at Carrier Foundation, a private psychiatric hospital in New Jersey, and as Coordinator of the Art Therapy Graduate Program at Hofstra University, New York. At present she teaches graduate art therapy courses at Marylhurst College, Oregon, and a course in art and conflict resolution at Portland State University, Oregon. She is Publications Chair for the American Art Therapy Association and a member of the editorial board of Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association.

Reviews for Art, Science and Art Therapy: Repainting the Picture

This small concise, lucid book should be on the required reading list of programs in all the therapeutic arts. It points to the education needed to be effective in demonstrating what art therapists do, and why their contributions are valuable. ... I find this book an excellent resource, and recommend it highly. -- The Arts in Psychotherapy