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Creative Response Activities for Children on the Spectrum

A Therapeutic and Educational Memoir

David R. Henley (The Art Institute of Chicago, USA)

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English
Routledge
27 July 2017
Creative Response Activities for Children on the Spectrum is a clear, comprehensive and intuitive guide that offers a wide selection of hands-on interventions to be used in any therapeutic or educational setting with children who are ‘on the spectrum’. From drawing and writing poetry to skiing and skateboarding, this book describes these and many other creative activities geared towards children with autistic features, attention deficits, hyperactivity, paediatric bipolar disorder and other related conditions. This new resource provides an innovative blend of theory and illustrative case examples designed to help therapists and educators assess children’s needs, formulate therapeutic and aesthetic interventions, and analyze creative outcomes.
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Imprint:   Routledge
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm, 
Weight:   1.140kg
ISBN:   9781138686618
ISBN 10:   1138686611
Pages:   322
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

David R. Henley, PhD, ATR, is a nationally recognized authority on child art therapy, a professor and the former chair of the creative arts therapy programs at the Art Institute of Chicago and Long Island University. He is the author of Exceptional Children, Exceptional Art and Clayworks in Art Therapy. During his career as an art therapist and educator, he has lectured, taught and written extensively on many aspects of art therapy. David is also a ceramicist and a mixed-media artist.

Reviews for Creative Response Activities for Children on the Spectrum: A Therapeutic and Educational Memoir

Master child therapist David Henley's new book is both a professional and personal memoir-one of rigor, insight, and rare poignancy. I challenge any therapist, artist, teacher, parent, or person interested in human possibility to read just the introduction to this exceptional volume without feeling that thrill of anticipation at realizing one's understanding-here, of the power of the creative act-is about to change. ã Ellen Dissanayake, author of What Is Art For?, Homo Aestheticus: Where Art Comes From and Why, and Art and Intimacy: How the Arts Began David Henley's lucid style caters both to a specialist and a lay audience, and sustains his account of a lengthy career spent caring for youngsters deemed to reside on the autistic spectrum. A thoughtful therapist who seeks novel ways of developing the creativity of his often difficult young clients, Dr. Henley draws on his clinical notes while adding his spirited personal memories. A gift for illuminating parallels enlivens this report of a fascinating adventure of discovery. Roger Cardinal, MA, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Literary and Visual Studies, University of Kent, Canterbury, England David Henley has written a thoughtful, informative book on his work with children who challenge even the most sophisticated art therapist. The author's frank descriptions of his own experiences as patient, artist, teacher, and therapist are deeply moving, while his beautifully written case studies make for truly engrossing reading. A major contribution to the art therapy literature, this book should enable countless clinicians to help children on the spectrum to find their unique creative voices. Judith A. Rubin, PhD, ATR-BC, HLM, author of Child Art Therapy and The Art of Art Therapy; editor of Approaches to Art Therapy


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