Exploring the Benefit of Creative Arts Therapies for Children, Adolescents, and Adults

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Nava R. Silton

Exploring the Benefit of Creative Arts Therapies for Children, Adolescents, and Adults

Name: Exploring the Benefit of Creative Arts Therapies for Children, Adolescents, and Adults
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ISBN: 9781668478561

Nava R. Silton

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IGI Global
09 June 2023

Psychology; Psychiatry; Occupational therapy; Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama)

Recently, there has been growing interest in understanding the benefits of creative therapies for people from all kinds of backgrounds. These therapies are beneficial for reducing anxiety, stress, and depressive symptoms and have the potential to enhance the outcomes of special populations of individuals in vulnerable situations. Further study on the future directions as well as challenges associated with these therapies is required to ensure they are utilized appropriately.

Exploring the Benefit of Creative Arts Therapies for Children, Adolescents, and Adults discusses the benefits of creative arts therapies for children, adolescents, and adults. The book also looks individually and collectively at the boon of art therapy, dance therapy, music, and drama therapy for improving outcomes for typically developing individuals and for vulnerable populations. Covering key topics such as dance, anxiety, and trauma, this premier reference source is ideal for therapists, social workers, psychologists, mental health counselors, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students.

Edited by: Nava R. Silton
Imprint: IGI Global
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm,
Weight: 776g
ISBN: 9781668478561
ISBN 10: 1668478560
Pages: 293
Publication Date: 09 June 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nava R. Silton, Ph.D. received her B.S. from Cornell University and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Fordham University. Silton has worked at Nickelodeon, Sesame Workshop, and Mediakidz. She has taught both undergraduate and graduate psychology courses at Fordham University, Hunter College, Touro College and began a tenure-track line in the Department of Psychology at Marymount Manhattan College in the fall of 2011. She was a Postdoctoral Templeton Fellow at the Spears Research Institute at the Healthcare Chaplaincy from 2009-2010 and she has conducted research at the Autism Seaver Center at Mount Sinai Hospital and at Sesame Street Workshop. Her primary research interests include determining how best to enhance typical children's sensitivity to children with disabilities, how to teach social emotional skills to children on the spectrum and looking at the interface between religion and health. She is currently producing a children's television show, with a stop bullying platform as a primary focus.