Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2003.
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- Dynamic family play with an adoptive family struggling with issues of grief, loss, and adjustment / Steve Harvey — Rescripting family dramas using psychodramatic methods / Linda K. Oxford and Daniel J. Wiener — Use of ceremony in multiple family therapy for psychological trauma / Hadar Lubin and David Read Johnson — Rehearsals for growth applied to substance abuse groups / Charlotte A. Ramseur and Daniel J. Wiener — Developmental transformations in group therapy with homeless people with a mental illness / Kimberly C. Galway, Kate Hurd, and David Read Johnson — Group art therapy with self-destructive young women / Barbara F. Cooper and Ilo B. Milton — Using the Nordoff-Robbins approach to music therapy with adults diagnosed with autism / Alan Turry and David Marcus — Narradrama : a narrative action approach with groups / Pamela Dunne.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Annotation Eight contributions overview action therapy methods involving physical movement and expressive arts techniques and illustrate the application of each method to specific therapy cases, describing the rationale behind clinical choices and the handling of special challenges. Topics include dynamic family play with young children, rehearsals for growth applied to substance abuse groups, and group art therapy with self-destructive young women. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
- Annotation Action Therapy With Families and Groups introduces clinicians to innovative therapeutic options that can be used with families and groups: action methods or therapy approaches involving physical movement and expressive arts techniques. These methods provide clients and therapists new ways of both looking at problems and discovering solutions to these problems.
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