{"product_id":"on-art-and-therapy-an-exploration","title":"On Art and Therapy: An Exploration (1991)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSecond Hand\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe term 'art therapy' was coined when it was recognised that painting, drawing and modelling had healing effects on people. The art therapist came later.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat is the therapist's role, and what can be intrinsically therapeutic in creative engagement with the media and modes of visual expression? The early practitioners saw themselves as facilitators in setting free a spontaneous imaginative activity. Now verbal explorations of the image produced tend to predominate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMartina Thomson makes an eloquent plea for the therapist to return to a trust in the therapeutic value of the creative process itself. Beautifully and elegantly written, this book will be richly suggestive for artists, art teachers, and everyone concerned with creativity in the therapeutic process.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martina Thomson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43120017244329,"sku":"","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/thomson.jpg?v=1689218431","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/on-art-and-therapy-an-exploration","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}