Introduction. Section 1: Working with Race, Racism and Difference in Art Therapy. 1. Living colour in art therapy, Jean Campbell and Vicky Barber, art therapists in private practice, London 2. Echoing the steps of my ancestors, Cherry Lawrence, art therapist and community worker, and Heather Barford, Brighton and Hove Social Services. 3. The scapegoat: Jewish experience and art psychotherapy, Joy Schaverien, Jungian analyst in private practice and analytical art therapist, Leicestershire. 4. Foreign images: images of race and culture, Caroline Case, analytic art therapist in private practice, Stirling. 5. Thrown in at the deep end, Jenny Cooper, art therapist, Shipley, West Yorkshire. 6. My God! Look at me! Pauline Mottram, Hertfordshire University. 7. Culturally sensitive therapy: accents, approaches and tools, Ranju Roy, art therapist, Bridgewater, Somerset. Section 2: Culture, Class and Art Therapy. 8. Class issues in therapy, Chris Wood, Sheffield University. 9. Drawing lines: art therapists and psychiatric services working in collaboration with contemporary artists, Lyn French, Picture This, London. Section 3: Philosophies of Therapy and Practice: East and West. 10. Issues of empowerment in a multi-cultural art therapy group, Sally Weston, Bradford Mental Health Service. 11. Taoism and art therapy: flowing and stuckness, Malcolm Learmonth, Creative Therapy Unit and Exeter University. Section 4: Therapists: A Question of Identity. 12. Crossing the meniscus: art therapy and Local Agenda 21, Jenny Jones, Leeds University. 13. Group issues from a Black art psychotherapist's viewpoint, Yvonne Crawford, Kneesworth House Hospital, Hertfordshire. 14. Art therapy and Jewish identity: stories from Jewish art therapists, Cathy Ward, Roehampton Institute, and Marian Liebmann, freelance mediator and art therapist. 15. Being White: engaging with a changing world, Marian Liebmann, freelance mediator and art therapist. Section 5: Training: Preparing the Ground. 16. A Black perspective on art therapy training, Frederica Brooks, Goldsmiths College, London. 17. Art therapy training and race and culture, Cathy Ward, Roehampton Institute.
Helpful guidance on working with different cultural and racial needs through meaningful art therapy
Jean Campbell has had an extensive career as an art therapist in
medical, community and educational settings. She currently works in
private practice and primary health care. Marian Liebmann worked in
education, art therapy, victim support and probation, and has been
involved in community, victim offender and schools mediation. For
eight years she worked for Mediation UK, the umbrella organization
for mediation, as director and projects adviser. She has
written/edited seven books in the fields of art therapy, mediation
and conflict resolution, and contributed chapters to many others.
She currently divides her time between freelance mediation
training, art therapy, supervision and writing. Frederica Brooks
recently trained as an art therapist at Goldsmiths College, London,
after pursuing a lengthy career in fine art and community arts.
Jenny Jones is an artist and art therapist, and is studying an MA
in feminist history, theory and criticism of the visual arts at
Leeds University. Cathy Ward has a background in fine art and
community arts, manages a social service family unit and is a
visiting lecturer on the play therapy diploma course at
Roehampton.
The editorial group are all members of the Art Therapy, Race and
Culture Group (of the British Association of Art Therapists) and
are from diverse backgrounds, including African-Caribbean, British,
Irish and Jewish.
I am grateful to the authors for providing a means for art
therapists to reassess their attitudes, judgments and strategies on
confronting difference, not solely in their practice but in their
lives. ...A collection of narratives that art therapists cannot
afford to ignore and which provides them with an opportunity to
re-evaluate and challenge their practice. Finally, there is an
impressive bibliography and comprehensive references following each
chapter which will surely inspire further reading and increase the
pleasure to be gained from this notable book.
*Inscape*
Art Therapy, Race and Culture is a revealing compilation of
anecdotal writings by professional and student members of the
British Association of Art Therapists. The ethnic backgrounds of
these authors are as diverse as those of the clients with whom they
work in various urban sections of England. The book offers a clear
presentation of case materials, clinical methods, and clinical
approaches. The heart of this book, however, challenges the
traditional psychoanalytic/psychodynamic model used in art therapy,
while advocating for the inclusion of issues on race and culture
into art therapy practice.
Throughout the text, the writers also describe their experiences
with cross-cultural issues in individual and group art therapy
sessions. These personal stories include themes of racism, culture
identity struggles, and the diversity of human experience. At
times, I found these stories discomforting because they compelled
me to examine my life experiences, professional training, and
work.
*American Journal of Art Therapy*
The case material used is both sensitively introduced and managed,
and provides an excellent method for exploring the complex issues
around the cultural aspects of therapeutic interventions. These
issues are relevant across professional boundaries, and would
provide very useful reading for both students and qualified
professionals likely to be working with culturally diverse
populations… this is a book that also has appeal as a purely
enjoyable read. I found it thoroughly engaging and thought
provoking. It has used its material extremely well to discuss a
range of issues of significance to health workers'.
*British Journal of Occupational Therapy*
The book explains the interactions between Art Therapists, the
service they work within and the people who use these services. The
contributors reflect on both their own personal experiences of race
and racism and those of the people they have worked with, in a
positive and constructive way. The authors include examples of
experiences which have contributed to their own personal
growth...Positive aspects of the book: The honesty of the
contributors accounts; The way contributors describe events which
have led to their own personal growth; The potential of the
information in this book to help other therapists reflect on the
dynamics of their relationship with other members of a
multi-disciplinary team, and clients who are from another
race/culture and the courageous way in which the contentious
aspects of race, racism and culture have been explored...Well worth
reading as it provides insights about both therapists and clients
who use the art therapy service. It has added to my understanding
of how it feels to be `different' in a predominantly white culture
and made me reflect on my own attitudes and expectations.
*OTPLD Newsletter*
It was a real pleasure to be given this book to review. The Jessica
Kingsley label promises a text that is written by people in the
field who know what they are talking about, and this one is no
exception. Each chapter has a specific angle from which each author
views this subject, culminating in an inspirational list of
References and Bibliography – a useful aid in further study. In
fact this is not a book to be raced through, but savored, a chapter
at a time, and pondered over. Some writers are from a different
culture themselves, some from a different race, but every author
writes with openness and honesty about their findings. The result
is a wealth of information that is both insightful and challenging.
The subject matter, which is diverse and reflects a variety of
therapeutic belief systems, is dealt with in a factual but
sensitive manner, clearly stated. Indeed, if ever there were a
danger of being complacent as a therapist, regarding work with
people of other races or cultures, this book would be the ideal
challenge to re-evaluate how we see ourselves, the client and the
world in which we meet. It presents a viewpoint that can easily be
missed altogether or taken for granted and ignored completely. Do
not be put off by the fact that the title infers the book is for
Art Therapists. The content is relevant to any therapist or
counselor, who will ever work with people with a different attitude
or persuasion from themselves. Be prepared for some real
eye-opening insights into the different effects of race and culture
has on relationships and viewpoints. Things you may never have
considered about your own race and culture could well alter the way
you work as a counselor for the better.
*Accord*
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