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Art and Play Therapy

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  • 1001 Scheherazade Metaphoric Storytelling Cards of Association

    Andre Pouliot 1001 Scheherazade Metaphoric Storytelling Cards of Association

    Storytelling Cards from the Oh Cards series. Canadian artist Andre Pouliot has created 55 exquisite paintings in card-format depict the wondrous and mythical world of the Orient. Based on the tale of Scheherazade, whose king insisted she tell him nightly stories. For 1001 nights, she spun fabulous tales till he fell in love with her. This deck rekindles the ancient art of story-telling. 1001 is a companion deck to SAGA and MYTHOS and can be used alone or in combination with either or both of them. This is one of the many beautiful decks in the series of OH Cards carried by ODIN BOOKS. For a complete list, type OH Cards in Search.

  • 101 Mindful Arts-Based Activities Child/Youth Trauma

    Dawn D'amico 101 Mindful Arts-Based Activities Child/Youth Trauma

    To Get Children and Adolescents Talking working with severe trauma, abuse and neglect using found and everyday objects. This book offers a compendium of therapeutic activities that will help children who have endured painful abuse to open up, so that they can learn to express their feelings and therapy can be directed towards their individual needs. This is an ideal resource for use with children in therapeutic, home and school settings. It is appropriate to use with children aged 5-17 who have experienced trauma, physical abuse, sexual abuse, forced migration and severe neglect, as well as those with acute depression, anxiety and behavioural difficulties.

  • 101 Movement Games For Children

    Huberta Wiertsema 101 Movement Games For Children

    The movement games in this book are intended to cultivate children's social and creative abilities. Some are based on playground games, others on professional theater and dance exercises. The games described are divided into ten categories including touch and reaction, concentration and impersonation and cooperation, and music and movement. Ages 9-12

  • 250 Brief, Creative & Practical Art Therapy Techniques

    Susan Buchalter 250 Brief, Creative & Practical Art Therapy Techniques

    Creative, fun & fast therapeutic warm-ups! When a client walks into the therapy room they don't know what to expect-feeling anxious, unsure and perhaps fearful. Brief, art therapy warm-ups are the perfect way to break the ice and get clients feeling comfortable, less inhibited, and motivated to participate in individual or group therapy. These unique 250 art exercises increase self-esteem, self-awareness and a feeling of success in artistic expression and communication, allowing clients to engage in therapeutic exercises without judgment. Using simple materials like paper, pencils and markers, these techniques can be immediately implemented in your practice.

  • 500 Five Minute Games

    Jackie Silberg 500 Five Minute Games

    Quick and Easy Activities for 3-6 Year Olds This book contains easy activities, counting games, guessing games, songs, and much more. Everything is organized by theme so teachers can make transition time and waits more productive and more fun. Ages 3 to 6.

  • Acts of Kindness Thumball

    YouthLight Acts of Kindness Thumball

    Players are encouraged to put words into action and spread kindness. Toss the ball and wherever your thumb lands will be the act of kindness to perform that day. Players are encouraged to report back how the act of kindness made them feel and how they think it affected someone else. This Thumball will build strength of character and empathy and will encourage social interaction. This is a great way to incorporate caring acts into everyday life and to encourage a lifelong habit of being kind. Thumball is a soft stuffed ball to throw, roll, or pass in a circle or randomly. Catch it! Look under your thumb. Respond to the prompt. Kids absolutely love this interactive tool that will get them talking and sharing. Without even knowing it, you will be encouraging the use of interpersonal skills including taking turns, eye contact, listening, responding, valuing similarities and respecting individual differences.

  • Aggression in Play Therapy

    Lisa Dion Aggression in Play Therapy

    A Neurobiological Approach for Integrating Intensity With an understanding of aggressive play based on brain function and neuroscience, this book provides therapists with a framework to work authentically with aggressive play, while making it an integrative and therapeutic experience for the child. Topics covered include: embracing aggression; understanding the nervous system; understanding regulation; developing yourself as an external regulator; authentic expression; setting boundaries; working with emotional flooding; supporting parents during aggressive play.

  • All About You Thumball

    Soshemo All About You Thumball

    Players respond to 30 questions about themselves. A fun icebreaker for all ages! Get the conversation going & bring language to life in your classroom or any setting with interactive questions and answers! Have fun getting to know each other. Great for family, friends and in any situation to get the conversation started. Thumball is a soft stuffed ball to throw, roll, or pass in a circle or randomly. Catch it! Look under your thumb. Respond to the prompt. Kids absolutely love this interactive tool that will get them talking and sharing. Without even knowing it, you will be encouraging the use of interpersonal skills including taking turns, eye contact, listening, responding, valuing similarities and respecting individual differences.

  • Alligator Puppet

    Alligator Puppet

    Good looks only go so far; without you, this full-body alligator hand puppet is just another pretty face, albeit with a moveable mouth! Its realistic appearance is undeniably remarkable but its personality needs a human touch! Durably constructed to withstand numerous puppet shows, story times, and the expected demands of quality playtime, these fantastic puppets are made with all new materials and meet or exceed North American safety standards. This puppet is recommended for ages 3 and up, this creature will stand up to surface washing to keep him clean. (24" long x 13" wide x 2" tall Weighs 7.36 oz.)

  • Alpha 500-Piece Round Puzzle

    Alpha 500-Piece Round Puzzle

    Alpha is a part of the Indigenous Collection of high-quality Indigenous Art puzzles and the artist is paid a royalty on each sale. This one is by artist Miqaela Joneswhose cultural background is Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone. The finished size of this 500-piece puzzle is approximately 25 inches in diameter. Artist biography is listed on the back of the box. For ages 9 and up.

  • Ancient Thunder

    Leo Yerxa Ancient Thunder

    A beautiful and visionary book, Ancient Thunder celebrates wild horses and the natural world of the prairies. Using an extraordinary technique, Leo Yerxa, an artist of Ojibway ancestry, makes paper look like leather, so that his illustrations seem to be painted on leather shirts. The art is accompanied by a rich song of praise for the wild horses that came to play such an important role in the lives of the First Peoples.

  • Anger Management Thumball

    YouthLight Anger Management Thumball

    Players read and respond to prompts about how to gain insights about different types of anger, and increase anger control skills. Discussion may include anger buttons, levels of frustration, "Know-Before-I-Blow", un-stressing skills, consequences and benefits of self-control. Thumball is a soft stuffed ball to throw, roll, or pass in a circle or randomly. Catch it! Look under your thumb. Respond to the prompt. Kids absolutely love this interactive tool that will get them talking and sharing. Without even knowing it, you will be encouraging the use of interpersonal skills including taking turns, eye contact, listening, responding, valuing similarities and respecting individual differences.

  • Anywhere Artist Ages 4-7

    Nikki Slade Robinson Anywhere Artist Ages 4-7

    "I don't need paint or paper. I can make art anywhere. My imagination is all I need." In spare, delightful text and illustrations, an exuberant artist makes art from found objects and the world around her. This sprightly picture book celebrates creativity and will inspire readers to find art all around them, unleash their imaginations, and make their own artistic creations. Ages 4-7

  • Archetypes Who Are You?

    Caroline Myss Archetypes Who Are You?

    In Archetypes, Caroline Myss delves into the world of archetypes, which have been the subject of her work for more than 25 years. Archetypes are universal patterns of behavior that, once discovered, help you better understand yourself and your place in the world. In short, knowing your archetypes can transform your life. Within the pages of this book, Myss writes about ten primary archetypes. In each chapter, she explains one individual archetype, showing how it has evolved and then in fascinating detail lays out the unique characteristics, the defining graces, the life challenges, and other information to help you understand if you are part of this archetype family and if so, how you can fully tap into its power.

  • Art As Medicine

    Shaun McNiff Art As Medicine

    Creating A Therapy Of the Imagination The medicine of the artist, like that of the shaman, arises from his or her relationship to "familiars"-the themes, methods, and materials that interact with the artist through the creative process. Art As Medicine demonstrates how the imagination heals and renews itself through this natural process. The author describes his pioneering methods of art therapy-including interpretation through performance and storytelling, creative collaboration, and dialogue with images-and the ways in which they can revitalize both psychotherapy and art itself.

  • Art Heals

    Shaun McNiff Art Heals

    How Creativity Cures the Soul  The field of art therapy is discovering that artistic expression can be a powerful means of personal transformation and emotional and spiritual healing. In this book, Shaun McNiff-a leader in expressive arts therapy for more than three decades-reflects on a wide spectrum of activities aimed at reviving art's traditional healing function. In chapters ranging from "Liberating Creativity" and "The Practice of Creativity in the Workplace" to "From Shamanism to Art Therapy," he illuminates some of the most progressive views in the rapidly expanding field of art therapy.

  • Art Is A Way of Knowing

    Pat Allen Art Is A Way of Knowing

    Making art-giving form to the images that arise in our mind's eye, our dreams, and our everyday lives-is a form of spiritual practice through which knowledge of ourselves can ripen into wisdom. This book offers encouragement for everyone to explore art making in this spirit of self-discovery-plus practical instructions on material, methods, and activities such as ways to: Discover a personal myth or story, Recognize patterns and themes in one's life, Identify and release painful memories, Combine journaling and image making, Practice the ancient skill of active imagination, and Connect with others through sharing one's art works. Interwoven with this guidance is the intimate story of the author's own journey as a student, art therapist, teacher, wife, mother, and artist-and, most of all, as a woman who discovered a profound and healing connection with her soul through making art.

  • Art of Healing Childhood Grief

    Anne Black & Penelope Simpson Art of Healing Childhood Grief

    A School-Based Expressive Arts Program Promoting Social and Emotional Literacy Drawing on a rich heritage of psychological, educational, primary prevention and creative traditions, Black and Simpson have designed and implemented an innovative, school-based support program to usher in a new approach to childhood grief. Now in its fourth edition, this labor of love is filled with hundreds of expressive arts activities and a sequential curriculum organized in an easy to access format for professionals and lay facilitators to reference when working with an individual child, a small group of children or an entire school. Included in this manual is a chapter on responding to the needs of children children in the aftermath of death crises such as suicide, homicide, terrorist attacks and war.

  • Art Therapy and Clinical Neuroscience

    Frances Kaplan Art Therapy and Clinical Neuroscience

    Art Therapy and Clinical Neuroscience offers an authoritative introductory account of recent developments in clinical neuroscience and its impact on art therapy theory and practice. Contributors explore the complex relationship between art and creativity and neurological functions such as those that occur during stress response, immune functioning, child developmental phases, gender difference, the processing of imagery, attachment, and trauma. It deciphers neuroscientific language and theory and contributes innovative concrete applications and interventions useful in art therapy.

  • Art Therapy and Health Care

    Cathy Malchiodi Art Therapy and Health Care

    Demonstrating the benefits of creative expression for patients living with acute or chronic illness, this volume provides a complete, practical introduction to medical art therapy. It presents evidence-based strategies for helping people of all ages--from young children to older adults--cope with physical and cognitive symptoms, reduce stress, and improve their quality of life. The book includes detailed case material and 110 illustrations. It describes ways to work with individuals and groups with specific health conditions and challenges, as well as their family members. Contributors are experienced art therapists who combine essential knowledge with in-depth clinical guidance.

  • Art Therapy And The Neuroscience Of Relationships, Creativity And Resiliency

    Noah Hass-Cohen, Joanna Clyde Findlay & Margaret Wehrenberg Art Therapy And The Neuroscience Of Relationships, Creativity And Resiliency

    This book offers a comprehensive integration of art therapy and interpersonal neurobiology. It showcases the Art Therapy Relational Neuroscience (ATR-N) theoretical and clinical approach, and demonstrates how it can be used to help clients with autobiographical memory, reflecting and creating, touch and space, meaning-making, emotions, and dealing with long-term stress and trauma.

  • Art Therapy Card Deck for Children and Adolescents

    Art Therapy Card Deck for Children and Adolescents

    50 Therapeutic Interventions for Challenging Clients Who Shut Down, Melt Down, or ACT Out The Art Therapy Card Deck for Children and Adolescents features 50 creative, hands-on interventions to help kids work through difficult emotions, develop a growth mindset, and strengthen their communication skills so they can reach their goals. Each card features directions, a list of materials, a sample picture of a finished creation, and questions for discovery and discussion. The cards were designed to assist children and adolescents who have: - Anxiety - Trauma - Mood disorders - ODD - Autism - ADHD When words alone aren't enough, these activities will help your young clients explore mastery, self-concept, and self-worth through art.

  • Art Therapy Exercises

    Liesl Silverstone Art Therapy Exercises

    Inspirational and Practical Ideas to Stimulate the Imagination This accessible book comprises a collection of 80 tried-and-tested exercises, with guidelines for applying them and advice for devising new ones. Liesl Silverstone offers a variety of exercises for a diverse and multicultural client base, such as guided fantasies, one-to-one and group work focusing on the group dynamic, and some examples of working with adults with learning difficulties and children. Art Therapy Exercises is an invaluable book for Art Therapists and Art Therapy students, counsellors, psychotherapists and all professionals working in the field of human development.

  • Art Therapy For Groups

    Marian Liebmann Art Therapy For Groups

    A Handbook of Themes and Exercises 2nd Ed This book presents a collection of practical exercises, games, structures and techniques for use by therapists, teachers and other groupwork leaders working in schools, hospitals and day centres. They include games suitable for a wide range of clients, such as those intended to enhance self-perception and those appropriate for particular groups, such as people with memory or attention problems. Many of the games and exercises go beyond the traditional realm of "art therapy" and link up with other creative therapies and forms of groupwork.


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