Community art : creative approaches to practice / Jill M. Chonody, editor. - Champaign, Illinois : Common Ground, (c)2014. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: Art in Practice / Imaging change: Photography as an Instrument of Practice / Painted on the Wall: How Street and Mural Art Can Be Transformative / Singing: Creating Harmony in Mind and Body / Lost for Words: Drawing as a Visual Product and Process to Give Voice to Silenced Experiences / Connecting through Clay: Sculpting Tactile Expressions of Deep Held Emotions / Realities, facts, and fiction: Lessons learned through storytelling / Dance as Internal Alchemy: The Healing Power of Expressive Movement / The Rhythm of the Collective: Group Drumming as a Creative Arts Prevention and Intervention Strategy / Horticultural Therapy: The Art of Growth / Building Objects for Identity and Biography / Community Theatre: Approaches, Challenges, and Outcomes / Reflections of Me: How Visual Storytelling is Changing How We Interact with the World / Approaches to evaluation: How to measure change when utilizing creative approaches / Jill M. Chonody -- Jill M. Chonody and Jill Amitrani-Welsh -- Jill M. Chonody -- Barbra Teater -- Lisa Hodge -- Fiona Buchanan -- Jill M. Chonody and Donna Wang -- Emily Nussdorfer -- Tina Maschi and Thalia MacMillan -- Keith A. Anderson and Jennie R. Babcock -- Priscilla Dunk-West -- Russell Fewster and Susan Harris -- Wilson Main and Carolyn Bilsborow -- Jill M. Chonody.



9781612295664

2014029880


Arts--Therapeutic use.
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)--Therapeutic use.
Creative ability.
Community mental health services.


Electronic Books.

RC489 / .C666 2014