Therapists creating a cultural tapestry :  using the creative therapies across cultures / 
edited by Stephanie L. Brooke and Charles E. Myers ; (with 19 other contributors). 
 - Springfield, Illinois :  Charles C Thomas, Publisher, Limited,  (c)2015. 
 - 1 online resource 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Chapter 1: ARTS AND CULTURE: WEAVING EXPRESSIVE ARTS TO SERVE A DIVERSE WORLD; Chapter 2: LOST IN TRANSLATION: INTERCULTURAL EXCHANGE IN ART THERAPY; Chapter 3: ART THERAPY WITH CHINESE AMERICAN CHILDREN IN NEW YORK CITY; Chapter 4: THE ARTS AND NATURAL HEALTH: A MERGING OF CREATIVE ART THERAPIES AND TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE; Chapter 5: BUILDING BRIDGES: ART THERAPY WITH REFUGEE CHILDREN IN AUSTRALIA; Chapter 6: SOULCOLLAGE: CROSS-CULTURAL APPLICATIONS FOR TREATING DEPRESSION AND OTHER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES Chapter 7: THE CRAYON BOX COMES INA MULTITUDE OF COLORS:PLAY THERAPY AND DIVERSITYChapter 8: HOME GROWN PLAY THERAPY: PLAY THERAPY IN THE APPALACHIAN CULTURE; Chapter 9: MUSICAL ROOTS FOR HEALING: THE ROLE OF MUSIC AS THERAPY IN TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE; Chapter 10: THE BROKEN BODY: SOMATIC PERSPECTIVES ON SURVIVING TORTURE; Chapter 11: ALTERNATE VIEWS OF A SHAMANICCIRCLE DANCE: THE INNERMONGOLIAN DANCE, ANDAI; Chapter 12: DANCING WITH THE OTHER:INTERCULTURAL ENCOUNTERS IN A JEWISH TEACHER'S COLLEGE IN JERUSALEM Chapter 13: WHAT A DIFFERENCE THE PLAY MAKES: DRAMA THERAPY-MAKING SPACE FOR THE CROSSING OF CULTURESChapter 14: TEACHING ART AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT TO WOMEN'S STUDIES STUDENTS IN ISRAEL THROUGH A TRANSPERSONAL APPROACH TO DRAMA THERAPY, PSYCHODRAMA, AND OTHER CREATIVE ARTS; Chapter 15: SPIRAL HEALING: A THREAD OF ENERGY AND CONNECTION ACROSS CULTURES; Chapter 16: A CROSS-CULTURAL EXPERIENCEUSING PANCHANTATRA FABLES TO TEACH SOCIAL SKILLS TO CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITY Chapter 17: DEVELOPING MULTICULTURALLY COMPETENT THERAPISTS THROUGH MULTICULTURALLY COMPETENT SUPERVISION: SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUPERVISION ACROSS CULTURESChapter 18: LEAP FROG-A CREATIVE PRACTICE IN CREATIVE THERAPY SUPERVISION; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX 
<br/><br/> This exciting text is a comprehensive work that examines the use of art, play, music, dance/movement, and drama in different cultures and with diverse client populations. The editors' primary purpose is to explore how the creative therapies can be implemented in diverse cultures and in different countries. Renowned, well-credentialed, and professional creative arts therapists in the areas of art, play, music, dance/movement, and drama helped write this collection. Examples include the use of art in working with refugee children in Australia and with Chinese-American children; shared experience. 
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<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014036330 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Art therapy--Cross-cultural studies.<br/>Arts--Therapeutic use--Cross-cultural studies.<br/>Psychotherapy--Cross-cultural studies.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC489  / .T447 2015