Philip M. Neilsen & Robert J. King 
Creative Arts in Counseling and Mental Health [EPUB ebook] 

Drawing on new paradigms and evidence-based discoveries in neuroscience, narrative psychology, and creativity theory, this text explores the beneficial role of expressive arts within a recovery perspective. A framework of practice principles for the visual arts, creative writing, music, drama, dance, and digital storytelling is addressed across a number of settings and populations, providing readers with an accessible overview of techniques taught in counseling programs in the U.S. and abroad.

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Chapter I: Introduction – Robert King, Felicity Baker & Philip Neilsen

A Theoretical Framework for Creative Arts in Recovery

A Note on the Evidence Base for Creative Arts in Recovery

What You Will Find in this Book

About the Authors

Chapter II: Lived experience: writing and recovery – Robert King, Jon Scott & Jane Boggs

A Writing Workshop

Clubhouse Writers

Chapter III: Lived experience: visual art and music in recovery – Robert King, Patricia Strobel, Tom O’Brien & Ann Bermingham

Patricia Strobel

Tom O’Brien

Ann Bermingham

Chapter IV: Visual arts: principles and evidence base – Clare Edwards, Tom O′Brien & Robert King

Abstract

Background

Study Aims

Overview of Study Design

Results

Discussion

Chapter V: Visual arts: multidisciplinary day program in practice for young people with severe mental health problems – Sandra Drabant & Robert King

The Mater Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) Day Program

Jack’s Story and Art Therapy Assessment

Discussion

Chapter VI: Visual arts: the place of the art exhibition in mental health recovery

Introduction

The Art Exhibition – What Are We Talking About?

The Realisation of the Art Show

The Social Nature of the Art Show – Being Part of a Collaborative Event

The Relationship Between Exhibiting Art and Identity Development in Mental Health Context

The Purpose of the Art Show for the Recovery Community Network

Recommendations for Staging an Art Show in the Mental Health Recovery Context

Chapter VII: Creative writing: literature review and evidence-based research – Philip Neilsen

Introduction

Creative Writing – Definition

Theoretical Frameworks and Explanatory Models

Commentary on Theoretical Frameworks

Discussion

Chapter VIII: Creative writing: a practice-based account of designing and facilitating life-writing workshops for a group with severe mental illness – Philip Neilsen & Robert King

Introduction

Materials and Methods, Participants and Setting

Intervention

Preparation For and Delivery of the Workshops

Workshop Dynamics

Data Collection

Chapter IX: Music therapy and mental health recovery: what is the evidence? – Claire Stephensen & Felicity A Baker

What is Music Therapy?

Music Therapy Methods in Recovery

Music Therapy Approaches in Research and Practice

Current Evidence

Chapter X: Music: the Interface of music therapy and psychotherapy with adolescents in a hospital-based, consultation-liaison mental health service: eclecticism in action – Katherine Aitchison

Music Therapy in CYMHS

Music Therapy and the Question of Orientation

Evidence for the Efficacy of Music Therapy in Child and Youth Mental Health

Eclecticism: An Integrated Approach

Therapeutic Songwriting with Adolescents

Fostering Understanding: A Psychodynamic Approach

Case Study: Sarah

Offering Acceptance: A Humanistic Approach

Case Study: Kathy

Facilitating Development: A Behavioural/Cognitive-Behavioural Approach

Case Study: Jayden

Chapter XI: A dance/movement therapy recovery model: engagement in stages of change – Anne Margrethe Melsom & Jill Comins

Introduction: Dance/Movement Therapy in Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care

A Proposed Dance/Movement Therapy RECOVERY Model

Use of the Therapist-Self within the Dance/Movement Therapy RECOVERY Model

Emergence of the Dance/Movement Therapy RECOVERY Model

Stages of Change and Dance/Movement Therapy: An Integrative Conceptualisation

Integrative Conclusions: Stages of Change and the DMT RECOVERY Model

Applications of the Dance/Movement Therapy RECOVERY Model

Chapter XII: The evidence base for dance/movement therapy in mental health: moving the body of knowledge – Sherry W. Goodill

Introduction

Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses

Levels of Evidence and Example Studies

Summary of Evidence for DMT

Recommendations

Chapter XIII: Applied theatre for mental health: literature review and evidence-based research – Andrea Baldwin

Definitions

Forms of Drama Practice in Relation to Mental Health

Theatrical Theatre

Drama as Social Experience

Drama as Therapy: Psychodrama and Drama Therapy

Models of Drama Therapy

The Difference Between Drama as Therapy and Drama as Social Experience

How Does Participation in Drama Support Recovery?

Evidence of Effectiveness: How Participation in Drama Supports Recovery

Chapter XIV: Respect yourself drama education program in practice – Andrea Baldwin

Introduction

Program Outline

Clinical Rationale

Implementation

Example Session

Longer Term Effects

Digital storytelling for the self-advocacy of marginalised identities: theory and practice

Introduction

Overview of Case Studies

Narrative Practice and Empowerment

Storytelling as Praxis

Notice One

My Secret Story

Greg’s Sermon

Over de auteur

Felicity Baker is a Music Therapist, Associate Professor in Music Therapy and currently an Australia Research Council Future Fellow (2010-2015) based at The University of Melbourne. she is currently Associate Editor the Journal of Music Therapy and immediate past President of The Australian Music Therapy Association Inc, the peak body of the discipline in Australia.  Felicity has established herself as an international leader in music therapy and is regularly invited to teach in institutions through Asia, UK/Northern Europe and the USA. Felicity is recognised for her research expertise in therapeutic songwriting and in neurorehabilitation. Her text Song Writing Methods, Techniques and Clinical Applications for Music Therapy Clinicians, Educators and Students is a best seller (Jessica Kingsley Publishers) which has sold over 4, 000 copies and has been translated into Korean and Italian. Felicity is a member of a Research Consortium involving music therapy researchers from 9 international universities from USA, UK, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Australia with international recognition of being at the forefront of music therapy research. Her innovative research has attracted significant media attention. She has achieved a strong publication record (4 books, 17 book chapters, and 70+ peer reviewed journal articles) and developed a recognized capacity for cross-disciplinary research.