Art and Expressive Therapies within the Medical Model

Art and Expressive Therapies Within the Medical Model explores how to best collaborate across disciplines as art and expressive therapists continue to become increasingly prevalent within the medical community. This collection of diverse chapters from seasoned practitioners in the field introduces readers to art therapy interventions across a variety of artistic approaches, patient demographics, and medical contexts, while paying special attention to new approaches and innovative techniques. This is a cutting-edge resource that illustrates the current work of practitioners on a national and global level while providing a better understating of the integration of biopsychosocial approaches within art and expressive therapies practice.

Deborah Elkis-Abuhoff, PhD, LCAT, ATR-BC, ATCS is director and associate professor in the creative arts therapy counseling program at Hofstra University and an assistant investigator in the Center of Neuroscience at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. Morgan Gaydos, MA, LCAT, ATR-BC is an art therapist for Nassau University Medical Center and an adjunct instructor at Hofstra University.

Dedication. Editors. Contributing Authors. Acknowledgements. Preface, Deborah Elkis-Abuhoff and Morgan Gaydos 1. Art Therapy in Pediatric Oncology, Tracy Councill 2. The Application of Technology within the Medical Environment: Tablet, Apps, and Stylus, Deborah Elkis-Abuhoff 3. Working with Children Who Encounter Medical Challenges: A Multi-modal Approach, Joan Alpers 4. The Use of Magic Therapy for Children with Hemiplegia, Yvonne Farquharson, Richard McDougall, and Daisy Fancourt 5. Photography as a Natural Therapeutic Process for Medically Ill Patients, Keshet Zur 6. Eating Disorders and the Medical Necessity of Collaborative Care, Michelle L. Dean 7. Visual Narratives as an Art Therapy Treatment in Cancer Care, Jill McNutt 8. Storytelling with Expressive Arts Therapy: Medical Therapeutic Work with Individuals, Vered Zur and Boaz Zur 9. Medical Dance/Movement Therapy for Chronic Conditions: An Overview of Important Outcomes, Sharon W. Goodill and Sabine C. Koch 10. Art Therapy and Tourette Syndrome: Utilizing Guided Imagery and Chakra Exploration, Melanie Biscuiti 11. Engaging those with Parkinson's Disease in Group Clay Manipulation Art Therapy, Deborah Elkis-Abuhoff and Morgan Gaydos 12. Art Therapy and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Juliet L. King and Robert M. Pascuzzi 13. Recovery from Grief and Pain: Results from an Art Therapy Relational Neuroscience Four-Drawing Art Therapy Trauma and Resiliency Protocol, Noah Hass-Cohen and Joanna Clyde Findlay 14. Exploring the Impact of Art Therapy with Stroke Recovery, Morgan Gaydos and Melanie Biscuiti 15. Art Therapy in the Detoxification Phase of Treatment of Substance Use Disorders, Holly Feen-Calligan and Wendy Case 16. Art Therapy Applications and Substance Abuse, Libby Schmanke 17. Material Considerations to Providing Art Therapy within a Medical Model, Morgan Gaydos 18. TTAP Method® Applied to Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease, Linda Levine Madori 19. The Use of Clinical Assessments within Medical Art Therapy: Identifying the Level of Emotional and Physical Symptoms, Deborah Elkis-Abuhoff and Morgan Gaydos 20. Culturally Responsive Care for Art Therapists in Medical Settings, Yasmine J. Awais and Mariya Keselman 21. Special Issues for the Art Therapist Working in a Medical Setting, Irene Rosner David