ABSTRACT

The International Handbook of Art Therapy in Palliative and Bereavement Care offers a multicultural and international perspective on how art therapy can be of help to individuals, groups, families, communities, and nations facing death and dying as well as grief and loss.

Over 50 art therapists from around the world write about the transforming power of art therapy in the lives of those facing terminal illness, dementia, loss, and grief. They offer practical descriptions and techniques for working with adults and children to guide professionals, including those new to using art therapy and creative approaches in end-of-life care services.

This international handbook is essential reading for arts therapists, social workers, medical personnel, faith leaders, and psychologists interested in a collaborative and accessible approach to working with patients and families affected by loss.

section Section One

Art Therapy With Individuals

chapter 1|14 pages

Deepening the Inner World

When Art Therapy Meets Spiritual Needs
ByNadia Collette

chapter 2|11 pages

The Spiritual in Art Therapy at the End of Life

BySimon Bell

chapter 3|5 pages

Snapshot of Practice

Art Therapy and Acquired Visual Loss
ByLucy Pyart

chapter 4|14 pages

Art Therapy and Juvenile NCL

ByUwe Herrmann

chapter 5|13 pages

Blurry Vision

Introducing Art Therapy to Palliative Care Patients
ByDeirdre Argáin

chapter 6|6 pages

Snapshot of Practice

A Case of Individual Art Therapy
ByGrace Ong

chapter 7a|2 pages

Religious Practice in Russia, Medical Settings, and End of Life Rituals

ByBarbara Parker-Bell

chapter 7b|13 pages

Addressing End of Life Care, Loss, and Bereavement in the Russian Federation

ByBarbara Parker-Bell, Tatiana Vaulina, Anastasia Stipek

chapter 8|14 pages

Stillbirth

Mourning Unspeakable Loss With Art Therapy and EMDR
ByTally Tripp

chapter 9|15 pages

The Empathic Mirror

Healing Grief and Loss Through Portrait Therapy at End of Life
BySusan M.D. Carr

chapter 11|12 pages

Connecting and Belonging

Using Technology for Art Therapy in Palliative Care
ByMichèle J.M. Wood

chapter 12|5 pages

Snapshot of Practice

Art Therapy in Hospice: The Florence Experience in Italy
ByStefania Romano

section Section Two|147 pages

Art Therapy for Groups, Families and Communities

chapter 13|3 pages

Snapshot of Practice

Art Therapy in Paediatric Oncology
ByUrania Dominguez

chapter 14|13 pages

Art Therapy, Community Engagement, and Living and Dying

ByAnnalie Ashwell, Hannah Cridford

chapter 15|20 pages

A Chorus of Angels, The Ripple of Water, and The Weight of Stone

Art Therapy and Artwork Which Cradle Both Family Carers and Their Relative With Dementia
ByOfira Honig, Aya Feldman, Shlomit Rinat, Shahar Gindi

chapter 16|4 pages

Snapshot of Practice

Researching the Outcomes of Art Therapy for Caregivers of Patients at End-of-Life
ByGirija Kaimal

chapter 18|16 pages

Coming Up for Air

Art Therapy With Children Affected by Childhood Cancer
ByClaudia Mandler McKnight

chapter 19

An Art Therapist's Approach to Total Pain

BySarah Yazdian Rubin

chapter 20|12 pages

The Power of Creative Expression and Ritual

Integrating Art Therapy Into a Bereavement Camp
ByHeidi Bardot, Jean McCaw

chapter 21|13 pages

Saying Goodbye

Grieving Families
ByKayleigh Orr

chapter 22|10 pages

‘Time to Unwind’

Meitheal at the Crossroads—An Open Art Therapy and Music Therapy Group on the Specialist Palliative Care Inpatient Unit
ByJennifer Newson McMahon, Neasa Whelan, Karen Kelly, Meghan Treacy

chapter 23|9 pages

Group Art Therapy Using Telemedicine Technology for Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

ByGudrun Jones, Rachel Rahman, Martine Robson

chapter 24|3 pages

Snapshot of Practice

Mind-Body Art Grief Group
ByBecky Jacobson

chapter 25|10 pages

Beginning at the End

ByLynda Kachurek

section Section Three|113 pages

Art Therapy for Cross-Cultural Encounters, National Tragedies and Disenfranchised Grief

chapter 26|5 pages

Snapshot of Practice

Private Practice Art Therapy in Dubai
BySara Powell

chapter 27|7 pages

Art Therapy in Prison Hospice

A Compassionate Bridge
ByDavid E. Gussak

chapter 28|15 pages

Killing Time

The Dying Art Therapy Group in a High Secure Hospital
ByEmma Allen

chapter 29|13 pages

Disenfranchised Grief

The Impact of Grief in the Military
ByRachel Mims, Jacqueline Jones

chapter 30|9 pages

Feeling the Pulse

An Art Therapist's Response to Tragedy
ByTodd C. Stonnell

chapter 31|17 pages

Communitas and Soul-Healing

Arts Therapy Within the Loss-upon-Loss of Natural Disaster
ByDeborah Green

chapter 32|4 pages

Snapshot of Practice

Notes on Palliative Care Art Therapy in Singapore
ByHilary Rapp

chapter 33|15 pages

Healing Wounds—Meeting Māori at End of Life

ByJennie Halliday

chapter 34|11 pages

Art Therapy's Contribution to Alleviating the HIV Burden in South Africa

ByHayley Berman, Nataly Woollett

chapter 35|14 pages

Narratives East West—Art Therapy in a Hospice in Northern India

A Patchwork of Cross-Cultural Encounters
ByLara Cooke, Mari Ebbitt, Eloïse Raab