Materials and Media in Art Therapy

The second edition of Materials and Media in Art Therapy provides an overview of material and media theory and practice in the field, with an emphasis on advances since the first edition.
The book takes an intersectional, anti-oppressive, social justice framework to theory and practice. The contributing authors represent multiple countries, write reflexively from their own intersecting identities, consider the use of materials from culturally aware and respectful positions, and reflect critically on the socio-cultural-political implications of materials and media in the context of therapy. Overall, the chapter provide a range of material and media applications in diverse settings, from conventional therapy practices to public practices focused on activism and well-being.
Thoroughly updated with the ongoing historical development of material and media use in the field and including extensive coverage of social and cultural issues faced by art therapy participants, this second edition is broad enough to be integrated into a course for a graduate program and specific enough to serve as a shelf reference for those in practice.

Part 1: History, Theory, Ethics, Research 1. A Contemporary History of Art Materials, Media, and Practices in Art Therapy 2. Theories of Materiality and Making 3. Ethical Dimensions of Materials, Media, and Practices in Art Therapy 4. 'Women's Work': Women in the Helping Professions Using Crafts as Self-Care Part 2: Art Materials, Media, and Practices in Contemporary Art Therapy 5. Sis, U Belong Here: Black Women Making and Taking Up Space 6. Clawing Our Way Out: Art Therapy Manicure Rituals and a Feminist Ethics of Care 7. Honoring Our Relationships and Materials from Our Homelands 8. Art from Inside: Peer Art Therapists (PAThR) Reflections on Materials and Media in Exploring Complex Identity Systems 9. Plastic Mandala: Eco Art as Compassionate Action 10. Transgender Joy as Community Art in a 'Trans Refuge State' 11. Socio-Political Stress and Artmaking: Clothing, Identity, and Social Change 12. Drawing Connections: Comics in Art Therapy Practice 13. The Immersive Worlds of Therapeutic Gaming and Scanography for Art Therapy 14. The Kitchen as Metaphor: Shaping Togetherness and Therapeutic Makerspaces in Marginalized Communities 15. The Neoliberal Co-Optation of Mindfulness and Mandala Practices 16. Playing in the Deep: Applying Improvisational Principles to Therapy 17. A Box of Fired Clay Bricks: Building Home on the Community Table with People on the Move 18. Festival Art Therapy Pedagogy: Across and Between