An innovative guide to the practice of art therapy Since 1978, Judith Aron Rubin's Child Art Therapy hasbecome the classic text for conducting art therapy with children.Twenty-five years later, the book still stands as the reference formental health professionals who incorporate art into theirpractice. Now, with the publication of this fully updated andrevised Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition, which includes aDVD that illustrates art therapy techniques in actual therapysettings, this pioneering guide is available to train, inform, andinspire a new generation of art therapists and those seeking tointroduce art therapy into their clinical practice. The text illustrates how to: Set the conditions for creative growth, assess progress, andset goals for therapy Use art in individual, group, and family situations, includingparent-child pairings, mothers' groups, and adolescent groups Work with healthy children and those with disabilities Guide parents through art and play Talk about art work and encourage art production Decode nonverbal messages contained in art and the art-makingprocess Use scribbles, drawings, stories, poems, masks, and othermethods to facilitate expression Understand why and how art therapy works Along with the useful techniques and activities described,numerous case studies taken from Rubin's years of practice add avital dimension to the text, exploring how art therapy works in thereal world of children's experience. Original artwork from clientsand the author illuminate the material throughout. Written by aninternationally recognized art therapist, Child Art Therapy,Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition is a comprehensive guide forlearning about, practicing, and refining child art therapy.