The second edition offers a comprehensive framework through the Expressive Therapies Continuum, emphasizing its role in art therapy. It guides professionals in organizing assessment data, setting treatment goals, and planning effective interventions. This foundational theory enhances understanding and application in therapeutic settings, making it a valuable resource for practitioners in the field.
Beyond Self-Care for Helping Professionals is an innovative guide to professional self-care focused not just on avoiding the consequences of failing to take care of oneself, but on optimal health and positive psychology. This new volume builds upon the Expressive Therapies Continuum to introduce the Life Enrichment Model, a strengths-based model that encourages mindful participation in a broad array of enriching experiences. By enabling therapists and other Helping Professionals to develop a rich emotional, intellectual, and creative foundation to their lives and clinical practices, this guide sets a new standard for self-care in the helping professions.
Expressive Therapies Continuum is distinctive in its application as a foundational theory in the field of art therapy. This book contains the information that demonstrates how this theory provides a framework for the organization of assessment information, the formulation of treatment goals, and the planning of art therapy interventions.