Therapeutic Qualities of Clay-Work in Art Therapy and Psychotherapy: A Review

Autor/inn/en	Sholt, Michal; Gavron, Tami
Titel	Therapeutic Qualities of Clay-Work in Art Therapy and Psychotherapy: A Review
Quelle	In: Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 23 (2006) 2, S.66-72 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0742-1656
Schlagwörter	Verbal Communication; Psychotherapy; Art Therapy; Counseling Techniques; Case Studies; Art Materials + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychotherapie; Kunsttherapie; Counseling technique; Counselling technique; Counselling techniques; Beratungsmethode; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study
Abstract	The aim of this article is to identify and define the diagnostic and therapeutic qualities of clay-work in contemporary conceptualization (attachment theory, object relations, and psychoanalytic theory). Three central features of clay-work are highlighted: (1) procedural expression through touch, movement, and the three-dimensional aspect; (2) the reflection of construction and deconstruction processes; and (3) the regression process. The authors differentiate six therapeutic factors that emerged from a review of the literature: facilitating expression of emotions, catharsis, rich and deep expressions, verbal communication, revealing unconscious material, and concretization and symbolization. Short case examples of therapeutic processes are described to illustrate these ideas. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10