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1 online resource (274 pages) |
| Contents |
Using Textile Arts and Handcrafts inTherapy with Women: Weaving Lives Back Together; Preface; 1. Introduction: Why Fiber is Good for Your Psyche; 2. Threads of Time: Women and Textile-making; 3. She's Come Unraveled: Mental Well-being in Girlsand Women; 4. Uncovering the Truth: Assessing Where to Start; 5. Interwoven Lives: Cross-cultural Applications ofTextile Art Therapy; 6. Theoretical Underpinnings of Textile Art Therapy; 7. Pulling in the Warp Threads You Will Weave With:Issues, Metaphors, and Project Suggestions; 8. Unveiling the Textile Techniques; 9. Spin the Web: Circles of Women |
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10. Psychologically Minded Female Textile Artists:Incredible ExamplesAppendix: Textile Survey; References; Subject Index; Author Index |
| Summary |
Art-making with fabrics and fibers is a natural and creative method of self-expression and can enrich the healing process. This book is a complete guide to using textiles in therapy with female clients. Reviewing the role of textile-based handcrafts in the lives of women today, and integrating the life issues they face with the therapeutic making of fiber art, the book covers everything from the psychology of this therapeutic approach to how to carry it out effectively with a wide range of clients. Specific techniques and suggestions for practice are provided, alongside chapters on expressive |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Textile crafts -- Therapeutic use
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Art Therapy -- methods
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Women -- psychology
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MEDICAL -- Allied Health Services -- Occupational Therapy.
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MEDICAL -- Psychiatry -- General.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780857003379 |
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0857003372 |
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