Distinctive in its application as a foundational theory in the field of art therapy, this up-to-date second edition demonstrates how the Expressive Therapies Continuum provides a framework for the organization of assessment information, the formulation of treatment goals, and the planning of art therapy interventions.

In addition to the newest research supporting the uses of art in therapy, this volume offers the latest research in media properties and material interaction, the role of neuroscience in art therapy, emotion regulation, and assessment with the Expressive Therapies Continuum. It provides case studies to enliven the information and offers practical suggestions for using art in many and varied therapeutic ways.

Through rich clinical detail and numerous case examples, this book’s easy-to-use format and effectiveness in teaching history and application make it an essential reference for practitioners and students alike.

Table of Contents

PART I: Historical Perspectives and Foundations

Chapter 1: Overview of the Expressive Therapies Continuum

Chapter 2: History and Evolution of the Expressive Therapies Continuum

Chapter 3: Media Properties and Material Interaction

PART II: Characteristics of the Expressive Therapies Continuum and its Components

Chapter 4: Kinesthetic Component of the Expressive Therapies Continuum

Chapter 5: Sensory Component of the Expressive Therapies Continuum

Chapter 6: Perceptual Component of the Expressive Therapies Continuum

Chapter 7: Affective Component of the Expressive Therapies Continuum

Chapter 8: Cognitive Component of the Expressive Therapies Continuum

Chapter 9: Symbolic Component of the Expressive Therapies Continuum

Chapter 10: Creative Level of the Expressive Therapies Continuum

PART Ill: Assessment and Clinical Applications

Chapter 11: Assessment Within the Structure of the Expressive Therapies Continuum

Chapter 12: Using the Expressive Therapies Continuum to Structure Therapeutic Interventions with Individual Clients

Chapter 13: Using the Expressive Therapies Continuum to Structure Therapeutic Interventions with Couples, Families, and Groups

Chapter 14: Aspects of the Therapeutic Relationship and the Expressive Therapies Continuum

Chapter 15: The Intersection of Neuroscience and Art Therapy

Review

"Dr. Hinz combines her many years of experience in using in clinical practice and teaching the concept of the Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC) with a thorough scholarship in updating and enlarging the second edition of this book. In addition to the elaborating on the use of ETC in art therapy, it offers welcome new information, including transference, countertransference, and embodiment in the context of the ETC, and neuroscientific studies of using different art media."

Vija B. Lusebrink PhD, ATR; professor emerita, University of Louisville

"It’s been 10 years since Dr. Lisa Hinz first provided her essential and accessible text on this model on which our field is built; through this extensive update, with its additional historical contexts, applications and research, vital examination of its place amidst the therapeutic relationship, and its capacity to bridge creativity to neuroscience, Dr. Hinz offers us―once again-- a rich and enlightening read."

Dave Gussak, PhD, ATR-BC; professor, The Florida State University, Graduate Art Therapy Program

"Dr. Hinz combines her many years of experience in using in clinical practice and teaching the concept of the Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC) with a thorough scholarship in updating and enlarging the second edition of this book. In addition to the elaborating on the use of ETC in art therapy, it offers welcome new information, including transference, countertransference, and embodiment in the context of the ETC, and neuroscientific studies of using different art media."

Vija B. Lusebrink PhD, ATR, Professor Emerita, University of Louisville

"It’s been 10 years since Dr. Lisa Hinz first provided her essential and accessible text on this model on which our field is built; through this extensive update, with its additional historical contexts, applications, and research, vital examination of its place amidst the therapeutic relationship, and its capacity to bridge creativity to neuroscience, Dr. Hinz offers us - once again - a rich and enlightening read."

Dave Gussak, PhD, ATR-BC, Professor, the Graduate Art Therapy Program, Florida State University

About the Author

Lisa D. Hinz, PhD, ATR-BC, is an adjunct professor of art therapy at Notre Dame de Namur University, consultant to the Residential Lifestyle Medicine program at Adventist Health Napa Valley Hospital, and in private practice. She is the author of three books on art therapy.