Treatment Approaches for Body Image in Art Therapy

By (author) Eileen Misluk-Gervase,Heidi Moffatt,Taylor McClane

ISBN13: 9781839978845

Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Published: 21/07/2025

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Description
Body image is constantly evolving and impacted by thoughts, feelings, and beliefs that are integrated over a lifetime. This book examines how the development of a sense of self and body, and the social, cultural and situational factors responsible for that shaping, are understood through a therapeutic lens. Intended for practicing art therapists to enhance their understanding and treatment of body image within their work, this book applies contemporary research in neuroscience and diverse clinical populations. With a specific focus on body image in medical settings, eating disorder treatment, and trauma - including chapters on amputations, sex trafficking, military trauma, queer body image, postpartum bodies and oncology - each chapter will include an understanding of body image within the population, art therapy approaches to addressing body image, best practices and clinical case examples.
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Dedication List of Figures List of Tables Contributors Introduction- Eileen Misluk-Gervase, Heidi N. Moffatt, Taylor McLane Chapter I: Mental Freedom and Social Power: Defining Positive Body Image - Eileen Misluk-Gervase Chapter II. Body Image in Clients with Eating Disorders: An Overview- Taylor McLane Chapter III. Neuroscience Informed Art Therapy for Clients with Eating Disorders - Eileen Misluk-Gervase Chapter IV. Returning the Body to Safety: Somatic, Nature-Attuned Art Therapy with Eating Disordered Adult Trauma Survivors - Liza Hyatt Chapter V. Trauma and the Body: Relationships Between Art and Experience - Rachel Feldwisch & Eileen Misluk-Gervase Chapter VI. Treating Body-based Trauma of Sex Trafficking through Art Therapy - Mary K. Kometiani & Cynthia Wilson Chapter VII. Body Image: From the Victim's Lens - Linda Adeniyi Chapter VIII. Using Art Therapy to Address Body Image with Queer Clients - Chelsea Leeds Chapter IX. Art Therapy with Veterans Who Have Experienced a Combat-related Amputation - Deborah Elkis-Abuhoff & Morgan Gaydos Chapter X. Body Image During Peri/postpartum Period: Reconciling Grief and Betrayal - Mother and Body - Utilizing Creative Arts Therapy - Alison Silver Chapter XI. Body Image in Children who Encounter Medical Conditions and Hospitalizations - Joan Alpers Chapter XII. Adolescents and Body Image in Medical Settings - Michelle Itczak Chapter XIII. Effective Methods for Art Therapists Partnering with Breast Cancer Survivors to Improve Body Image and Quality of Life: A Literature Review - Heidi Moffatt Chapter XIV. Exploring Male Body Image and Considerations for Men with Cancer in Art Therapy - Charlie Marshall
  • Eating disorders & therapy
  • Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama)
  • General (US: Trade)
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
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