Crafts and Creative Media in Therapy: Unlocking Therapeutic Goals through Creative Approaches

For over 20 years, this illuminating reference has been a go-to guide for therapists seeking to incorporate creative approaches into their practice. Authored by Carol Crellin Tubbs, Crafts and Creative Media in Therapy offers a comprehensive exploration of craft and creative activity categories, from paper crafting and cooking to recycled materials and beyond.

A Comprehensive Resource for Therapists

Each chapter delves into the history of a specific craft, providing several project ideas, suggestions for grading or adapting activities, and examples of related documentation. In addition, the text features in-depth case studies, complete with flowcharts to help therapists better understand the process and rationale behind tailoring activities to individual client needs.

The Fifth Edition of Crafts and Creative Media in Therapy has been updated to include new chapters on making therapy tools and crafting with a purpose, as well as an expanded chapter on recycled and found materials. This revised edition also includes a behavioral observation checklist as an aid in evaluation and documentation, and several illustrations to help therapists distinguish between the use of occupation as means and occupation as end.

Therapeutic Applications and Ideas

This comprehensive guide provides multiple suggestions for therapeutic uses of activities across various categories, including ways to grade activities to achieve specific therapy objectives and examples of documentation for reimbursement. For each craft category, the text discusses precautions for use with certain populations, contextual limitations, and safety considerations.

By incorporating creative approaches into their practice, therapists can help clients achieve their therapeutic goals in a more engaging and effective way. With Crafts and Creative Media in Therapy, Fifth Edition, therapists will have access to a wealth of craft ideas, instructions, and therapeutic applications to enhance their practice.

Product Details:

• Publisher: SLACK Incorporated
• Publication Date: October 15, 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9781630911096, 9781630911102

Unlock the full potential of creative approaches in therapy with this indispensable resource.