Art Therapy and Ad Hd: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches PDF
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No part of this publication may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright owner except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London, England W1T 4LP. Applications for the copyright owner’s written permission to reproduce any part of this publication should be addressed to the publisher. Warning: The doing of an unauthorised act in relation to a copyright work may result in both a civil claim for damages and criminal prosecution. The right of Diane Safran to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 First published in the United Kingdom in 2002 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers 116 Pentonville Road London N1 9JB, UK and 400 Market Street, Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA www.jkp.com Copyright © Diane Stein Safran 2002 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the Library ofCongress British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN-13: 978 1 84310 709 5 ISBN-10: 1 84310 709 0 ISBN pdf eBook: 1 84642 159 4 Printed and Bound in Great Britain by Athenaeum Press, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear About the Author For as long as she can remember, art has been important to Diane Stein Safran. Her life has been enriched by active participation in the creative process,aswellasobservingandappreciatingtheartisticachievementsof others. This book, Art Therapy and AD/HD: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches, is a culmination of both her lifelong interest in art and her career working with the AD/HD population. Theprocessofmakingartishighlytherapeutic,whetheritisaprelim- inarysketch,drawing,painting,craftorintegratedartproject.Thisbook stems from over 20 years of experience as an art therapist working with children, adolescents, adults and families, many of whom have attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Art therapy is part of a multimodal approach that is incorporated in Diane Safran’s private practice and in a multidiscipline practice known as the Attention Deficit Disorders Institute in Westport, Connecticut. Mrs Safran is a co-founder of the ADDI. MrsSafranisaregistered,boardcertifiedarttherapistandalicensed clinical marriage and family therapist. Her studies have also included group psychotherapy. Additionally, she is a court appointed expert witness using art therapy to determine whether or not a child has been sexuallyorphysicallyabused.ShehasalsolecturedthroughouttheUSA on the use of art therapy with the AD/HD population. MrsSafranismarriedandhasfourgrownchildren.Bothherhusband and two of her daughters have AD/HD. Contents Dedication 9 Acknowledgements 10 Foreword by Myra F. Levick 11 Foreword by Gerald D. Oster 15 Introduction 17 1 Conceptualizing and Assessing Attention Deficits 21 2 Setting Up Children/Adolescent Educational Social Skills Art Therapy Groups and Parent Educational Groups 38 3 The First Session 54 4 Group Therapy for Children: Weeks Two through Eight 61 5 Ongoing Art Therapy Groups with Children and Adolescents 105 6 Adult AD/HD Art Therapy Sessions 132 7 Art Therapy with the AD/HD Family 171 8 Summary and Resources 192 References 200 Appendix 1: Parent Educational Group Tools 210 Appendix 2: Rules Established and Posted by Therapist 216 Subject Index 217 Name Index 223 This book is dedicated to the memory of Eva Stein. Without your legacy of perseverance and intellectual curiosity this book would not have been completed. Thank you Mom for your encouragement, belief in this project and continual love. Acknowledgements Thereweremanypeoplewhohelpedmeincompletingthismanuscript. Myra Levick,JerryOser,JohnRateyandVirginiaMinarallreadthefirstmanuscript andofferedconstructivesuggestionstotherevisionofthebook. Myhusband, Frank, was my constant reader and critic. Leslie Carr provided editorial help. Thank you to all my patients who were willing to share their stories and drawingswithme,makingthisbookpossible.Mydaughters–Elysa,Beccaand Dayna–provided continualencouragement. However,withoutmysonJona- than’s help this book would not have been completed. Thank you.
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