Main description:

This book provides a practical and research-based exploration of virtual art psychotherapy, and how its innovations are breaking new ground in the mental health field.

With seventeen chapters authored by leaders documenting their research on creative arts therapies online, along with findings from the Virtual Art Therapy Clinic, this volume presents examples, strategies, and experiences delivering arts-based therapeutic services and online education. Clinical practice examples support and provide evidence for the transition from in-person to virtual sessions.

By combining the collected expertise of all the contributing authors, this book encourages art therapists to support further growth in the field of virtual art therapy.

Contents:

1. Our Changing Role: Expanding the Reach of Art Therapy Section 1: How Did We Get Here? 2. The Early Days of Online Art Therapy 3. Online Art Therapy: Experiences of Art Therapists During the COVID-19 Pandemic Section 2: Clinical Perspectives 4. Borders and Boundaries in Virtual Art Therapy 5. Virtual Art Therapy with Children, Teens, and Families: A Framework for Clinical Practice 6. Reaching City Youth with an Online Summer Arts Workshop in Los Angeles 7. The Screen as a Stage: Artistic Methods for Group Arts-Based Therapy via Zoom 8. Keeping Up With the Times: Art Therapy Moves from Studio to Chat Room to Zoom 9. Reaching Older Adults through Virtual Art Therapy Section 3: Innovations in Training and Supervision 10. Squaring the Schaverien Triangle 11. Evolution of a Virtual Art Therapy Open Studio 12. Cameras Off, Coffee On: Online Teaching and Learning in COVID Times 13. Integrating Art Therapy with Nature-Based Practices 14. Online Art Therapy Classroom in Thailand 15. Reducing Anxiety Levels during a Pandemic with Virtual Art Therapy: A Quasi-Experimental Pilot Study Section 4: Virtual Vistas 16. Art Therapy with Virtual Reality 17. Art Therapists and Digital Community