Expressive Arts for Social Work and Social Change

<p>How can social workers integrate expressive arts methods as a complement to their work to better support individual group and community growth? Expressive Arts for Social Work and Social Change explores the values and benefits of expressive arts (i.e. visual arts movement and dance expressive forms of writing and narrative music and performance) and the role they can play in social work practice and inquiry. Although previous research has illustrated the efficacy of expressive arts to individual therapeutic goals this is the first work that looks at the use of these approaches to fulfill the values ethics and principles of the social work profession. The authors draw from current and emerging concepts related to green social work including individual and collective well-being Indigenous perspectives and practices social justice and social action and individual as well as collective creative expression. This book provides insight and advice that will benefit all human service professionals interested in expressive arts.</p>