Time-Limited Art Psychotherapy

<p>Time-limited Art Psychotherapy: Developments in Theory and Practice comes at a watershed in the provision of art psychotherapy in public services. The increase in 'payment by results' clinical throughput and evidence-based practice as well as the changing NHS context means there is an increasing need to provide effective therapeutic treatments within brief time limits where appropriate. </p><p>The book brings together the developments in theory and practice in time-limited working strategies emerging in the field. The contributors all practising therapists examine the practice of time-limited art therapy with different clients in a range of settings with a variety of approaches showing how they react and adapt to the changing face of mental health services. </p><p>Time-limited Art Psychotherapy will be essential reading to trainers and trainees in art psychotherapy and other schools of psychotherapy who integrate creative approaches within their practice. It will also form a useful contribution to the continuing professional development for a range of psychological therapists and practitioners of integrated psychotherapies such as CAT and mentalisation based therapies amongst others. </p>