Introduction to Art Therapy: Studies of the Free Art Expression of Behavior Problem Children and Adolescents. . . .

By Margaret Naumburg

Book Overview

This book, growing out of a research project at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Hospital, conveys the problems of adjustment of six children, aged 4-1/2 to 17. The life history of each child precedes a narrative of how art therapy was adapted to his or her special needs. It includes 100 exemplar illustration.

Margaret Naumberg first gained recognition as a pioneer in progressive education as the Founder and Director of the well-known Walden School. Here she began to make use of her own analytic experience in dealing with the unconscious motivation of children as released through either their free activities or their spontaneous art expression.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807724254
• ISBN13: 9780807724255
• Release Date: June 1974
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Introduction to Psychoanalytic Use of Art Therapy

I am an undergraduate majoring in Expressive Arts therapy, and found this book to be invaluable to my studies. Naumberg's case histories and evaluations lend an intimate, 'blow by blow' depiction of the way making art aids the communication and healing of her patients, most of whom were under 13 years old. Many other texts deal rather abstractly with the subject, as if one has already been practicing; Naumberg writes of concrete actions and results, with very little intervening (even though Freudian) interpretation. A must-have for anyone intending to embark in the profession of art therapist.