Contemplative Photo Therapy: Group Intervention for Youth with Anxiety Disorders

By Emma JM. Ates

This book presents a research study on the construction of a contemplative photo therapy (CPT) model for group intervention to assist youth with anxiety disorders. It is supported by the literature and interviews of experts in the field of contemplative arts & practices: Andy Karr, Steven & Anne Saitzyk, Miriam Hall, Jake Lorfing, Barbara Bash, Michael Franklin, AniJ Donma...and more.Contemplative arts are forms of meditation that are a continuum of mindfulness and awareness meditation practices. The purpose was to introduce a new theoretical framework the Contemplative Arts Psychotherapy (CAPT) and a Contemplative Photo Therapy (CPT) model for group intervention to assist youth with anxiety disorders in clinical settings. The CPT model as a potential adjunct intervention to treatment will promote creative expression, mindfulness skills, cognitive and affective awareness, self-esteem and well-being.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 152112194X
• ISBN13: 9781521121948
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 143 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.4" x 8.5"