Expressive arts therapies are a rich resource for use with children and adolescents, who are often unresponsive to traditional talk therapy, and highly useful to school counsellors who must overcome cultural, language, and ability barriers that are increasingly present in diverse and multicultural school settings. This is the first book written specifically for school counsellors about using creative and expressive arts counselling techniques in school settings. It presents over 100 interventions using art, drama, music, writing, dance, and movement that school counsellors can easily incorporate into their practices with individual students, groups, and in classroom settings. These creative interventions, based on the ASCA National Model framework, support the key student domains of academic, career, and personal/social development. The text also meets the important demand for accountability in school counselling by providing guidelines for evaluating the effectiveness of each intervention.
Addressing such issues as emotional expression, social skills development, managing anger/aggression, developing self-esteem, working well with diverse peers, career exploration, and academic skill development, the book is organized by specific types of expressive arts therapies and how they can be used to support different domains in the ASCA model. Each intervention outlines the presenting concerns for which it is most useful, appropriate grade levels, required materials, preparation needed, step-by-step instructions, modifications for special needs students, and an outcome assessment plan.
A handy quick reference chart helps readers to quickly locate appropriate interventions for specific concerns. Ideal for the school counsellor, social worker, or psychologist who may not have specific training in arts therapies, this book can also help trained arts therapists who will be working in a school setting to select appropriate interventions.
Key Features:
Presents over 100 creative and expressive arts interventions that can be easily incorporated into school counselling practice
Addresses all relevant ASCA National Model domains (Academic, Career, and Personal/Social)
Provides easy-to-follow preparation and delivery directions and outcome evaluation methods for each intervention
Includes modifications for special needs populations
Offers a handy quick reference chart matching interventions to appropriate concerns
Author Biography:
Suzanne Degges-White, PhD, LMHC, LCAC, LPC, NCC, is Associate Professor, Department of Leadership and Counsellor Education, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MI, USA. She is also a licensed counsellor in private practice serving children, adolescents, adults, and couples. Dr. Degges-White's research interests include development over the lifespan, gender issues in counselling, and the use of creative and innovative techniques in counselling. She has been the recipient of multiple grants and research awards for her work. Dr. Degges-White has published numerous journal articles and book chapters as well as having co-edited the books Integrating the Expressive Arts into Counseling Practice (Springer Publishing, 2010), Counseling Boys and Young Men (Springer Publishing, 2012), and College Student Mental Health Counseling (Springer Publishing, 2013). She co-authored Friends Forever: How Girls and Women Forge Lasting Relationships (2010). She is on the editorial boards for the Journal of Counseling and Development and AdultSpan. Dr. Degges-White is the President-Elect (for 2013-1024) of the Association of Adult Development and Aging division of the American Counselling Association.
Bonnie R. Colon, MS, LMHC, NCC, NCSC, is Clinical Associate Professor of Counselling and Development, Department of Graduate Studies in Education, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN, USA. She is also a licensed mental health counsellor and holds licensure/certification as a school counsellor in Indiana and Illinois, USA. Ms. Colon has over 15 years of experience as school counsellor, working primarily with students at the high school level. She is currently the Government Relations Legislative Chair-Subcommittee Public Relations Chair, Indiana School Counsellor Association and has presented at both local and national conferences on school counselling. She is the co-editor of Counseling Boys and Young Men (Springer Publishing, 2012).
