Integrating the expressive arts into counseling practice: theory-based interventions

Introduction to the use of expressive arts in counseling

Section I: theories of counseling and expressive arts. Adlerian theory ; SOlution-focused therapy ; Cognitive behavioral theory ; Choice theory ; Existential theory ; Feminist theory ; Gestalt theory ; Person-centered therapy ; Narrative approaches ; Trauma-informed counseling and the expressive arts ; Family counseling and the expressive arts ; Integrative theory in the expressive arts

Section II: emerging and special issues in expressive arts and counseling. Neuroscientific applications for expressive therapies ; Clinical supervision

Section III: additional clinical uses of the expressive arts. Adventure therapy ; Animal-assisted therapy ; Child-centered play therapy ; Mindfulness in counseling ; Sandplay therapy.