Expressive Arts Therapy
The Expressive Arts Therapy is a form of artistic therapies . It was developed in the 1970s by Shaun McNiff, Paolo Knill and Norma Canner in the USA as an intermodal variant of art therapy under the heading of “art-oriented action” in the accompaniment of change processes. As an intermodal therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy incorporates all artistic disciplines such as fine arts, dance, drama, music and poetry into therapeutic practice. In the German-speaking world it is known as "Intermediale Kunsttherapie".
development
In 1974 Shaun McNiff, Paolo J. Knill and Norma Canner started a master’s course in “Creative Arts Therapy” at Lesley University in Cambridge (USA), from which “Expressive Arts Therapy” and, in the German-speaking world, “Intermodal Expression Therapy” "Or" Intermedial Art Therapy "developed. "Expressive Arts Therapy" (EXA) or "Intermedial Art Therapy" is a form of artistic therapy that encompasses all arts, including the visual , performing and musical arts , and is therefore considered an intermodal form of art therapy . In Germany it is related to art-based and interdisciplinary approaches in art therapy.
description
The art-oriented accompaniment of change processes is essentially based on the method of "intermodal decentralization". Decentering basically means distancing yourself from the actual problem and thus from the client's concerns. Letting go of the problem happens by turning to another, creative-artistic activity for a limited time. This enables new kinds of experiences in relation to one's own thinking, acting and experiencing. In the artistic decentration there is the possibility of changing from a chosen artistic form (e.g. working with color) to another art form (e.g. working with poetic texts) in the course of therapy or counseling. This transfer of the work into a new artistic mode is known as intermodal decentration. A characteristic of the artistic work is the low threshold of the offers: The means and media used should be easy to use and attractive in terms of design. The design is based on the principle of "low skills, high sensitivity".
education
State-accredited Bachelor and Master programs in Expressive Therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy and Intermedial Art Therapy are offered at various universities in the USA and Europe, such as in the USA at Lesley University, the California Institute of Integral Studies or - in German-speaking countries under the name "Intermedial Art Therapy" or "Expressive Arts in Social Transformation" - at the MSH Medical School Hamburg .
See also
literature
- H. Eberhart: Art works - art-oriented solution finding in counseling, therapy and education . Zurich: EGIS-Verlag 2007
- H. Eberhart, P. Knill: Solution Art - Textbook of art and resource-oriented work . Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2009, ISBN 978-3-525-40159-0
- P. Knill: Art-oriented action in the accompaniment of change processes . Zurich: Egis-Verlag 2005
- P. Knill: Principles and Practice of Expressive Arts Therapy - Toward a Therapeutic Aestetics . London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2005
- Béatrice Buschor: When stories move and colors sound. Psychomotor and expressive arts with children . Seismo Verlag, Zurich 2012, ISBN 978-3-03777-116-7
- P. Sinapius (Ed.): Intermediality and Performativity in Artistic Therapies . HPB University Press, Hamburg, Potsdam, Berlin 2018, ISBN 9783746713670
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Knill, P. (2005): “Art-oriented action in the accompaniment of change processes”. Zurich: Egis-Verlag
- ^ Sinapius, P. (2005): Therapy as Image - The Image as Therapy / Basics of Artistic Therapy. Frankfurt am Main: Verlag Peter Lang
- ↑ Knill, P. (2005): Principles and Practice of Expressive Arts Therapy - Toward a Therapeutic Aestetics. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- ↑ H. Jahn, P. Sinapius (Ed.): Artistic work in change processes / basics and concepts . HPB University Press, Hamburg, Potsdam, Berlin 2016
- ↑ P. Sinapius (Ed.): Intermediality and Performativity in Artistic Therapies . HPB University Press, Hamburg, Potsdam, Berlin 2018