Creativity and the Dissociative Patient
puppets, narrative and art in the treatment of survivors of childhood trauma
$120.78
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
14 May 1999
Summary
Lani Gerity shows in this book that puppet-making, incorporating both art and narrative, provides an ideal vehicle for therapeutic work. It is particularly valuable in the treatment of dissociative patients, whose symptoms may include disturbances in body image, a dissociated sense of self, a disrupted sense of history and causality, and a feeling of alienation from the self. Lani Gerity explores the application of this in the context of object relations theory. She shows the creative process…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781853027222 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1853027227 |
| Author: | Lani Gerity, Edith Kramer |
| Publisher: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Imprint: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 14 May 1999 |
| Weight: | 248g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 155mm x 7mm |
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Critics Review
The author makes an excellent case for the study of puppetry as a transitional object to help clients work through feelings of personal trauma.
The author makes an excellent case for the study of puppetry as a transitional object to help clients work through feelings of personal trauma. – OTPLD Newsletter
About The Author
Lani Gerity
Lani Gerity worked with dissociative adults for more than a decade in New York and has presented internationally and written on the dissociative patient, and on puppetry with adults. She currently practises art therapy in Ontario, Canada, assists with an art therapy programme for refugee children, serves as a visiting faculty member at New York University, and leads puppet-making workshops.
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