The Creative Arts in Counseling -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Chapter 1: History of, Rationale for, and Benefits of Using the Arts in Counseling -- The Nature of Creativity -- History of the Creative Arts in the Helping Professions -- Ancient Cultures and the Arts -- The Middle Ages and the Arts -- The Arts From the Renaissance Th rough the 19th Century -- The Arts in the 20th and 21st Centuries -- Rationale for Using the Creative Arts in Counseling -- The SCAMPER Model as a Way of Becoming More Creative -- Advantages and Limitations of the Creative Arts in Counseling -- Advantages -- Limitations -- Summary -- Exercises -- Chapter 2: Music and Counseling -- Premise of the Use of Music in Counseling -- Practice of the Use of Music in Counseling -- Music Therapy -- Music in Counseling -- Music in Counseling With Specific Populations -- Children -- Adolescents -- Adults -- Older Adults -- Families and Couples -- Groups -- Clients With Illnesses -- Teachers, Teaching, and Supervision -- Music in Counseling With Other Creative Arts -- Music and Poetry -- Music and Movement and Dance -- Music and Play -- Music and Autobiography and Storytelling -- Music and Film -- Summary -- Exercises -- Chapter 3: Dance and Movement in Counseling -- Premise of the Use of Dance and Movement in Counseling -- Practice of the Use of Dance and Movement in Counseling -- Dance Therapy -- Movement Therapy -- Dance and Movement in Counseling -- Dance and Movement in Counseling With Specific Populations -- Children -- Adolescents -- Adults -- Older Clients -- General Population -- Groups -- Families -- Dance and Movement in Counseling With Other Creative Arts -- Dance and Movement and Music -- Dance and Movement and Drama -- Dance and Movement and Art -- Summary -- Exercises -- Chapter 4: Imagery and Counseling.

Premise of the Use of Imagery in Counseling -- Practice of the Use of Imagery in Counseling -- Imagery in Counseling With Specific Populations -- Children -- Adolescents and Adults -- Older Clients -- Groups -- Families and Couples -- Career Counseling and Life Planning -- Imagery in Counseling With Other Creative Arts -- Written Expression of Imagery -- Imagery and Movement -- Imagery and Music -- Imagery and Pictures -- Imagery and Drawing -- Summary -- Exercises -- Chapter 5: Visual Arts and Counseling -- Premise of the Use of Visual Arts in Counseling -- Practice of the Use of Visual Arts in Counseling -- Published Pictures -- Body Outline Drawings -- Serial Drawings -- Visual Journaling -- Clay -- Photography -- Visual Arts in Counseling With Specific Populations -- Children -- Adolescents -- College Students -- Adults -- Older Clients -- Hospitalized Clients -- Groups -- Families and Couples -- Ethnic Minorities -- Counselor Drawings -- Visual Arts in Counseling With Other Creative Arts -- Visual Arts and Literature/Words -- Visual Arts and Music -- Visual Arts and Psychodrama -- Summary -- Exercises -- Chapter 6: Literature and Counseling -- Premise of the Use of Literature in Counseling -- Bibliotherapy -- Scriptotherapy -- Practice of the Use of Literature in Counseling -- Prosaic Practices -- Poetic Practices -- Journals and Autobiographies -- Client Language and Metaphor -- Memory Book -- Literature in Counseling With Specific Populations -- Children -- Adolescents -- Adults -- Older Clients -- Groups -- Life Skills -- Family-Life Guidance -- Graduate Counseling Students -- Literature in Counseling With Other Creative Arts -- Literature and Music -- Literature and Visual Arts -- Summary -- Exercises -- Chapter 7: Drama and Counseling -- Premise of the Use of Drama in Counseling -- Practice of the Use of Drama in Counseling -- Drama Therapy.

Psychodrama -- Drama in Counseling: The Use of Cinema -- Gestalt Therapy and Drama -- Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy and Drama -- Adlerian Therapy and Drama -- Drama in Counseling With Specific Populations -- Children -- Adolescents -- Adults -- Older Clients -- Families -- Drama in Counseling With Other Creative Arts -- Drama and Dance -- Drama and Music -- Drama and Visual Arts -- Drama and Literature -- Summary -- Exercises -- Chapter 8: Play and Humor in Counseling -- Premise of the Use of Play and Humor in Counseling -- Play -- Humor -- Practice of the Use of Play and Humor in Counseling -- Play -- Games -- Humor -- Play and Humor in Counseling With Specific Populations -- Children -- Adolescents -- Adults -- Older Clients -- Groups -- Families and Couples -- Play and Humor in Counseling With Other Creative Arts -- Humor and Drama -- Play and Visual Arts -- Summary -- Exercises -- Chapter 9: Trends in Counseling and the Creative Arts -- Research -- Education -- Identity -- Interdisciplinary Eff orts -- Technology -- General Art and Art Th erapies Websites -- Music Websites -- Dance and Movement Websites -- Visual Arts Websites -- Poetry Therapy and Bibliotherapy Websites -- Drama and Psychodrama Websites -- Play Therapy and Humor Websites -- Summary -- Exercises -- Chapter 10: Creative Arts Exercises -- Creative Arts Activities-Music -- Creative Arts Activities-Dance/Movement -- Creative Arts Activities-Imagery -- Creative Arts Exercises-Visual Art -- Creative Arts Exercises-Literature -- Creative Arts Activities-Drama -- Creative Arts Activities-Play and Humor -- References -- Subject Index -- Name Index -- Technical Support -- End User License Agreement.