Making Meaning: Clay Therapy with Children and Adolescents
Description
Clay Therapy with Children and Adolescents
Author: Lynne Souter-Anderson
It is delightful to see another book by Lynne Souter-Anderson, contributing to the fi eld of Clay Therapy. Her fi rst book, Touching Clay, Touching What? The Use of Clay in Therapy, first published in 2010, gave credence and credibility to using clay in therapy. It was a pioneering book in the fi eld of the creative arts therapies and gave a broad perspective on working in this modality with all age groups. This new book is written for already qualifi ed professionals who want to add the use of Clay Therapy in their work with children and adolescents.
Monika Jephcott, Chief Executive Play Therapy UK (PTUK)
Lynne’s passion and knowledge for working therapeutically with clay is infectious. She has presented clay therapy workshops to our Blue Smile Charity many times. Our therapists always leave the workshops with more confi dence, new skills and further exciting ideas in how to use clay with their young clients.
Anita Gatt, Clinical Services Manager, Blue Smile — Children’s Mental Health Charity, UK
Clay is multi-faceted which allows tactile and creative expression. Therapeutically, clay offers the child and adolescent endless opportunities to express feelings, emotions and thoughts across all developmental ages and stages. In the fi eld of clay therapy, Lynne’s contribution is signifi cant including ‘Five Lenses of Theoretical Anchoring for Clay’ as a framework to work with this medium. This book is an extension of Lynne’s work and her dedication to developing therapists’ knowledge and skills in using clay within child, adolescent and adult psychotherapy.
Karen O’Neill, Clinical Director Counselling Solutions, EMDR Europe Accredited Practitioner
This wonderful book is an easy to digest go-to reference for those interested in the therapeutic use of clay. It is alive with case material and practical information covering some of the key issues that may arise during child and adolescent development. It certainly whets the appetite for undertaking necessary and dedicated training in this field. A marvellous achievement much deserving of re-publication.
Dr Jude Adcock, Arts-Based Counsellor, Clay Therapist, Psychotherapist & Clinical Supervisor, Cornwall, UK
- Pages: 238 with 11 colour illustrations and diagrams
- Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 17 mm portrait
- Weight: 0.425 kg
CONTENTS
Reviews
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Part One: Clay Therapy
Chapter 1
Clay therapy
Introducing clay therapy
How clay therapy works
Who benefits from clay therapy?
What is clay?
Theoretical Underpinning of Clay Therapy
Chapter 2
Clay therapy equipment
Types of clay
Storage of Clay
Recycling clay
Useful equipment when working with clay
Chapter 3
Construction methods
Non-directive use of clay with children
Using clay in a more directive approach with adolescents
Basic techniques
Thumb pots & Pinch pots
Coil-building
Tiles & Plaques
Slab building
Sculpting
Modelling
The human figure: Proportions in sculpture
Chapter4
Working with clay creations and processes
Storying
Titling and Metaphor
Personifying
Symbolism
Chapter 5
Developmental Phenomena with Children and
Adolescent in Clay Therapy
Descriptors for Children’s Developmental Modelling and Sculptural Skills with Clay (2012)
Broader Phenomena
Choice of clay colour
Part Two: Clay Therapy with Children – Case Studies
Chapter 6
Toileting troubles: Evie (age 5)
Reasons for selecting this case
Introduction
Case background information
Therapeutic work
Discussion
Chapter 7
Parental separation: Mattie (age 7)
Reasons for selecting this case
Introduction
Case background information
Therapeutic work
Discussion
Chapter 8
Travelling family issues: Danielle (age 8)
Reasons for selecting this case
Introduction
Case background information
Therapeutic work
Discussion
Chapter 9
Kinship fostering: Bradley (age 9)
Reasons for selecting this case
Introduction
Case background information
Therapeutic work
Discussion
Chapter 10
Bereavement: Katriona (age 10)
Reasons for selecting this case
Introduction
Case background information
Therapeutic work
Discussion
Part Three: Clay Therapy with Adolescents – Case Studies
Chapter 11
Parent Imprisonment: Logan (age 12)
Reasons for selecting this case
Introduction
Case background information
Therapeutic work
Discussion
Chapter 12
Bullying issues: Jodie (age 13)
Reasons for selecting this case
Introduction
Case background information
Therapeutic work
Discussion
Chapter 13
Eating conditions: Libby (age 14)
Reasons for selecting this case
Introduction
Case background information
Therapeutic work
Discussion
Chapter 14
Shame and sexual matters: Dylan (age 15)
Reasons for selecting this case
Introduction
Case background information
Therapeutic work
Discussion
Chapter 15
Depression and family relocation: Raz (age 16)
Reasons for selecting this case
Introduction
Case background information
Therapeutic work
Discussion
Part Four: Clay Therapy Initiatives
Chapter 16
Recent Research into the use of Clay Therapy
To study the use of clay in a series of therapy sessions with primary school boys of African heritage who demonstrate symptoms of oppositional defiance. Researcher: Eileen Braham (2012)
An evaluation of specific behaviour patterns following a series of group clay sessions with boys aged ten years old exhibiting symptomology of dyslexia, and displaying oppositional defiant behaviours in the classroom. Researcher: Caroline Drew (2012)
To evaluate the effects of a series of clay therapy sessions on girls aged between 8 and 9 demonstrating symptoms of generalised anxiety disorder, as defined in the DSM-IV-TR section 300.02, in a classroom setting. Researcher: Susannah Bradley (2012)
Is making pottery on iPads therapeutic? Exploring children’s feedback about their play experience. Researcher: Donna Jones (2013)
Bringing the outside in. An exploration of the playful use of clay and natural materials on the self-esteem of young children. Researcher: Louise Burton (2013)
Summary
Chapter 17 Specialist Training Programmes in using Clay: Clay Conversations, Clay Therapy and Supervision of Clay Therapy & Conversations
Appendix
Theory of Contact: Physical, Emotional, Spiritual and Metaphorical
Bibliography
Index