Author(s): Bree Gordon (Contribution by); Kelvin A. Ramirez (Contribution by); Mitchell Kossak (Contribution by); Joseph Mageary (Contribution by); Maria Regina A. Alfonso (Contribution by); Maria Johanna Pia G. Ortiz-Luis (Contribution by); Wayne Ramirez (Foreword by); Joseph Scarce (Editor); Amanda Sanders (Contribution by); Maria Rollins (Contribution by); Jill Charney (Contribution by); Ronald Lay (Contribution by); Elia Khalaf (Contribution by); Alicia Ballestas (Contribution by); Devora Weinapple (Contribution by); Jess Linton (Contribution by); Cynthia Wilson (Contribution by); Geri Hurlbut (Contribution by); Gaelynn P. Wolf Bordonaro (Contribution by); Daniela Gloger (Contribution by); Eduardo Torres (Contribution by); Katrina Bobo (Contribution by); Robin Valicenti (Contribution by); Carla van Laar (Contribution by); Maricel Ocasio-Figueroa (Contribution by); Anais Lugo Axtmann (Contribution by); Stephanie Wray (Contribution by); Mercedes B. ter Maat (Contribution by); Soraya Obeid (Contribution by); Natacha Pirotte (Contribution by); Laurence de Groote Vandenborre (Contribution by); Dianne Tennyson Vincent (Contribution by); Barbara Naderi (Contribution by); Leigh Ann Lichty (Contribution by); Raquel Farrell-Kirk (Contribution by); Jessica Asch (Contribution by); Lisa Tricomi (Contribution by)

Society & Culture

With contributions from a range of expert voices within the field, this book explores the use of art therapy as a response to traumatic events. Offering rare insight into ways in which art therapists have responded to recent crises, this is a unique resource for art therapists looking to coordinate interventions for large-scale disaster and resulting trauma.

Chapters address a range of environmental and manmade disasters around the world, including hurricanes, typhoons, wildfires, mass shootings and forced migration, highlighting the impact of an art therapy approach in dealing with widespread trauma. Covering both community and individual cases, it provides an in-depth view into the challenges of working in these settings, including the effects on the therapist themselves, and offers practical information on how to coordinate, fund and maintain responses in these environments.

The first book to focus on disaster response in art therapy, this will be an invaluable contribution to the field in an increasingly vital area.