The Wiley Handbook of Art Therapy

The practice of contemporary art therapy involves reflection on multiple philosophical, theoretical and practice models, and is often dependent on a range of specific settings or populations. Yet until now the diversity of the profession has not been brought together in a single text.   The Wiley Handbook of Art Therapy resolves the issue by providing unsurpassed breadth and depth of coverage of the subject, through a collection of theoretical and research approaches to practice. The handbook also explores various research models and professional issues, and provides a survey of global perspectives. There are nine sections, each focusing on a crucial aspect of the field. These include a general overview, materials and directives, developmental continuum, assessments, research, special populations, interdisciplinary relationships, international art therapy, and special and contemporary issues. The result is an authoritative, state–of–the–art collection of the latest research in art therapy. Its multidisciplinary approach makes it a comprehensive and invaluable resource for all those in this field.

David E. Gussak is Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Art Education at Florida State University. He is the author of Art on Trial: Art Therapy in Capital Murder Cases (2013), and the co–editor and contributing author for the books Drawing Time: Art Therapy in Prisons and Other Correctional Settings (1997)and Art Education for Social Justice (2010) and has published numerous articles and chapters and has lectured widely both nationally and internationally.  Professor Gussak currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Art Therapy. Marcia L. Rosal is Professor and Director of the graduate Art Therapy Program at Florida State University. She is a past president of the American Art Therapy Association and received the Honorary Life Member award in 2011 from this organization. She has been on the editorial boards of Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association , Clinical Art Therapy , and The Arts in Psychotherapy .  She was the founding editor of the Journal of Art for Life and she has published numerous articles and chapters and has lectured widely both nationally and internationally.