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With contributions from experienced art therapists who have worked in diverse environments around the world, this book provides readers with a better understanding of how to adapt art therapy training and approaches to suit the settings and meet the needs of distinct populations.

Foreword. Mercedes B. ter Maat, President, American Art Therapy Association. Gaelynn Bordonaro, Graduate Art Therapy Program, Emporia State University. Preface. Introduction. Part 1. Art Therapy and Culture. 1. Exploring Outside the Box: Art Therapy in Practice. Jennie Kristel, Adjunct Faculty, Burlington College. 2. Why Art Therapy Works. Louis Tinnin, MD, Intensive Trauma Therapy Inc. Paula Howie, Associate Professorial Lecturer, George Washington University; Private Practice, Washington, DC. 3. Art Therapy Approaches for the Fair Assessment of Diverse Populations. Donna Betts, George Washington University. 4. Ethics in Art Therapy. Audrey di Maria Nankervis, Adjunct Associate Professor, George Washington University. 5. Walk Beside Me, Not Behind Me: Cultural Issues in Art Therapy Supervision. Lisa Raye Garlock, George Washington University Art Therapy Program. Part 2. The Culturally Sensitive Art Therapist. 6. The Impact of Culture and the Setting on the Use and Choice of Materials. Sangeeta Prasad, Vice President, Prasad Family Foundation Trustee, Bambino Educational Trust. 7. The Process of Attunement between Therapists and Client. Jennie Kristel. 8. On Being Human: Color and Culture. Paula Howie. 9. How Spirituality Impacts Art Therapy. Mimi Farrelly-Hansen, Art Therapist, Private Practice, Longmont, CO; Founder, Transpersonal Counseling Psychology and Art Therapy Graduate Program, Naropa University. 10. Practicing Multiculturally Competent Art Therapy. Cheryl Doby-Copeland, Art Therapist, DC Government Department of Mental Health; Part-Time Faculty Member, George Washington University Graduate Art Therapy Program. Part 3. The Practice of Culturally Based Art Therapy in Educational Settings. 11. Art Therapy in Schools. Emmy Lou Glassman, Corcoran School of Art + Design. Sangeeta Prasad. 12. Working Cross-Culturally with Children at Risk. Audrey di Maria Nankervis. 13. Art Therapy as a Treatment of Choice for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Deni Brancheau, Director, Multiple Learning Needs High School at Ivymount School and Programs, Rockville, MD; Adjunct Faculty, George Washington University Graduate Art Therapy Program. 14. Giving Teens a Voice: Art Therapy in a Public School Setting with Emotionally Disturbed Students. Emmy Lou Glassman, Corcoran School of Art + Design. 15. Practice of Art Therapy in Residential Schools and Group Homes. Charlotte Boston, Secretary, American Art Therapy Association; Adjunct Professor, George Washington University. Part 4. Understanding Cultural Implications of Using Art Therapy in Hospital and Rehabilitation Settings. 16. Warrior Culture: Art Therapy in a Military Hospital. Paula Howie. 17. Culture and Medical Art Therapy on an Oncology and Hematology Unit. Tracy Councill, Art Therapy Program Director, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Georgetown University Hospital. Katharine Phlegar, Art Therapist, Tracy's Kids, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC. 18. Reframing Identity: Art Therapy in Saudi Arabia. Yasmine J. Awais, Adjunct Faculty Member, Albertus Magnus' Graduate Art Therapy Program. 19. Art Based Therapies for Substance Users and their Families towards Recognizing, Deliberating and Recovering. Dr Shanthi Ranganathan, Founder, T T Ranganathan Clinical Research Foundation. Reshma Malick, Psychologist, Counsellor, T T Ranganathan Clinical Research Foundation. Part 5. Cultural Perspectives using Art Therapy in Outpatient Treatment Settings. 20. Stories without Words: A Cultural Understanding of Trauma and Abuse. Linda Gantt, Executive Director, Intensive Trauma Therapy Inc. 21. Cultural Considerations in Family Art Therapy. Barbara Sobol, Professorial Lecturer, George Washington University. Paula Howie. 22. The Universality of Grief and Loss. Heidi Bardot, Director, Art Therapy Graduate Program, George Washington University. 23. HIV/AIDS: Reflecting on 15 Years in New York City. Daniel Blausey, Founder, Studio Blue: Art + Psychotherapy; Adjunct Faculty Member, Naropa University. Yasmine J. Awais. 24. Cultural Considerations of Eating Disorders through Art Therapy. Michelle L. Dean, Art Psychotherapist; Honorary Life Member, Delaware Valley Art Therapy Association. Part 6. Cultural Influences in Community based Art Therapy. 25. Having an Art Therapy Private Practice: What does it mean, and what does it take? Paula Howie. Jennie Kristel. 26. The Community Art Studio: Creating a Space of Solidarity and Inclusion. Catherine Hyland Moon, Associate Professor and rotating Chair, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Valery Shuman, Associate Director, Heartland Health Outreach, Midwest Harm Reduction Institute; Instructor, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. 27. A Self to Call Home: Community-Based Art Therapy and Homelessness. Kate Baasch, Art Therapist. 28. Utilizing a Thematic Approach to Art Therapy with Seniors: Enhancing Cognitive abilities and Social Interactions. Linda Levine Madori, Professor, St Thomas Aquinas College. Part 7. Cultural Implications for Practicing Art Therapy with Unique Populations. 29. Art Therapy in Prison. David Gussak, Florida State University, Department of Art Education/Graduate Art Therapy Program. 30. Working with Asylum Seekers and Refugees. Marian Liebmann, Inner City Mental health Team, Bristol, UK. 31. Art as Healing with Children and Adults in Cambodia, China, Ethiopia and the Ukraine. Doris Arrington, Founding Director, Professor, Art Therapy Psychology Department, Notre Dame de Namur University. 32. Overseas Art Therapy Journeys. Frances E. Anderson, Consultant, American Art Therapy Association; Visiting Professor, College of Charleston. 33. Developing Therapeutic Arts Programs in Kenya and Tanzania: A Collaborative Consultation Approach. Catherine Moon. Appendices. Index.

How to practice sensitively across a diverse range of populations, including prisoners and asylum seekers