This text introduces readers to the diverse and unique ways art therapy is used with women who are undergoing various stages of the childbearing process, including conception, pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth, and postpartum. The approachable style will appeal to a range of readers who will come away with a new awareness of art therapy and a greater knowledge of how to work with women as they enter and exit this universal, psychobiological experience.
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- Discusses the role of transference/countertransference, attachment and maternal tasks, and neuropsychology.
- Addresses several motifs that are outside cultural norms of pregnancy and childbearing.
- Includes topics such as racial sociopolitical issues, grief and loss, palliative care, midwifery, menstruation, sex-trafficking, disadvantaged populations, and incarceration.
- Each chapter offers research, modalities, case studies, and suggestions on how to work in this field in a new way.
- Accompanied by visual representations of different therapy methods and practices.
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Art Therapy and Childbearing Issues discusses a range of topics including the role of transference/countertransference, attachment and maternal tasks, and neuropsychology.
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