Art from the heart: A relational-cultural approach to using art therapy in a group for urban middle school girls

Journal of Creativity in Mental Health

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 67-79

  Sassen, Georgia ^a   Spencer, Renée ^b   Curtin, Philip C ^c  

^a Jean Baker Miller Training Institute   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Lowell Public Schools ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Art therapy; Creativity; Early adolescence; Girls; Groups; Relational cultural theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748776275     PISSN: 15401383     EISSN: 15401391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J456v01n02_07     Document Type: Review

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