Drawing on Difference

Introduction Part 1 Background 1 A personal journey 2 Frames of reference: Some operational and contextual issues influencing the practice of art therapy with people who have learning difficulties Part 2 Art therapy at work 3 It's a mystery: Accounts of an art therapy group for people with learning difficulties 4 On the edge: Art therapy for people with learning difficulties and disordered personalities 5 Lost in space: The relevance of art therapy with clients who have autism or autistic features 6 Humpty Dumpty's shell: Working with autistic defence mechanisms in art therapy 7 Rape!: The violation of integrity and will 8 Is art therapy?: Some issues arising in working with children with severe learning difficulties 9 Learning to say 'goodbye': Loss and bereavement in learning difficulties and the role of art therapy Part 3 Allied approaches 10 Journey in joint working: Some reflections on an experience of arts therapies collaboration 11 Chances for change: Counselling people with learning Difficulties Part 4 Professional issues 12 There is light at the end of the tunnel: Ways to good 'clinical effectiveness research' 13 Clinical supervision in art therapy: Is it really 'super!'?