Asian Art Therapists: Navigating Art, Diversity, and Culture

ISBN-13: 9780367352660 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 158 str.

Megu Kitazawa

Opis

This book explores Asian art therapist experiences in a predominantly white professional field, challenging readers with visceral, racial, and personalized stories that may push them far beyond their comfort zone.

Spis treści

Introduction: Unsettling Matter of Race and Ethnicity; Chapter 1: History Matters: Stories About Identity, Culture and Art Therapy; Chapter 2: The Portrait of a Color-Blind Art Therapist: A Japanese Art Therapist Working with Minority Clients in NYC: Chapter 3: Returning to the Sacred Circle, Immigrant and Indigenous Allies: A Heuristic Perspective; Chapter 4: My Optional Practical Training Experience: My Perspective as a Japanese Art Therapy Student; Chapter 5: An Art Therapist’s Perspective on Cultural Humility in Diverse Setting: A Personal Journey from India to the United States of America; Chapter 6: Between Melting Pots: A Filipino American Art Therapist and the Bean Project; Chapter 7: Unrealistic Expectations and Harsh Realities: Navigating Career Development as an Asian Art Therapist; Chapter 8: Find Lost Name; Self-Reflection on the Journey of Being an Art Therapist; Chapter 9: Interweaving Art, Therapy, and Cultural Diversity; Chapter 10: Intracultural Practice for Asian Art Therapists:"Are You One of Us, or Are You One of Them?"; Chapter 11: Possible Use of Art-Based Supervision in Japan; Conclusion: A Need for Cognitive Diversity in Multicultural Training; Index

O autorze

Megu Kitazawa, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT, is a NY State Licensed Creative Arts Therapist and Board-Certified Art Therapist currently living in Berlin, Germany, and conducting individual art therapy consultations and workshops for the Japanese and English-speaking expats.