Art Therapy Reading List
Hayley Sweigard
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk- wow- this is a tour de force but SO MUCH GOOD INFO- I recommend getting a hard copy and listen to the audio version as well
The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog by Bruce Perry- worth reading and re-reading. Again, a ton of good stories about Perry as a young psychiatrist that shaped who he is today with his research
The Pocket Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology by Daniel Siegel- Want an overview of all the concepts he has scattered throughout his books? This book is for you. Even has a glossary with definitions. Good stuff
Child-Parent Interaction Therapy Treatment Manual by Sue Bratton et al. Use this book all the time. Great handouts and explanations of how to help parents or caregivers interact with their child in a real way.
Child Centered Play Therapy by Rise Van Fleet et al.- Another solid reference for any nondirective play therapist- get these 3 books (above and below) if you work with non-abstract thought children
Sandtray Therapy: A Practical Manual by Linda Homeyer and Daniel Sweeney- If you work in the sand at all, this book is a must- I even wrote a blog post about it and provide it to my RIST trainees
Joint Custody with a Jerk by Julie Ross and Judy Corocran- I see SO MANY kids in my practice who are the ones who suffer from hateful and harmful custody battles. This book make my life easier.
Funding cuts have reduced the number of staff placing a greater reliance on volunteers, decreased operating hours, and limited the amount of new inventory. Though this humble library is conveniently situated within the neighborhood, a longer bus ride goes directly to a large, busy, modern civic center library replete with full amenities; but it feels cold, impersonal and out of the comfort zone of most of the locals.
After an initial uncomfortable encounter at the library where Aleisha was unspeakably rude to Mukesh, the two become unlikely friends. She shares the reading list found in a copy of To Kill a Mockingbird with him. As they work their way through the recommended books, the two converse about life and literature and form a supportive bond. Other library patrons and neighbors who have come across the handwritten reading lists also begin to read the novels in the order listed. Gradually, the library revives with a newly formed book discussion group, a Wednesday morning coffee hour, and the community bands together over a sudden tragedy. Books are therapeutic; that they have the power to heal is the hope and message conveyed through the reading list, and that family consists of more than those bound by blood ties.
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Dr. Jennifer Mullan aka "The Rage Doctor" is a groundbreaking author, teacher, speaker, community builder, and mental health advocate interested in the decolonization of therapy and mental health. We asked her for some book recommendations in her field, and she shared this collection of books that have helped her to help thousands of others on their journey to healing.
"So many of us have not had access to research, thought ideation, philosophy and poetry that inspires us to move beyond cycles of generational teachings that we have always known," said Mullan. "I want to share a few books that helped me: undo and unlearn; recenter the healing and helping; honor our big emotions, get to trauma tending; relearn our ancestral inheritance; engage in active physical and emotional decolonizing."
"This is a staple in fully understanding psychological trauma, as Herman states 'as an affliction of the powerless.' From the combat neurosis of the sex war, to the syndrome of chronic trauma, to how recovery from trauma unfolds in stages, Herman highlights how trauma impacts every aspect of functioning, from the psychological to biological, and the necessity of holistic and comprehensive treatment that evolves at each stage of recovery."
"This book was gifted to me by a dear compa/kasama/comrade and it rocked my world- while reminding me of the world I was fighting to create...This book reminds us that psychology has become part of the problem--that it has stolen from spiritual approaches for hundreds of years and created a constellation of practices and people that divide people from each other...Bring us back to collective processing of power Ian!"
Healing Rage: Women Making Inner Peace Possible by Ruth King, M.A."This is a book I want to leave this earth with...This book is a beautiful place to land when you are holding so much pain, sorrow, shame, frustration and even rage. In this book, you can self-assess your own Rage Disguises (Hint: there are SIX and they are not all aggressive!) and you have permission to understand the birthing of your personal rage child- and the impact trauma and shame have on us..."
Sunita and I have collaborated on parenting podcast titled 'Raising A Reader & Storyteller', that shares tips and techniques on developing a young reader's love for literature through the acquisition of reading skills, vocabulary, developing their imagination and learning to tell a story. We also discuss the benefits of reading on mental well-being through the practice of children's bibliotherapy.
While being a mother gave her the thirst to produce the books, her background in speech and language therapy armed her with the essential ingredients to write for children. Sunita is the National Advisor for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy and deliver training to the NHS and educational and private establishments on supporting bilingual children.
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A list of curated books that I dearly love and that have helped me enormously over the last 20 years on my own relational trauma recovery journey and that I share with my therapy clients and online course students today.
If you can find even one pen and paper friend from this list, one work that makes you feel less alone and imbues you with a little more hope, more knowledge, and helpful tools, that will make me so happy.
The program at Kripalu is set up as eight modules. The following lists the recommended reading for the topics covered in the modules. The links below are to places to buy the books. Most go to links to Amazon, but a few will lead to other websites when the books are not available from Amazon or are only available from specific websites.
Tish Ganey is a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT). The International Association of Yoga Therapists confirms certification to practitioners who have completed professional training in yoga therapy and promotes yoga research. Tish does Big Data Yoga research incorporating "smart" wearable technology to track the biometrics of specific yoga styles, poses, and duration to understand yoga's effect on the autonomic nervous system.
Tampa Yoga Therapy is part of Take Me To The River Yoga studio. Tish Ganey is a certified yoga therapist (C-IAYT) and offers therapeutic yoga practices and private sessions. Sign up for yoga therapy consultations, private sessions, and group yoga therapy classes through the website TampaYogaTherapy.com.
Tish Ganey is a Yoga Alliance E-500 RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher), 500 KRYT Kripalu Yoga Teacher, and owner of Take Me To The River Yoga Studio. She completed RYT 200 training at the Lotus Pond Center for Yoga and Health in Tampa, FL and RYT 300 from Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Stockbridge, MA.
This brief bibliography contains resources focused on the intersection between health and the creative arts for Black and African Americans. The resources provide insight into the role of creative arts in Black and African American health and wellness, including arts-based health interventions and the use of art as a tool for social change and community health. They also highlight the importance of increasing diversity in the field of therapeutic creative arts and removing barriers to accessing to arts-based interventions for Black and African Americans.
The resources in this list are available to read or download for free. For more resources on the health of racial and ethnic minority populations, please visit the OMH Knowledge Center online catalog.
Black and African Americans face significant health disparities, including lower projected life expectancies and higher burdens of diseases and conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and HIV than non-Hispanic white Americans, as well as higher maternal mortality rates and firearm-related homicide rates (among Black males) than any other racial or ethnic group. These health disparities can be linked to significant structural and social barriers to health equity, including income and health insurance inequality, health literacy disparities, and the detrimental health effects of racism.
The creative arts can serve as a powerful health intervention for Black Americans, strengthening coping skills and fostering healing from racial trauma and stress. For instance, a music-based mindfulness intervention tailored to Black and African Americans showed promise in decreasing race-based anxiety.
In addition to promoting healing at the individual and community levels, the arts can serve as a tool in public health research and health promotion. With photovoice research methodology, study participants express themselves and their communities through photography, allowing researchers to partner more effectively with community members and build more meaningful outreach and interventions. Health promotion interventions culturally tailored to a specific population, such as the Hip Hop Stroke initiative designed to teach urban minority children how to recognize stroke symptoms, have shown promising results in increasing health literacy and improving health outcomes.
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