Portrait Therapy Caroline Miller focusing on preventing anxiety and

focusing on preventing anxiety and depression

This vital new book presents effective strategies to tackle the specific difficulties in social interaction and communication that are experienced by adolescents with Asperger Syndrome (AS)

a democratic therapeutic community (TC)

Through economic theory and international case studies

giving them a way of expressing themselves which shifts their attention from solitary self-stimulation to shared activity

Portrait Therapy Caroline Miller focusing on preventing anxiety andPortrait therapy reverses the traditional roles in art therapy, utilising Edith Kramer's concept of the art therapist's 'third hand' to collaboratively design and paint their clients' portraits. It addresses 'disrupted' self identity, which is common in serious illness and characterised by statements like 'I don't know who I am anymore' and 'I'm not the person I used to be'. This book explores the theory and practice of portrait therapy, including