Shirley Riley (1931-2004) was a registered art therapist and a licensed marriage and family counsellor in private practice. She was a highly regarded educator and taught in university programmes in the United States, Europe and Asia. She received awards for her clinical skills and wrote many articles and books, for art therapy and allied professions.

In this well-written and informative book, the author presents a balanced view of working in the real world... the use of case examples is excellent, and aids the reader in transferring information into the real world-often enabling identification with clients known to them. This book is clear and easy to read, and offers many practical ideas for activities. The author's obvious warmth and enthusiasm in working with this often challenging client group shine through, and she encourages readers to share this and to develop their own practice. Overall, it is felt that this book would be of benefit to many clinicians working with adolescents, whether they already use art/creative techniques in their practice, or whether it is a new approach they are considering.

• Foreword, Gerald D. Oster. Foreword, Cathy Malchiodi. Introduction. 1. Integrating developmental theories and art expressions. 2. Adolescent group treatment. 3. Adolescence, depression and the impact of societal issues. 4. Severely damaged adolescents in residential and therapeutic school settings. 5. Adolescents and their families. 6. How therapists get tangled up in adolescent treatment. 7. Short-term, solution-focused art therapy treatment. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.

Shirley Riley (1931-2004) was a registered art therapist and a licensed marriage and family counsellor in private practice. She was a highly regarded educator and taught in university programmes in the United States, Europe and Asia. She received awards for her clinical skills and wrote many articles and books, for art therapy and allied professions.

In this well-written and informative book, the author presents a balanced view of working in the real world... the use of case examples is excellent, and aids the reader in transferring information into the real world-often enabling identification with clients known to them. This book is clear and easy to read, and offers many practical ideas for activities. The author's obvious warmth and enthusiasm in working with this often challenging client group shine through, and she encourages readers to share this and to develop their own practice. Overall, it is felt that this book would be of benefit to many clinicians working with adolescents, whether they already use art/creative techniques in their practice, or whether it is a new approach they are considering.

• Foreword, Gerald D. Oster. Foreword, Cathy Malchiodi. Introduction. 1. Integrating developmental theories and art expressions. 2. Adolescent group treatment. 3. Adolescence, depression and the impact of societal issues. 4. Severely damaged adolescents in residential and therapeutic school settings. 5. Adolescents and their families. 6. How therapists get tangled up in adolescent treatment. 7. Short-term, solution-focused art therapy treatment. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.

Shirley Riley (1931-2004) was a registered art therapist and a licensed marriage and family counsellor in private practice. She was a highly regarded educator and taught in university programmes in the United States, Europe and Asia. She received awards for her clinical skills and wrote many articles and books, for art therapy and allied professions.

In this well-written and informative book, the author presents a balanced view of working in the real world... the use of case examples is excellent, and aids the reader in transferring information into the real world-often enabling identification with clients known to them. This book is clear and easy to read, and offers many practical ideas for activities. The author's obvious warmth and enthusiasm in working with this often challenging client group shine through, and she encourages readers to share this and to develop their own practice. Overall, it is felt that this book would be of benefit to many clinicians working with adolescents, whether they already use art/creative techniques in their practice, or whether it is a new approach they are considering.

• Foreword, Gerald D. Oster. Foreword, Cathy Malchiodi. Introduction. 1. Integrating developmental theories and art expressions. 2. Adolescent group treatment. 3. Adolescence, depression and the impact of societal issues. 4. Severely damaged adolescents in residential and therapeutic school settings. 5. Adolescents and their families. 6. How therapists get tangled up in adolescent treatment. 7. Short-term, solution-focused art therapy treatment. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.