Expressive Therapies

Nicholas Mazza, Ph.D., is Dean and Professor Emeritus at the Florida State University, College of Social Work, Tallahassee, FL. Dr. Mazza holds Florida licenses in psychology, clinical social work, and marriage and family therapy. Dr. Mazza is the founding (1987) and current editor of the Journal of Poetry Therapy: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Practice, Theory, Research, and Education. Dr. Mazza received the "Pioneer Award" from the National Association for Poetry Therapy (NAPT) in 1997. In 2017, he received the first Lifetime Achievement Award from NAPT. Dr. Mazza, a marathon runner, is the founder of the College of Social Work Arts and Athletics Community Outreach Program for At-Risk Youth established at Florida State University (FSU) in 2011. He currently serves on the editorial boards of The Arts in Psychotherapy, the Journal of Family Social Work, and the Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare.

• Volume I Poetry TherapyAcknowledgementsChronological tableDedicationEditor's acknowledgementsPrefaceGeneral introductionIntroduction to Volume I: poetry therapyPart 1 Poetry therapy – theory1 Poetry therapy in ancient Greek literatureStephen Rojcewicz2 Poetry therapy as a tool of cognitively based practiceKathryn S. Collins, Rich Furman and Carol L. Langer3 The nuances of metaphor theory for constructivist psychotherapyDennis Tay4 Effectiveness of poetry therapy as an adjunct to self-psychology in clinical work with older adults: a single case studyAnjana DeshpandePart 2 Poetry therapy – practice5 Breaking barriers: using poetry as a tool to enhance diversity understanding with youth and adultsNorma D. Thomas and Raina J. León6 Healing traditions in Black women’s writing: resources for poetry therapyStephanie Y. Evans7 Looking out and looking in: journeys to self-awareness and empathy through creative juxtapositionsGeri Giebel Chavis8 Poetry/creative writing for an arts and athletics community outreach program for at-risk youthNicholas Mazza9 From destruction to creation, from silence to speech: poetry therapy principles and practices for working with suicide griefShanee Stepakoff10 Working with metaphor in narrative therapyTeresa Legowski and Keith Brownlee11 The metaphors they carry: exploring how veterans use metaphor to describe experiences of PTSDPatrick S. Foley12 The use of poetry in reconciling unfinished business near end-of-lifeAnnemarie Conlon13 Potential misuses of poetry therapy: a process for reflecting on practiceTed Bowman14 The use of poetry therapy in crisis intervention and short-term treatment: two case studiesJulie A. Schwietert 15 The healing power of writing: applying the expressive/creative component of poetry therapyKathleen Connolly Baker and Nicholas Mazza16 Writing therapy using new technologies—the art of bloggingD. M. Nagel and K. AnthonyPart 3 Poetry therapy – research17 A content analysis of poems most frequently utilized by poetry therapistsLeah Olson-McBride18 Evaluating the use of poetry to improve well-being and emotional resilience in cancer patientsIngrid Tegnér, John Fox, Robin Philipp and Pamela Thorne19 Poetry therapy: an investigation of a multidimensional clinical modelNicholas F. Mazza and Christopher J. Hayton20 "Poem Is What?" Poetic inquiry in qualitative social science researchMonica Prendergast21 The benefits of writing and performing in the spoken word poetry communityNadia Alvarez and Jack Mearns22 Internet-based expressive writing for kidney transplant recipients: effects on posttraumatic stress and quality of lifeKyle Possemato, Paige Ouimette and Pamela A. Geller Volume II Music TherapyAcknowledgementsIntroduction to Volume II: music therapyPart 4 Music therapy – theory23 Analogy and metaphor in music therapy. Theory and practiceHenk Smeijsters24 Concepts of context in music therapyRandi Rolvsjord and Brynjulf Stige25 A conceptual methodology to define the therapeutic function of musicDeanna Hanson-AbromeitPart 5 Music therapy – practice26 From uprooting to replanting: on post-trauma group music therapy for pre-school childrenRivka Felsenstein27 Use of the iso principle as a central method in mood management: a music psychotherapy clinical case studyAnnie Heiderscheit and Amy Madson28 Music therapy practices and processes with foster-care youth: formulating an approach to clinical workMichael L. Zanders29 Playing with sound: the therapeutic use of music in direct work with childrenMichelle Lefevre30 Singing for healing and hope: music therapy methods that use the voice with individuals who are homeless and mentally illYasmine Afif Iliya31 Song discussion as music psychotherapySusan C. Gardstrom and James Hiller32 Rap music in social work practice with African-American and Latino youthEdgar H. Tyson33 Song to self: promoting a therapeutic dialogue with high-risk youths through poetry and popular musicLeah Olson-McBride and Timothy F. PagePart 6 Music therapy – research34 Music therapists’ perceptions of the impact of group factors on the therapeutic songwriting processFelicity A. Baker35 An investigation of the sociocultural factors impacting on the therapeutic songwriting processFelicity A. Baker36 The appeal of sad music: a brief overview of current directions in research on motivations for listening to sad musicAnnemieke J.M. van den Tol37 Song lyrics and the alteration of self-imageFereshteh Ahmadi38 The meaning of music in the lives of older people: a qualitative studyTerrence Hays and Victor Minichiello39 Developing identities using music technology in therapeutic settingsKaren Burland and Wendy Magee Volume III Dance/Movement Therapy and Drama TherapyAcknowledgementsIntroduction to Volume III: dance therpay and drama therapyPart 7 Dance/movement therapy7.1 Theory40 In search of a vocabulary of embodimentRoz Carroll41 Creating dances to transform inner states: a choreographic model in Dance/Movement TherapyHimmat Kaur Victoria42 Intersensory and intersubjective attunement: philosophical approach to a central element of dance movement psychotherapyKatalin Vermes43 Grounding: theoretical application and practice in dance movement therapyPatricia de Tord and Iris Bräuninger7.2 Practice44 The use of metaphors in dance movement therapyRosemarie Samaritter45 The body and nonverbal expression in dance/movement group therapy and verbal group therapyJoan Wittig46 Breathwork in body psychotherapy: clinical applicationsHimmat Kaur VIctoria and Christine Caldwell47 Movement psychotherapy in a hospice: two case studiesCristina Endrizzi, Valeria Ghelleri, Mirella Palella and Gabriella d’Amico48 Working with withdrawn adolescents as a moving experience: a community resourced project exploring the usefulness of group dance movement psychotherapy within a school settingLinda Eke and Anne Marie Gent49 Reflection, reflective practice and embodied reflective practiceJennifer Leigh and Richard Bailey7.3 Research50 Using a dance/movement therapy-based wellness curriculum: an adolescent case studyKendall Pauline Hagensen51 Languaging the embodied experienceHeidrun Panhofer and Helen Payne52 Dance/Movement Therapy (D/MT) for depression: a scoping reviewAndrea Mala, Vicky Karkou and Bonnie Meekums53 Therapeutic dancing for Parkinson’s DiseaseLorenna Pryscia Carvalho Aguiar, Priscila Alves da Rocha and Meg Morris54 Specific dance movement therapy interventions—which are successful? An intervention and correlation studyIris Bräuninger55 Dance movement therapy group intervention in stress treatment: a randomized controlled trial (RCT)Iris Bräuninger56 Diversity and dance: exploring the therapeutic implications of world danceShainna Ali, Katelyn Cushey and Alina Siddiqui57 The use of movement-based interventions with children diagnosed with autism for psychosocial outcomes—a scoping reviewKeven Lee, Heather Lambert, Walter Wittich, Eva Kehayia and Melissa ParkPart 8 Drama therapy8.1 Theory58 Comedic improv therapy for the treatment of social anxiety disorderAlison Phillips Sheesley, Mark Pfeffer and Becca Barish59 Philosophy of life: J. L. Moreno's revolutionary philosophical underpinnings of psychodrama and group psychotherapyPeter C. Howie60 Social constructionism and dramatherapy: creating alternative discoursesDaphne Milioni61 The implicated witness: towards a relational aesthetic in dramatherapyNisha Sajnani8.2 Practice 62 Theater of the oppressed in an after-school program: middle school students' perspectives on bullying and preventionForam Nhukhanwala63 A dramatherapy case study with a young man who has dual diagnosis of intellectual disability and mental health problemsRinat Feniger-Schaal64 Staging dramatic enactments to resolve conflicts in couplesDaniel J. Wiener65 Developmental transformations: improvisational drama therapy with children in acute inpatient psychiatryAdam Reynolds66 Performance as art-based research in drama therapy supervisionRobert Landy, Maria Hodermarska, Dave Mowers and David Perrin67 Using the 6-Key Model as an intervention tool in drama therapySusana Pendzik68 Voices of pride: drama therapy with incarcerated womenAbigail Leeder and Colleen Wimmer69 Playback theatre and narrative therapy: introducing a new modelAdi Barak70 The place of psychodramatic methods and concepts in conventional group and individual therapyAdam Blatner71 Kindergarten Truck: participatory play in publicAndrew M. Gaines8.3 Research72 Evaluating the efficacy of drama therapy in teaching social skills to children with Autism Spectrum DisordersMiranda d’Amico, Corinne Lalonde and Stephen Snow73 Piloting PlayWrite: feasibility and efficacy of a playwriting intervention for at-risk adolescentsRosemary E. Bernstein, Jennifer C. Ablow, Kelly C. Maloney and Joel T. Nigg74 A step toward empirical evidence: operationalizing and uncovering drama therapy change processesCalli Renee Armstrong, Mira Rozenberg, Margaret A. Powell, Jade Honce, Leslie Bronstein, Gabrielle Gingras and Evie Han75 Three challenges for drama therapy research: Keynote NADTA conference, Montreal 2013Phil Jones76 A combined drama-based and CBT approach to working with self-reported anger aggressionJanine Blacker, Andy Watson and Anthony R. Beech77 Participating in a community theatre production: a dramatherapeutic perspectiveTina Pyman and Sue Rugg78 Classroom drama therapy program for immigrant and refugee adolescents: a pilot studyCécile Rosseau, Maryse Benoit, Marie-France Gauthier, Louise Lacroix, Néomée Alain, Musuk Viger Rojas, Alejandro Moran and Dominique Bourassa79 Life-crossroads on stage: integrating life review and drama therapy for older adultsShoshi Keisari and Yuval Palgi Volume IV Art Therapy and Integrated Arts TherapyAcknowledgementsIntroduction to Volume IV: art therapyPart 9 Art therapy9.1 Theory80 Positive art therapy: linking positive psychology to art therapy theory, practice, and researchRebecca A. Wilkinson and Gioia Chilton81 Art therapy for combat-related PTSD: recommendations for research and practice Kate Collie, Amy Backos, Cathy Malchiodi and David Spiegel82 Out of our mind. Art therapy and mindfulness with refugees, political violence and traumaDebra Kalmanowitz and Rainbow T.H. Ho83 Therapeutic qualities of clay-work in art therapy and psychotherapy: a reviewMichal Sholt and Tami Gavron84 The Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC): interdisciplinary bases of the ETCVija Bergs Lusebrink, Kristīne Mārtinsone and Ilze Dzilna-Šilova85 Coordinating principles of art therapy and DBTJessica I. Heckwolf, M. Christy Bergland and Maria Mouratidis86 Art therapy and social action: a transpersonal frameworkDan Hocoy9.2 Practice87 A task-oriented approach to art therapy in trauma treatmentAnita B. Rankin and Lindsey C. Taucher88 Creating a framework: art therapy elicits the narrativeKaren Harber89 A case example of art therapy in relation to Dialectical Behaviour TherapyKaren Huckvale and Malcolm Learmonth90 Using artist trading cards as an expressive arts intervention in counselingMarta Garrett91 Between water and words: reflective self-awareness and symbol formation in art therapyJonathan Isserow92 Making art from memories: honoring deceased loved ones through a scrapbooking bereavement groupMary Kohut93 Social action in practice: shifting the ethnocentric lens in cross-cultural art therapy encountersLynn Kapitan94 Stories in the cloth: art therapy and narrative textilesLisa Raye Garlock9.3 Research95 Establishing a research agenda for art therapy: a Delphi studyDonna Kaiser and Sarah Deaver96 Art therapy for relief of symptoms associated with HIV/AIDSDeepa Rao, Nancy Nainis, Lisa Williams, Daughon Langner, Audra Eisin and Judith Paice97 Art promoting mental health literacy and a positive attitude towards people with experience of mental illnessEugen Koh and Bradley Shrimpton98 An art therapy exploration of immigration with Latino familiesDebra Linesch, Hilda C. Aceves, Paul Quezada, Melissa Trochez and Elena Zuniga99 Art therapy with sexually abused children and adolescents: extended research studyTerry Pifalo100 Approaches to art therapy for cancer inpatients: research and practice considerationsNancy A. Nainis101 Art therapy in art museums: promoting social connectedness and psychological well-being of older adultsRose Bennington, Amy Backos, Jennifer Harrison, Arnell Etherington Reader and Richard CarolanPart 10 Integrated arts therapies10.1 Theory102 Response/ability: imagining a critical race feminist paradigm for the creative arts therapiesNisha Sajnani103 Expressive artistic therapies as mind–body medicinePatricia Sherwood104 Positive art: artistic expression and appreciation as an exemplary vehicle for flourishingTim Lomas10.2 Practice105 Playing in the mud: health psychology, the arts and creative approaches to health carePaul M. Camic106 The healing power of symbolization in the aftermath of massive war atrocities: examples from Liberian and Sierra Leonean survivorsShanee Stepakoff107 Meeting the needs of urban students: creative arts therapy in Jersey City public schoolsCindy Lou Nelson108 Using arts activism and poetry to catalyze human rights engagement and reflectionJane McPherson and Nicholas Mazza109 Using computer technology in expressive arts therapy practice: a proposal for increased useSarah Evans110 Voices in flight: integrating movement/dance with poetry therapyNicholas Mazza111 The integration of healing rituals in group treatment for women survivors of domestic violenceKaren Neuman Allen and Danielle F. Wozniak112 A story of a healing relationship: the person-centered approach in expressive arts therapySunhee Kim10.3 Research113 Creative arts as a public health resource: moving from practice-based research to evidence-based practiceStephen Clift114 Child-centered expressive arts and play therapy: school groups for at-risk adolescent girlsKristi L. Perryman, Rochelle Moss and Katt Cochran115 Expressive arts therapy group helps improve mood state in an acute care psychiatric settingGrace Chiu, Janine Hancock and Andrea Waddell116 Expressive group therapy with at-risk African American adolescent girlsKarly S. Stuart and Ma. Teresa G. Tuason117 Science as art: axiology as a central component in methodology and evaluation of Arts-Based Research (ABR)Michael Viega118 The effects of an expressive arts therapy group on female counselors-in-training: a qualitative studyElizabeth A. Keller-Dupree and Kristi L. Perryman119 Impact of integrated arts therapy: an intervention program for young female offenders in correctional institutionKristi Kõiv and Lii Kaudne