Creative Expression Activities for Teens

Exploring Identity through Art, Craft and Journaling

Bonnie Thomas author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published:15th Nov '10

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Art, challenges and projects to help teenagers understand and express who they are and what is important to them

This book is bursting with art and journal activities, creative challenges, and miniature projects, all of which help teenagers to understand and express who they are and what is important to them. These fun ideas can be tailored to suit the individual, and require minimal equipment and even less artistic know-how, so can be enjoyed by all.

Coping with life's stresses is difficult for everybody, but can be especially challenging for teenagers, who often feel isolated and misunderstood. Creative expression through art, craft, and writing is a natural and effective way of helping young people to explore and communicate personal identity.

This book is bursting with art and journal activities, creative challenges, and miniature projects for bedrooms and other personal spaces, all of which help teenagers to understand and express who they are and what is important to them. These fun ideas can be tailored to suit the individual, and require minimal equipment and even less artistic know-how, so can be enjoyed by all. The book concludes with a useful section for counselors and other professionals who work with young people, which explains how these activities can be incorporated into treatment goals.

This imaginative and insightful book is a useful resource for all therapists, social workers, and counselors who wish to encourage self-expression in teenagers.

The book is readable and provides simple, well applicable and enforceable assignments. -- Tijdschrift voor vakterapie (google translate)

ISBN: 9781849058421

Dimensions: 229mm x 164mm x 9mm

Weight: 231g

144 pages