Phyllis Frame Ma

Full Circle Phyllis Frame Ma

This outstanding book covers a lifetime of work and learning in the field of art therapy, including illustrations and photos, stories and memoirs, and a personal history of the art therapy movement. Written by one of the first graduates of a certified Master's degree program in art therapy, Phyllis Frame, the style is straightforward, clear, and exciting. It is valuable to anyone who is interested in the workings of the psyche and mind through art. The reader is brought into the world of the clients Phyllis Frame has worked with. They also experience her sensitive and deft handling of some of the most difficult cases. This is not an academic book, but allows a personal experience of group and individual art therapy concerning many diagnoses, including traumatic brain injury. Most importantly, Phyllis Frame broadens our definition and knowledge of art therapy by including in-depth, visual descriptions of the broader field. For example, she was an early student of Joan Kellogg's card test assessment and the Great Round of the Mandala, contributing to the card test by naming the "rejected card."She also introduces us to the exciting experiences of Soul Collage, Tissue Collage, sand tray, chakras, toning, medicine wheels, mask-making, poetry, core energy painting, and energy work. Phyllis Frame's life as an art therapist has been extensive and expansive--and she shares it beautifully with us. A memorable book that encourages us all to treasure the stages and phases of our lives.