{"product_id":"person-centered-arts-practices-with-communities-a-pedagogical-guide-9781490792552","title":"Person-Centered Arts Practices with Communities: A Pedagogical Guide","description":"Are you an artist who works with a variety of communities? Are you interested to deepen and expand on the meaning of your work? This book presents a pedagogical framework which aims to guide the practices of artists who work with communities. It presents the social, personal, cognitive and cultural dimensions of a person-centered approach in a dynamic, interwoven manner, which will enrich your practice through a thorough process of reflection, evaluation and co-creation. \"In my journey as a dance therapist, I have pondered the issue of professional boundaries - where does the dance artist end and the dance therapist begin? My inclination has veered towards a democratic perspective, recognizing the great work community artists - 'non-therapist' - can achieve. At the same time, I have been aware that artists working with groups such as I (people with dementia), required something beyond arts skills in order to facilitate inclusive, participatory and life-enhancing activities. Dr. Low addresses this issue exactly. She provides a coherent and impressive theoretical framework to underpin the work of the person-centred arts facilitator and offers practical guidelines for setting up and running arts programs which are sensitive to context. The aim of this book is a worthy one in its encouragement to develop arts activities which become, in Dr. Low's words, 'an active means of growth' for the participants. From my experience, I also know how enriching a person-centred approach is for the arts facilitator, which is why the following remark by Dr. Low on the value of working in a person-centred way resonates with me, for this is 'a practice that will never stagnate, never come to a closed conclusion, because communities too never stagnate and come to closed conclusions'.\" Dr. Heather Hill, dance movement therapist for over 30 years, now consultant in dance and person-centered practice in dementia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trafford Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781490792552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.22d","brand":"Dr Felicia Low","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38013874962613,"sku":"9781490792552","price":28.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cd087ebc-5cca-4b83-b363-c4a2839bf3ec.jpg?v=1609143918","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/person-centered-arts-practices-with-communities-a-pedagogical-guide-9781490792552","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}