Interactive Drawing Therapy: Working with Therapeutic Imagery.

Abstract

This paper introduces the nature and practice of Interactive Drawing Therapy (IDT), and describes key psychological elements that are encountered when clients use pages as a therapeutic device. IDT has consonance with aspects of psychodynamic (especially Jungian) personality theory, with certain aspects of art therapy, and with psychological research on brain functioning. While strongly developed in Australasia over the last 15 years, with over 4000 enrolments in training courses, IDT's status as a formal professional modality requires further attention to the articulation of its theoretical structure, and research into the effectiveness of its practices. This article, together with its two companions, represents a modest but important step in this process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)