How can social workers integrate expressive arts methods as a complement to their work to better support individual, group, and community growth? Expressive Arts for Social Work and Social Change explores the values and benefits of expressive arts (i.e., visual arts, movement and dance, expressive forms of writing and narrative, music, and performance) and the role they can play in social work practice and inquiry. Although previous research has illustrated the efficacy of expressive arts to individual therapeutic goals, this is the first work that looks at the use of these approaches to fulfill the values, ethics, and principles of the social work profession. The authors draw from current and emerging concepts related to green social work, including individual and collective well-being, Indigenous perspectives and practices, social justice and social action, and individual as well as collective creative expression. This book provides insight and advice that will benefit all human service professionals interested in expressive arts.

Auteur

Tuula Heinonen, DPhil, MSW, is Professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Manitoba. Deana Halonen, MSW, is Senior Instructor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Manitoba. Elizabeth Krahn, MSW, is a social work counselor in her eighth year of private practice.

Contenu

Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors About the Contributors Notes on Sources Chapter 1: Why Expressive Arts for Social Work and Social Change? Tuula Heinonen, Deana Halonen, and Elizabeth Krahn Chapter 2: A Social Work Orientation for Transformation Using Expressive Arts Tuula Heinonen, Deana Halonen, and Elizabeth Krahn Chapter 3: Visual Arts: Drawing, Painting, and Collage Tuula Heinonen Chapter 4: Photography and Video Methods Tracey Lavoie and Tuula Heinonen Chapter 5: Movement and Dance Sarah Roche and Tuula Heinonen Chapter 6: Storytelling, Poetry, Writing, and the Art of Metaphor Elizabeth Krahn Chapter 7: Singing, Drumming, and Song Stories: Seeking Mino-Pimatisiwin Through Music Margaret Tamara Dicks and Deana Halonen Chapter 8: Theater, Drama, and Performance Deana Halonen Chapter 9: Expressive Arts for Transformation and Change Tuula Heinonen, Deana Halonen, and Elizabeth Krahn Index