The book explores the disciplines of art therapy, music therapy, dramatherapy and dance movement therapy. It is the first book to offer a comprehensive mapping of the field of arts therapies including common and unique features of practice. It incorporates both qualitative and quantitative results presented in tables, diagrams and clinical vignettes. Written in a style which is relevant to readers from a variety of backgrounds Illustrated with clinical vignettes and practical examples to show how the therapies work in practice Tables and diagrams are used to present some simple descriptive statistics about the field Illustrations offer examples of the type of work undertaken in the arts therapies field that cannot be easily described with words Addresses the needs of those studying for general courses in the practice of arts therapies and suitable as an introductory textbook for the specialist courses in specific therapies.