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- Alexander Street Video Academic Video Online (AVON), also referred to as Alexander Street Video, is a multidisciplinary database offering access to tens of thousands of full-length streaming video titles including documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and more. Videos are transcribed in addition to being indexed for subjects, people, places, release date, language, publisher, and video type.
- BioMed Central Journals BioMed Central (BMC) contains 300 peer-reviewed journals in the fields of science, technology, engineering and medicine, all of which are open access immediately upon publication.
- Counseling & Psychotherapy Transcripts, Client Narratives, & Reference Works Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts, Client Narratives, and Reference Works is a searchable collection containing real transcripts of therapy and counseling sessions and first-person narratives illuminating the experience of mental illness and its treatment, as well as reference works to contextualize the primary material. New material is added on a biweekly basis.
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-5-TR The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5-TR) is the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders, a diagnostic tool published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). This database includes the DSM-5 and the DSM-5-TR basics, diagnostic criteria and codes, and emerging measures.
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- Gale Health & Wellness Gale Health and Wellness provides full-text access to medical journals, magazines, reference works, and multimedia on a variety of consumer health topics, from current disease and disorder coverage to in-depth information on alternative health practices.
- MEDLINE MEDLINE is a bibliographic database providing citations and abstracts for a wide range of biomedical and health journals, in fields such as nursing, dentistry, pre-clinical sciences and more.
- PsycArticles PsycArticles contains full-texted, peer-reviewed articles published by the American Psychological Association and affiliated journals, with more than 200,000 full-text articles.
- PsycBooks PsycBooks offers over 65,000 book chapters and 4,000 peer-reviewed books from the American Psychological Association, with historical titles beginning at 1620 and the most current APA books.
- Psychology & Counseling in Video Psychology & Counseling presents an extensive array of content -- both video and text-based -- that includes therapy sessions, documentaries, interviews, keynote presentations, transcripts, client narratives and psychological experiments.
- Psychotherapy.net Full Collection & Social Work Collection Psychotherapy.net produces and publishes training videos in the fields of psychotherapy, counseling, and addiction treatment. The library makes available the Full Collection and the Social Work Collection.
- PsycInfo 1887-present PsycInfo contains more than 4 million bibliographic records for journals, book chapters, dissertations, and technical reports. Coverage spans from the 17th century to the present, with publications from more than 50 countries.
- PTSDPubs Formerly the Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress (PILOTS) database, PTSDPubs is an extensive resource on PTSD including articles, journals, and information about tests and measurements. Although produced by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, PTSDPubs is not limited to PTSD among veterans.
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- Academic Search Premier Academic Search Premier is a scholarly, full text database designed for academic institutions. It includes full text for over 4,600 publications including 2,800 peer reviewed journals for many academic disciplines.
- Credo Reference This Collection includes over 1,000 titles with particular emphasis on subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and reference handbooks. Also included are over 1,000 short reference videos, nearly 300,000 high-resolution art images, and thousands of additional images across all subject areas.
- Kanopy Streaming Media Kanopy is a multidisciplinary collection offering a wide range of films, covering psychology, education, human services, and the arts.
- Taylor and Francis Journals Taylor & Francis is a provider of specialist information to the global academic & scientific, professional and commercial communities via publishing, events and performance improvement.
Featured eBooks
Handbook of Expressive Arts Therapy by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781462550630Publication Date: 2022-09-23This authoritative and comprehensive volume explains how to integrate movement, sound, art, play, imagery, drama, and other multisensory practices into psychotherapy. Cathy A. Malchiodi and other leading experts demonstrate ways to combine a wide range of expressive approaches to help clients explore feelings and thoughts that are often difficult to access verbally.
Foundations of Art Therapy by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780128243091Publication Date: 2022-06-30Foundations of Art Therapy: Theory and Applications is an essential and comprehensive introduction to the field of art therapy that blends relevant psychological and neuroscience research, theories, and concepts and infuses cultural diversity throughout each chapter.
Expressive Therapies Continuum by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781000492446Publication Date: 2019-08-14Distinctive in its application as a foundational theory in the field of art therapy, this up-to-date second edition demonstrates how the Expressive Therapies Continuum provides a framework for the organization of assessment information, the formulation of treatment goals, and the planning of art therapy interventions. In addition to the newest research supporting the uses of art in therapy, this volume offers the latest research in media properties and material interaction, the role of neuroscience in art therapy, emotion regulation, and assessment with the Expressive Therapies Continuum.
Trauma-Informed Art Therapy with Sex Trafficking Survivors by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781138602274Publication Date: 2019-11-04This groundbreaking book introduces and researches art therapy as a creative and effective treatment for the sensitive and pertinent issue of human sex trafficking. Rich empirical examples and best practices are provided through the contributors' expertise and knowledge in the field of art therapy. Art therapy facilitates emotional catharsis, a personal sense of worth and empowerment through making choices; supports connection to others and the inner self; resolves trauma, grief, and shame; and provides hope for the future and recovery.
Art As a Language for Autism by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781315173306Publication Date: 2022-07-01Art as a Language for Autism addresses the clinical challenges that are common in working with autistic spectrum disorder by exploring how artistic expression can provide a communicative language for younger clients who are set in their thought processes and preferences. Exploring how both art and play-based approaches can be effective tools for engaging therapeutic work, this book introduces strategies to help young clients find expressive "languages" that can fully support communication, expression, and empathic understanding, as well as build skills for relaxation, calming, and coping.
Streaming Video Databases
Looking for streaming videos?
Try the Academic Video Online (AVON) database. Academic Video Online (AVON), also referred to as Alexander Street Video, is a multidisciplinary database offering access to tens of thousands of full-length streaming video titles including documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and more. Videos are transcribed in addition to being indexed for subjects, people, places, release date, language, publisher, and video type.
Also try the Psychotherapy.net database. Psychotherapy.net produces and publishes training videos in the fields of psychotherapy, counseling, and addiction treatment. The library makes available the Full Collection and the Social Work Collection.
Selected Journals
American Journal of Art Therapy - fulltext available from 1990-2002. Paper copies available in Lesley Library from 1969-2002. Publication ceased 2002. Call number: Periodical RC489.A7 A43
Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy association - fulltext available from 1997-present. Paper copies available in Lesley Library from 1983 to present. Call number: Periodical RC489.A7 J6
Arts and Health - fulltext available from 2009-present. Paper copies available in Lesley Library from 2010-present. Call number: Periodical RC489.A7 A786
Arts in Psychotherapy - fulltext available from 1995-present. Paper copies available in Lesley Library from 1980-present. Call number: Periodical RC489.A7 A76
Canadian Art Therapy Association Journal - fulltext available from 1987-present. Paper copies available in Lesley Library from 1986-present. Call number: Periodical RC489.A7 C36
Inscape: the Journal of the British Association of Art Therapists - not available online. Paper copies available in Lesley Library from 1968-2004, with gaps. Title changed to International Journal of Art Therapy: Inscape. Call number: Periodical RC489.A7 I57
International Journal of Art Therapy: Inscape - fulltext available from 1997-present. Paper copies available in Lesley Library from 2005-present. Call number: Periodical RC489.A7 I58
Journal of Clinical Art Therapy - fulltext available from 2011-present.
Poiesis - not available online. Paper copies available in Lesley Library from 1999 to present. Call number: Periodical RC489.A72 P6
Pratt Institute Creative Arts Therapy Review - not available online. Paper copies available in Lesley Library from 1980-1995. Call number: Periodical RC489.A7 .P73
Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts - fulltext available from 2006-present. Paper copies available in Lesley Library from 2007-present. Call number: BH1 .P79
Featured Resources
The Sherrill Library has a special resource for educators, therapists, counselors to use called the Teaching Resource Center, which is a collection of manipulatives, textbooks, picture books, leveled readers and juvenile fiction and non fiction.
The most effective way to search the collection is to go to the FLO catalog, select the "Advanced Search" option and scroll down the "Location" tab option to find "Lesley-Sherrill Teaching Resources Collection". Once you have that highlighted, go back above to the search box and start searching!
The Big Book of Therapeutic Activity Ideas for Children and Teens: Inspiring Arts-Based Activities and Character Education Curricula by Call Number: TRC RJ505.A7 J65 2012"This resource provides over one hundred tried-and-tested fun and imaginative therapeutic activities and ideas to unleash the creativity of children and teenagers aged 5+. Employing a variety of expressive arts including art, music, stories, poetry and film, the activities are designed to teach social skills development, anger control strategies, conflict resolution and thinking skills."
Creative Expression Activities for Teens: Exploring Identity through Art, Craft and Journaling by Call Number: ebrary-read this book online!Publication Date: 2011
Art Therapy Exercises: Inspirational and Practical Ideas to Stimulate the Imagination by Call Number: TRC RC489.A7 S547 2009"This accessible book comprises a collection of 80 tried-and-tested exercises, with guidelines for applying them and advice for devising new ones. Liesl Silverstone offers a variety of exercises for a diverse and multicultural client base, such as guided fantasies, one-to-one and group work focusing on the group dynamic, and some examples of working with adults with learning difficulties and children."
Creative Coping Skills for Children: Emotional Support through Arts and Crafts Activities by Call Number: TRC RJ505.A7 T485 2009"This resource comprises a collection of fun, flexible, tried-and-tested activities and make-it-yourself workbooks for parents and professionals to help a child in need of extra emotional support find the coping skills that fit them best."
Making Art with Fabric by Call Number: Juv TT699 .C478 2008"Older children appreciate these more advanced arts-and-crafts projects using fabrics. A wide range of unique projects allow them to develop their creativity while fostering environmental awareness through the use of natural or mostly recyclable materials."
Making Art with Packaging by Call Number: Juv TT160 .C49 2008"Upper elementary students will appreciate these more advanced arts-and-crafts projects using packaging. A wide range of unique projects allow them to develop their creativity while fostering environmental awareness through the use of natural or mostly recyclable materials."