<P><EM>Contemporary Practice in Studio Art Therapy</EM> discovers where studio practice stands in the profession today and reflects on how changing social, political, and economic contexts have influenced its ethos and development. </P><P>This is the first UK volume devoted to studio art therapy, and the writers explore what is meant by a studio approach and how they are adapting art-based practices in radical new ways and settings. It comprises three parts ¿ <EM>Part I: Frames of reference</EM> explores how particular social, cultural, and political contexts have led to the discourses within practice;<EM> Part II: Models of practice</EM> gives accounts of current studio art therapy practice, describing rationale for working methods and providing a resource for practitioners; <EM>Part III: Curating, exhibiting and archiving </EM>considers how the display and disposal of artworks, particularly relevant to studio approaches, may be thought about and implemented. The book includes chapter