Vision and Voice - (Art-Making Journals) by Caren Sacks (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

68 prompts created by an experienced art therapist invite teens to explore their identities and to express themselves through art and drawing.

"Created by a licensed art therapist, this book may be a useful tool to support the 'healing benefits of art making and creativity'" --Kirkus Reviews

Vision and Voice: An Art-Making Journal for Teens bridges the gap between focused writing journals for teens and coloring books. The beautifully designed pages give teens a space where they can respond in imaginative, creative ways that help them to make sense of their relationships with themselves and the world.

This journal features:

- Four sections--About Being Playful, About Me, About Feelings, and About Knowing Yourself--that enable teens to explore various topics in depth.
- 68 prompts that introduce diverse approaches, coping mechanisms, and tools for emotional processing, such as gratitude, mindfulness, and stress reduction.

The non-prescriptive prompts give teens the freedom to explore and to contemplate at their own pace, on their own terms in Vision and Voice.

Review Quotes

"Created by a licensed art therapist, this book may be a useful tool to support the 'healing benefits of art making and creativity'"-- "Kirkus Reviews"

"Vision and Voice is valuable in inspiring the curiosity and creativity that every young person has inside of them."--Jessica Shankman, Ph.D., Child and Adolescent Psychologist

"So many teens are looking for ways to sort out who they are, how they want to move through the world, and how they can channel their immense potential. Vision and Voice provides the kind of space where adolescents can express their whole selves: creative, expansive, funny, confused, worried, and growing."--Craig Haen, Ph.D., LCAT, author of Creative Arts-Based Group Therapy with Adolescents

About the Author

Caren Sacks, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT, ATCS, is a Licensed, Board-Certified Creative Art Therapist and Board-Certified Art Therapy Supervisor who has been providing clinical services in a variety of settings for more than forty years. She is dedicated to ensuring that people--no matter their age--have an opportunity to explore their creativity and express themselves, both on and off the page. Her journals were written because of her experiences in sharing the joys and significance of art making with children, teens, and adults.