Don Jones: Passionate Preacher of the Power of Art
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Bruce Moon, PhD, Karen Rush Jone
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Don Jones: Passionate Preacher of the Power of Art

This compilation of four films and two interviews delve into the life and work of Don Jones. Interviews include his interest in art and his discovery while working in a mental hospital of the spontaneous art of the patients, his portraits of them, and his time at the Menninger Foundation where he was trained by Dr. Karl Menninger. Video Length: 2h 15m 29s
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Jones became the director of all therapeutic activities there, developing the art therapy program where he trained Robert Ault. He then moved to Harding Hospital where he developed an art therapy program that included a clinical Internship, one of whose students was Bruce Moon. As one of the founders of the American Art Therapy Association he was also its 4th President and a pioneer in the field.

The films examine his professional work, processes with clients, and his collaboration with other early art therapy professionals in founding and nurturing the American Art Therapy Association.

Films include:

  1. Art is Life is Art: the Life & Work of Don Jones by Bruce Moon (2010)
  2. Draw from Within: An Introduction to Art Therapy including two case studies by Don Jones (1978)
  3. A Television Interview
  4. AATA Interview by Jim Consoli (1994)
  5. A Conversation with Don Jones: Artist. Therapist. Teacher by Bruce Moon (2010)

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Bruce Moon, PhD
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Bruce Moon, PhD

Bruce Moon is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, and clinician whose work spans music, visual art, poetry, performance, and art therapy. A prolific singer‑songwriter, he has released 33 LPs and produced hundreds of videos reflecting his Midwestern roots and commitment to themes of justice, morality, and resilience. Moon spent 22 years as an art therapist working with traumatized children and adolescents, a role that continues to shape his creative voice. An ordained Methodist minister and professor emeritus at Mount Mary University,…

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Karen Rush Jone

Karen Rush Jones was compensated for her contribution. None of her books or additional offerings are required for any of the Psychotherapy.net content. Should such materials be references, it is as an additional resource.

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