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Acknowledgments

Writing a book is similar to many other activities in life. Some say it is like having a baby and that the labor involved results in a newness that is breathtaking and well worth the time and nurturing that went into the process. (My wife disagrees with this analogy and says that being pregnant and then a mother is completely different. I imagine many other women would agree.) I like to think of the writing process as similar to a good group experience. In productive groups, many people share valuable information and give you important feedback. In addition, groups usually occur over time. Psychoeducational and task groups help participants produce a product either directly or indirectly (and it is not a baby!). Ultimately, the outcome is both an interpersonal and a personal experience. The group that has helped me formulate ideas, gather knowledge, and put together this sixth edition of The Creative Arts in Counseling contained some of the same individuals who helped me with the previous editions as well as a few new ones.

First, I want to thank Carolyn Baker, the associate publisher of the American Counseling Association (ACA), and the ACA Publications Committee for accepting my proposal for a sixth edition of this text. Carolyn has always been a joy to work with and kept me on task once again in a timely and professional manner. In addition, my sincere thanks goes out to Nancy Driver, ACA’s digital and print development editor, who not only read every page of this text but made excellent suggestions for improving it. Like Carolyn, Nancy is a first-class professional. Next, I want to thank Dr. Richard Hayes for encouraging me to write the first edition of this book back in the early 1990s. Without Richard’s suggestion, I doubt this work would ever have been written. I also want to thank the reviewers and editor of the initial edition of this text, Drs. Howard S. Rosenblatt, Stephen G. Weinrach, JoAnna White, and Elaine Pirrone. They were honest and straightforward in their appraisal of the manuscript and offered constructive thoughts that made this work far better than it would have been otherwise. In addition, I want to express my appreciation to Wake Forest University counseling graduate students—Katie Anne Burt, Dan Barnhart, Michele Kielty, Mary Beth Edens, Regan Reding, and Deborah Tyson, in particular—for contributing ideas and thoughts on counseling and the creative arts. Katie Anne, Dan, and Michele were especially helpful and industrious in locating the latest research on the creative arts and were meticulous proofreaders. In addition, I wish to express my gratitude to recent undergraduates at Wake Forest University in my class on the creative arts in counseling, especially Kristen Berry, Kaela Griswold, and Anna Glaser.

Finally, I am grateful to clients and colleagues over the years who have shared creative ideas with me and helped me to focus more on the importance of the arts in counseling. I especially appreciate the support of my wife, Claire, and our three children. They humored me with jokes and goodwill while this book was in process. I am truly a fortunate individual to be surrounded with so much that is good, growth enhancing, and artistic.