Breaking the Silence: Art Therapy with Children from Violent Homes » (REV)

Malchiodi, Cathy A., MA, ATR, LPAT, LPCC (Lesley Coll)

This volume demonstrates the power of art therapy as a tool for intervening with children from violent homes. Emphasis is given to the short-term setting where time is at a premium and circumstances are unpredictable - because within this setting, mental health practitioners often experience a sense of helplessness in their work with the youngest victims of abusive families.; In this new edition, the author describes the intervention process from intake to termination, highlighting the complex issues involved at various levels of evaluation and interpretation. The text is augmented with 95 children's drawings, which serve to fill the gap between theory and reality.; Specific topics include: inherent frustrations for therapists working in battered women's shelters; what to include in art evaluation; evaluating child abuse and neglect; group art intervention in shelters; and art expression as assessment and therapy with sexually abused children.

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Malchiodi, director of the Art Therapy Program at the U. of Utah, demonstrates the power of art therapy as a tool for intervening with children from violent homes. The emphasis is on the short-term setting where time is at a premium and circumstances are unpredictable. Illustrated with 95 drawings by abused children. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)