Breaking the silence : art therapy with children from violent homes /

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-206).

Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Ch. 1. The Role of Art Therapy in the Assessment and Treatment of Children from Violent Homes: An Overview -- Domestic Violence, Children, and Art Therapy: Some Personal Observations -- Art Therapy and Domestic Violence: Contemporary Perspectives -- Ch. 2. Working with Children from Violent Homes -- Some Basic Considerations -- Some Commonalities Among Children Who Populate Shelters for Battered Women -- Inherent Frustrations for the Therapist Working in Shelters for Battered Women and Their Children --

Art Evaluation with Children from Violent Homes -- Using Art Expression with Children in Crisis: A Brief Overview -- Intake: Initial Art Evaluation -- Art Evaluation: What to Include -- Developmental Levels in Children's Art and Their Importance in Evaluation -- Organizing the Written Evaluation -- Key Areas in an Art Evaluation -- Art Intervention with Children from Violent Homes -- Some Overall Considerations -- Initial Stage of Intervention -- Middle Stage of Intervention -- Some Suggestions for Specific Group Art Interventions -- Termination Phase -- Child Sexual Abuse -- Some Definitions of Sexual Abuse -- Issues in Treatment of the Sexually Abused Child -- The Use of Art Expression as Assessment and Therapy with Sexually Abused Children -- Art Expressions of Sexually Abused Children: Complexities and Commonalities -- Some Final Thoughts About the Art Expressions of Sexually Abused Children -- Interviewing the Sexually Abused Child About Art Expressions -- Moving from Content to Validation of Allegation -- Special Qualifications of the Therapist Who Works with Sexually Abused Children -- Developing Art Therapy Programs for Children from Violent Homes -- Qualifications of the Art Therapist -- Policies -- Service Delivery: Some Suggestions -- Environment -- Supplies -- Play Items -- Some Additional Advice -- Display of Children's Art Expressions -- Epilogue -- Resource List -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index.