Breaking the Silence Art Therapy with Children from Violent Homes

Six years have passed since the first edition of this book was published-six years in which research has led to some profound new ideas related to posttraumatic stress disorder & to sexual abuse. Moreover, the environment of mental health practice has changed; among other things, this has meant the integration of art therapy methods into many disciplines. For these reasons, the revision of Breaking the Silence is driven by an ever greater population of mental health practitioners interested in expanding & strengthening their therapeutic repertoire & by the unfortunate fact of ongoing child abuse & neglect in the United States & throughout the world. Specific topics discussed include inherent frustrations for therapists working in battered womens' shelters, what to include in art evaluation, & therapy with sexually abused children & much more.