Group Art Therapy Interventions & Strategies: Working with Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
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The document discusses group art therapy interventions for children exposed to domestic violence, emphasizing the importance of art-making in addressing psychological needs and fostering self-expression. It outlines strategies for creating a safe environment, validating experiences, and providing emotional support through art. Key considerations include developmental appropriateness, emotional expression, and coping mechanisms to aid children in managing trauma and building resilience.
Group Art Therapy Interventions & Strategies: Working with Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
- 1. Group Art Therapy Interventions & Strategies: Working with Children Exposed to Domestic ViolenceGretchen Miller, MA, ATR-BCRegistered Board Certified Art TherapistCertified Trauma ConsultantThe Domestic Violence CenterCleveland, OH
- 2. About Art TherapyArt Therapy is the deliberate use of art-making to address psychological and emotional needs. Art therapy uses art media and the creative process to help in areas such as, but not limited to: fostering self-expression, create coping skills, manage stress, and strengthen sense of self. Art therapy has provided mental health treatment for clients who have experienced trauma, grief & loss, depression, chronic illness, substance abuse, and more. ~ The Art Therapy Alliance
- 3. Using Art in Trauma Intervention Creative process and art-making can provide opportunities for decision-making, problem-solving, and help build resiliencyRespond to art expressions with an accepting, calming, validating, and normalizing approachEncourage and provide creative choices for open, self-expressionCreate a safe, inviting, and structured environment for making art free of judgment, interpretation, and asking too many questionsSupport opportunities for storytelling through interest of art createdMalchiodi, C. (2005). Using Art in Trauma Recovery with Children Monograph.
- 4. Considerations when working with children from homes of domestic violence:Stabilization Emotion expression and validation Coping with feelings and crisis Reducing anxiety, fear, tension Adjustment to shelter life, family changes Safety planning Short term intervention & preventionMiller, G. (2008). Bruce Perry’s Impact: Considerations for Art Therapy & Children From Violent Homes
- 5. Considerations when working with children from homes of domestic violence:Appropriate developmental levelProvide a sense of safety & predictabilityRepetitionRelational enrichmentExperience of rewardPerry, B. (2006). Applying Principles of Neurodevelopment to Clinical Work with Maltreated and Traumatized Children
- 6. Support Groups for YouthCreate a group structure designed to foster:ConsistencyPredictabilitySafety and ability to make choicesRelational interactionAppropriate role modeling
- 7. Sensory based group art interventions that explore:Acceptance and trustValidation of experienceEducate & normalize trauma reactionsPromoting emotional expressionCoping and stress management
- 8. Trust & AcceptanceArt Interventions that focus on: Getting to Know the Child
- 9. Building Rapport & Relationship
- 10. Safety
- 11. Promoting Self-Worth & Self Esteem
- 12. Celebrating Self
- 13. Building ResiliencyA Favorite Kind of Day DrawingMalchiodi, C. (1997)
- 14. Safety Box
- 15. Safety Box
- 16. Validation of ExperienceArt Interventions that focus on:Promoting Emotional Expression
- 18. Provides opportunity for storytellingFighting
- 19. Fighting
- 20. Coming to Shelter / Worried about Leaving Pet Behind
- 21. Shelter Adjustment / Coming to Shelter
- 22. Shelter Adjustment / Coming to Shelter
- 23. Normalizing Trauma ReactionsArt Interventions that focus on:Education and Validation
- 25. Identifying Ways to Cope w/ reactions
- 26. Animals, creatures, and other characters that can provide examples through a non-threatening image or story Sherman-- A Terrible Thing Happened Story
- 27. Bart & the Sad, Bad, and Scary Thing that Happened—Brave Bart Story
- 29. Promoting Emotional ExpressionArt Interventions that focus on:Physical response to trauma reactions or experience
- 30. Permission and acceptance of emotions related to fear, worry, anger, sadness, guilt, humiliation Emotional X-Ray: Scared
- 33. Feelings Mask
- 34. Coping and Stress ManagementInterventions that focus on: Body’s response to stress/relaxation
- 36. Breath work
- 37. Healthy ways to calm, soothe, feel safe
- 40. ReferencesMalchiodi, C. (2008). Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children. New York: Guildford Press. Malchiodi, C. (2005). Using Art in Trauma Recovery with Children. Monograph published by the National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children.Malchiodi, C. (1997). Breaking the Silence: Art Therapy with Children from Violent Homes . New York: Brunner Mazel.Miller, G. (2008). Bruce Perry’s Impact: Considerations for Art Therapy & Children From Violent Homes on SlidesharePerry, B. (2006). Applying Principles of Neurodevelopment to Clinical Work with Maltreated and Traumatized Children in Working with Traumatized Youth in Child Welfare edited by Nancy Boyd. New York: Guilford Press.
- 41. © 2010 Gretchen Miller, MA, ATR-BCRegistered Board Certified Art TherapistCertified Trauma and Loss [email protected]