Breaking the silence: Art therapy with children from violent homes

Author(s) : Cathy Malchiodi

Breaking the silence: Art therapy with children from violent homes

Book Details

  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Published : 1997
  • Category :
    Expressive Arts Therapies
  • Catalogue No : 13710
  • ISBN 13 : 9780876308240
  • ISBN 10 : 0876308248
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This volume demonstrates art therapy as a tool for intervening with children from violent homes. Emphasis is given to the setting where circumstances are unpredictable - as mental health practitioners often experience helplessness in their work with the youngest victims of abusive families.

About the Author(s)

Cathy A. Malchiodi, PhD, ATR-BC, LPCC, LPAT, REAT, is a psychologist, expressive arts therapist, and art therapist specializing in trauma recovery. She is the founder and executive director of the Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute, which trains mental health and health care practitioners in medical, educational, and community settings and assists in disaster relief and humanitarian efforts throughout the world. Dr. Malchiodi has given more than 500 presentations in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia, and has published numerous articles, chapters, and books, including Understanding Children’s Drawings and Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children, Second Edition. Dr. Malchiodi has received numerous awards for distinguished service, clinical contributions, and lifetime achievements, including honors from the Kennedy Center and Very Special Arts in Washington, DC. A passionate advocate for the role of the arts in health, she is a contributing writer for PsychologyToday.com.

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