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A Group Art Therapy Program For Use With Adolescents Who Have Been Victims Of Incest, H. Alec Arnold
A Group Art Therapy Program For Use With Adolescents Who Have Been Victims Of Incest, H. Alec Arnold
Theses
This project represents the development of a manual for the application of art therapy activities in group therapy with adolescents who have been victims of incest. The treatment model presented in the manual is based on the need of incest victims to be able to articulate and abreact the feelings associated with their abuse within the context of a supportive and empathic relationship.
This need serves as the basis for this model for two principal reasons. In the act of incest victims are treated with complete disregard for their feelings and needs. Victims are treated as objects to be used …