Paper Dolls and Paper Airplanes: Therapeutic Exercises for Sexually Traumatized Children

Paper Dolls and Paper Airplanes is a unique collection of more than 80 activities for mental health professionals working with sexually abused children in individual or group therapy sessions. The activities use paper crayons stickers puppets music and other items and are designed to lower the threat level of the treatment process helping children to heal. Activities are divided into age groups preschool latency preteen and teen to take into account developmental differences and each activity includes a materials list directions and discussion questions. The book discusses topics such as defining sexual abuse relationships with family and friends identifying and coping with feelings disclosure and documentation responsibility personal safety and self-esteem. Noting that saying goodbye is as important as saying hello the authors also include information on transitions and graduations.Paper Dolls and Paper Airplanes provides clinicians with activities and ideas that they can integrate into any sexual abuse treatment framework.

Paperback: 496 pages

Publisher: Jist Works (December 1 1998)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1558641297

ISBN-13: 978-1558641297

Product Dimensions: 7 x 1 x 10 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds