Art Therapy With Young Survivors Of Sexual Abuse: Lost For Words

Art Therapy with Young Survivors of Sexual Abuse Dealing with the aftermath of childhood sexual abuse remains one of the major issues in child and adolescent mental health. Yet, until now, little has been written for art therapists and related professionals involved in this sensitive field. Art Therapy with Young Survivors of Sexual Abuse is a guide to practice with this group. Containing a range of illustrative case material from both individual and group therapy, the book addresses the important issues faced by professionals, including: Male therapist countertransferance The therapist’s relationship with the client’s family and wider networks Assessment using art therapy Art materials and sensory experience The value of art therapy in groups Art Therapy with Young Survivors of Sexual Abuse will provide not only art therapists, but other professionals working with sexually abused children and adolescents, with a stimulating discussion of the current issues in this area. Jenny Murphy is a senior art therapist in a child and family consultation service where she has been involved in developing a programme of group work for sexually abused children. Art Therapy with Young Survivors of Sexual Abuse Lost for Words Edited by Jenny Murphy First published 2001 by Brunner-Routledge 27 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2FA Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Taylor & Francis Inc 325 Chestnut Street, 8th Floor, Philadelphia PA 19106 Brunner-Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledges’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” © 2001 editorial matter and selection, Jenny Murphy; individual chapters, the contributors. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data Art therapy with young survivors of sexual abuse: lost for words/edited by Jenny Murphy. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Sexually abused children—Mental health. 2. Sexually abused children—Rehabilitation. 3. Art therapy for children. 4. Child psychotherapy. I. Title: Lost for words. II. Murphy, Jenny. RJ507.S49 A78 2000 618.92'85836–dc21 00–042498 ISBN 0-203-36092-3 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-203-37348-0 (Adobe eReader Format) ISBN 0-415-20571-9 (pbk) ISBN 0-415-20570-0 (hbk) This book is dedicated to the many children with whom I have been privileged to work, and to my colleague