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Art Therapy with Pediatric Cancer Patients: Helping Normal Children Cope with Abnormal Circumstances.
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Councill, Tracy – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 1993
Notes that art therapy with pediatric cancer patients addresses emotional and developmental needs of normal population under extreme stress. Reviews literature on the problems likely to be encountered by pediatric cancer patient and presents case examples to illustrate the emergence of these issues and their management in art therapy. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Cancer, Case Studies, Child Development
The Tongue as a Graphic Symbol of Sexual Abuse.
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Drachnik, Cay – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 1994
Traces history of protruding tongue from ancient times to present in attempt to explain tongue's appearance in drawings of children who have been sexually abused. Includes informal study of tongue symbol in art expressions of children who have experienced sexual molestation. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Child Abuse, Children, Childrens Art
Diagnosis or Dilemma: Drawings of Sexually Abused Children.
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Hagood, Maralynn M. – Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 1994
Notes that psychotherapists and art therapists working with children identified as having been sexually abused have noticed certain graphic indicators seemingly peculiar to artwork of these children. Sees use of art therapy in treatment of sexually abused children as well substantiated. Reviews studies examining characteristics that appear more…
Descriptors: Art Therapy, Child Abuse, Children, Client Characteristics (Human Services)