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

By

Geraldine Crisci, Marilyn Lay, and Liana Lowenstein

Providing more than 80 activities specifically geared for counseling sexually abused children, this practical handbook will help therapists address issues such as feelings, disclosure, self-blame, offenders, triggers, sexuality, safety, and self-esteem. A must-have resource for practitioners working with sexually abused children, aged 4-16.

Testimonials

“A well-organized and easy-to-use book….This manual is an invaluable source of ideas, especially because the authors offer explanations and applications for the various activities.”

--Journal of Interpersonal Violence

“If you work with sexually abused children and adolescents and do not have this book, go out and buy it! This essential resource addresses multiple issues pertaining to sexual abuse. It is useful for preschoolers, latency age children, and adolescents. Practical and clinically sound.”

--Sueann Kenney-Noziska, MSW, LICW, LCSW, RPT-S
Las Cruces, NM

“I use this book in my work with children at a psychiatric treatment facility. I am so impressed by the organization of the book, the variety of experiential techniques for all ages of children and the information provided for therapists as guidance for using the activities. You need his book for your resource library!”

--Patty Joy Monical, LPC
San Antonio, TX

Includes reproducible worksheets, sample forms, and discussion sections
1998, 496 pages, Paperback
ISBN 978-1558641297

US $40 / CDN $48