Managing Traumatic Stress Through Art: Drawing from the Center
(Sidran Press 1995, with Mary-Michola Barnes and Anita Rankin)
"This beautifully written guidebook for victims of trauma is a remarkable achievement in the effort to empower the survivor....and the authors are exquisitely sensitive to the needs of their audience for safety and structure.
This will be useful to survivors, therapists, and counselors in all areas of traumatic stress."
--David Read Johnson, Ph.D., Director, Outpatient Services, National Center for PTSD, VA Medical Center, West Haven, CT
Three art therapists have collaborated to produce this unique workbook. Designed especially for trauma survivors,
Managing Traumatic Stress Through Art introduces inventive ways to understand, manage, and transform the aftereffects of trauma. This dynamic workbook consists of carefully structured step-by-step art projects, augmented by tearout images, and writing experiences. The 26 projects in this book encourage creative growth and help to establish a sense of personal safety, while exploring and honoring feelings of anger, fear, shame, and sadness. The art experiences are broad enough to be of value to survivors of a wide variety of traumatic experiences, ranging from childhood abuse to accidents to disabling mental illness. This workbook offers an opportunity to everyone, regardless of previous experience or artistic talent, to manage symptoms of traumatic stress in a creative, life-affirming way.
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