St. Thomas, a practicing art therapist, and Johnson, a licensed clinical social worker, explore ways to use different expressive arts, including play, myth, drama, and visual arts, to help
traumatized children express and resolve their feelings. Focus is on immigrant children who have experienced war, terrorism, and relocation, with detailed case studies of approaches used with
children at three programs: the Multicultural Program at the Center for Grieving Children, America's Camp, and Creating New Identities in the Work Place. Illustrated with b&w photos of
children's creations, the case studies demonstrate that traumatized children have the potential to lead the healing process, and that creative healing can be best accomplished in community.
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