The CBT Art Therapy Toolkit 5

This therapeutic metaphor* book has been written to help child therapists gain an understanding of their clients' thinking processes and to assist young children to externalise their thoughts, fears and ideas in a safe and contained way. The story centres around a vase called 'Valerie'. Each part of Valerie's story is designed to highlight specific life events that children can come across with parents, siblings, peers and teachers. Asking a child to colour in particular pages will...
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This therapeutic metaphor* book has been written to help child therapists gain an understanding of their clients' thinking processes and to assist young children to externalise their thoughts, fears and ideas in a safe and contained way. The story centres around a vase called 'Valerie'. Each part of Valerie's story is designed to highlight specific life events that children can come across with parents, siblings, peers and teachers. Asking a child to colour in particular pages will help the child to remain focused on a theme while their therapist asks open ended questions connected to that theme. Themes include neglect, under-stimulation, dissociation, sexual abuse, physical abuse, transitions, bullying, being assessed, safe people & intrinsic self-worth. Book information

• 64 coloring pages
• High quality premium 130gms paper
• Gloss cover 200gms
• Suitable for pencils, pens, felt tips pens, and acrylic pens
• Great for sustaining attention
• Perfect bound
• Extra-large pages

Review"Valerie is a children's book of survival, resilience, courage and hope" ***** Readers Favorites*Therapeutic metaphors can often be a source of comfort during difficult times and can help children absorb information in an indirect way