Creative Interventions With Traumatized Children: Part I and Part II (Chapters 1 through 9)

Course overview

This course covers Parts I and II (Chapters 1 through 9) of Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children, Second Edition by Guilford Press. The book introduces a variety of trauma-informed therapeutic approaches and strategies that mental health practitioners can use to support children recovering from diverse traumatic events, such as parental loss, child abuse, family violence, bullying, and mass trauma. Expanded content in the second edition includes new information on the neurobiological basis of trauma responses and the effectiveness of creative therapeutic approaches. Topics such as mindfulness, resilience, post-traumatic growth, stress reduction, and dissociation are addressed alongside various therapeutic modalities, including play therapy, art therapy, music therapy, movement therapy, drama therapy, bibliotherapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Additionally, the book provides crisis intervention and prevention strategies and offers practical resources for clinicians.