Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children

Cathy A. Malchiodi, PhD, ATR-BC, LPCC, LPAT, REAT, is a psychologist andexpressive arts therapistspecializing in trauma recovery. Since the 1990s, Dr. Malchiodi has worked with traumatized children, adolescents, adults, and families, expanding the range of understanding of nonverbal, sensory-based concepts and methods. Founder and executive director of the Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute, Dr. Malchiodi has given over 700 invited keynotes, lectures, and workshops around the world, and has assisted more than 500 organizations and institutions in developing trauma-informed, expressive arts, and disaster relief programming. Her books include Trauma and Expressive Arts Therapy, Understanding Children’s Drawings, and Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children, Second Edition. Dr. Malchiodi is a contributing writer forPsychology Today, an active visual artist, and an aspiring musician.

I. Creative Interventions and Children: Basics of Practice
1. Neurobiology, Creative Interventions, and Childhood Trauma, Cathy A. Malchiodi
2. Ethics, Evidence, Trauma-Informed Practice, and Cultural Sensitivity, Cathy A. Malchiodi
II. Applications with Children and Adolescents
3. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and Art Therapy with Traumatized Children, Madoka Takada Urhausen
4. Music and Grief Work with Children and Adolescents, Russell E. Hilliard
5. Art Therapy as an Intervention for Mass Terrorism and Violence, Laura V. Loumeau-May, Ellie Seibel-Nicol, Mary Pellicci Hamilton, & Cathy A. Malchiodi
6. Treating Dissociation in Traumatized Children with Body Maps, Bart Santen
7. Therapeutic Stories and Play in the Sandtray with Traumatized Children: The Moving Stories Method, Susanne Carroll Duffy
8. Dance/Movement Therapy with Refugee and Survivor Children: A Healing Pathway Is a Creative Process, Amber Elizabeth Gray
9. The Clay Field and Developmental Trauma in Children, Cornelia Elbrecht
III. Applications with Families and Groups
10. Creative Crisis Intervention Techniques with Children and Families, Lennis G. Echterling & Anne L. Stewart
11. Vanquishing Monsters: Group Drama Therapy for Treating Trauma, Craig Haen
12. Trauma-Informed Art Therapy and Group Intervention with Children from Violent Homes, Cathy A. Malchiodi
IV. Creative Interventions as Prevention
13. Bullying, Trauma, and Creative Art Interventions: Building Resilience and Supporting Prevention, Margaret M. McGuinness & Kathy J. Schnur
14. Focusing-Oriented Expressive Arts Therapy and Mindfulness with Children and Adolescents Experiencing Trauma, Laury Rappaport
15. Sounds of Strength: Music Therapy for Hospitalized Children at Risk for Traumatization, Claire M. Ghetti & Annette M. Whitehead-Pleaux
Appendix: Resources for Work with Traumatized Children
Bibliotherapy Recommendations
Trauma-Related Resources