101 Mindful Arts-Based Activities to Get Children and Adolescents Talking (eBook)

Dawn D'Amico is a psychotherapist who has 22 years of experience working with children affected by various types of trauma in different settings including in private practice, hospitals, and children's homes and refugee camps. She has worked internationally in Asia and Africa as well as served as a graduate faculty member at the University of WI. She lives in Wisconsin, USA

Introduction. Part One. Techniques. 1. Mask of Me x 3. 2. Treasure Box. 3. Green Flash. 4. Life Story. 5. Baggage/Luggage. 6. Umbrella. 7. Ocean. 8. Keys. 9. Magnifying Glass. 10. Clean the Mirror. 11. Snail Shell. 12. Sea Shell. 13. Fighter Fish. 14. Garden of Grief. 15. Garden of Hope. 16. Nerve. 17. What Are You Dragging into Your World? 18. Wish Upon a Star. 19. Make Yourself a Star. 20. Luck. 21. Turning Back the Hands of Time. 22. Turning Back the Hands of Time Part 2. 23. Memory Clock. 24. Full Body Trace. 25. Full Body Trace 2. 26. Pie Chart of Emotions. 27. Draw Brain or Circle of Head. 28. Feeling Words Game. 29. Feeling Words Game 2. 30. Heart Now. 31. What Happiness Looks Like. 32. Finger or Sock Puppet Family. 33. Safe and Unsafe Communities. 34. When Do You Feel like a Lion? 35. Magic Wand. 36. Feathers/Tickle. 37. Pillow/Blanket/Soft/Cozy. 38. Stone/Bumpy. 39. Rough. 40. Safe Inside. 41. Lotus Blossom. 42. Container. 43. Birthday Clock. 44. Birthday Clock 2. 45. Ocean. 46. Slay Your Dragon. 47. Conch Shell. 48. Orange Cone. 49. Cloudy Faces. 50. Sunny Day. 51. Cloudy Day. 52. Key to Open the Heart. 53. Pandora's Box. 54. Bird Wing. 55. Silk. 56. Tightrope. 57. Clouds. 58. Hands. 59. Birthday Balloons. 60. Birthday Balloons 2. 61. Ball of Yarn. 62. Hairy Cactus. 63. Animal Kingdom. 64. Remember When? 65. Ouch! 66. Help! 67. Lifelines. 68. Heroes. 69. Allies. 70. When I Was Young. 71. Blue, Yellow, Purple, Red. 72. Nightmares and Daydreams. 73. Memories. 74. The Elements. 75. Why. 76. Is it About Me? 77. Boulders. 78. Kites. 79. New Chapter. 80. Times I Need. 81. What I Want. 82. What Else? 83. My Family/My Caregivers. 84. Putting Things in Their Place. 85. A Special Time for Me. 86. Assertion and the Use of "I". 87. Rocker. 88. Being There. 89. Hiding. 90. Fear. 91. Bandages and Smiley Faces. 92. Storms. 93. Ringing the Bell. 94. Clarifying. 95. Enough is Enough. 96. What was Supposed to Happen? 97. When it Happened, I was.... 98. Tornado. 99. Fly on the Wall. 100. It is Embarrassing. Part Two. Coping Strategies. Introduction. 101. Baggage/Luggage Part 2. 102. Train Derailing. 103. Octopus. 104. Action. 105. Coping. 106. Fork in the Road. 107. Feet. 108. Open and Closed. 109. Airplanes. 110. Wings. 111. Spirals. Part Three. Reinforcing Positive Feelings. 112. Stepping Stones. 113. Nut Boats. 114. Smiling Heart. 115. I Am a Good Person. 116. Treasure Chest. 117. Dance in Freedom. 118. Laughter. 119. Toe Painting. 120. Fly Free. 121. Comfort/Soothe. 122. Open Heart.