Paper Dolls and Paper Airplanes is a unique collection of more than 80 activities for mental health professionals working with sexually abused children in individual or group therapy sessions. The activities use paper, crayons, stickers, puppets, music, and other items and are designed to lower the threat level of the treatment process, helping children to heal. Activities are divided into age groups—preschool, latency, preteen, and teen—to take into account developmental differences, and each activity includes a materials list, directions, and discussion questions. The book discusses topics such as defining sexual abuse, relationships with family and friends, identifying and coping with feelings, disclosure and documentation, responsibility, personal safety, and self-esteem. Noting that saying goodbye is as important as saying hello, the authors also include information on transitions and graduations. Paper Dolls and Paper Airplanes provides clinicians with activities and ideas that they can integrate into any sexual abuse treatment framework. Testimonials: “A well-organized and easy-to-use book….This manual is an invaluable source of ideas, especially because the authors offer explanations and applications for the various activities.” —Journal of Interpersonal Violence “If you work with sexually abused children and adolescents and do not have this book, go out and buy it! This essential resource addresses multiple issues pertaining to sexual abuse. It is useful for preschoolers, latency age children, and adolescents. Practical and clinically sound.” —Sueann Kenney-Noziska, MSW, LICW, LCSW, RPT-S Las Cruces, NM “I use this book in my work with children at a psychiatric treatment facility. I am so impressed by the organization of the book, the variety of experiential techniques for all ages of children and the information provided for therapists as guidance for using the activities. You need his book for your resource library!” —Patty Joy Monical, LPC San Antonio, TX Table of Contents: Acknowledgments How This Book Came to Be Written How to Use This Book 1. DEFINING SEXUAL ABUSE Purpose of the Chapter Paper Airplanes The Sexual Abuse Game Myths & Facts Survey: How Do I Know..? Think Tank 2. FAMILY & COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS Purpose of the Chapter Paper Dolls Band-Aids & Blame Me & My Mom My Helpers Magic Glasses What Would They Say? Design a Support Person Special Flower Getting Help 3. IDENTIFYING FEELINGS Purpose of the Chapter Where I Hurt Feeling Faces Ali's Story Feelings Mish-Mosh Identifying Feelings 4. COPING WITH FEELINGS Purpose of the Chapter Piggy Bank Coping With Feelings Game Acting on My Feelings Stressed Out Balancing Scale Runaway Train Dream Pillows Calendars 5. SECRETS Purpose of the Chapter Keeping the Secret Ghostwriter Secret Puzzle Target Bag of Secrets Diary Snoop 6. POST-DISCLOSURE EXPERIENCES Purpose of the Chapter Changes Since I Told Before & After My Story Dear Group Brave Little Bears Kid Hero Disclosure Day 7. DOCUMENTING THE SEXUAL ABUSE Purpose of the Chapter Go Fish Hunt for Buried Treasure My Autobiography 8. RESPONSIBILITY Purpose of the Chapter Kit's Story Guilt-Free Kids Who Is Responsible? Guilt Trip Why Me? The Innocence of Childhood Talk Back 9. OFFENDERS Purpose of the Chapter Little Red Riding Hood The Abuser's Bag of Tricks Hot Potato Pit Stop Types of Tricks of Abusers Scavenger Hunt Abusers Know Kids 10. TRIGGERS Purpose of the Chapter Yucky & Nice Memories Scene of the Crime Reminders Trigger Box Game 11. SEXUALITY Purpose of the Chapter Dress-Up Touch I Like to Give and Get Match Game The Sex Game Puberty Kit Pressure Points 12. PERSONAL SAFETY Purpose of the Chapter The OK to Say No Game Red Light/Green Light The Dating Game Sticky Situations Graffiti Kidzspace 13. SELF-ESTEEM Purpose of the Chapter Superstar The Lollipop Tree The Feeling Good Every Day Game Fortune Teller Self-Esteem Questionnaire Bravo Bingo Protest March Layered Gift Conclusion: Transitions and Graduations Appendixes Appendix A: Theoretical Framework Appendix B: Bibliography About the Authors |