Art as intervention in serving secondary child victims of family violence : introduction & manual

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Suk Mun, Sophia LAW, Lingnan University, Hong KongFollow

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Description

The book is based on the execution and findings of a one-year community art facilitation project called Art as intervention in serving secondary child victims of family violence. The project consisted of two series of specially structured art facilitation group workshops for 24 child victims aged from 6 to 11.

The book is divided into four parts. The Introduction is a concise summary of the project, stating the theoretical framework, approach, evaluation and findings. TheManual is a reference guide derived from the project, providing the basic concepts and principles for understanding how art can serve as an intervention for children exposed to family violence. It is not meant to be a manual for direct application. The Appendicesare descriptions of the games and creative activities adopted by this project, together with illustrations and examples of works created by the child victims. Finally the Attachments include some of the forms and worksheets used in this project.

Written by Sophia LAW; Programme structured by Sarah TONG

Publication Date

9-2016

Publisher

Department of Visual Studies, Lingnan University

City

Hong Kong

Disciplines

Interdisciplinary Arts and Media | Visual Studies

Comments

Copyright © 2016 by Sophia LAW. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to the author, addressed “Attention: Permissions Coordinator,” at the email : sophialaw@ln.edu.hk

Language

English

Recommended Citation

Law, S. (2016). Art as intervention in serving secondary child victims of family violence: Introduction & manual. Hong Kong: The Jean C. K. Ho Family Foundation; Social Welfare Department; Department of Visual Studies, Lingnan University.