Dissociation constant

Introduction Working in a preventative services center with low-income families in a large northeast city is a constant challenge when it comes to providing the best art therapy for the clients. This clinical setting is primarily focused on affording free access to social services for families in need, and thus the funding for art therapy is minimal. This obstacle forces art therapists to be more creative and to think originally when it comes to appropriate therapeutic interventions for the…

exposed to gun violence. These youth are experiencing negative psychological effects as a result of this exposure. Slovak and Singer (2001) found that youth growing up in rural communities who have observed gun violence report feelings of “anger, dissociation, posttraumatic stress, and total trauma” (p.389). In rural environments, youth report being able to easily access to guns in the family home while their parents are at work or while parental monitoring is low (Slovak and Singer, 2001).…

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