Publication year: 2011
Source: The Arts in Psychotherapy, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 12 August 2011
Nien-Hwa, Lai
Domestic violence not only harms spousal relationships but also damages parent-child interactions. In the Chinese culture, tension between abused mothers and their children is likely to arise because of the indirect and hierarchical communication customs. Therefore, an expressive arts-based model (EAT-MCR) was adapted for the Chinese culture to help improve mother-child relationships and to help victims cope with the trauma of domestic violence. Based on concepts derived from group and trauma therapies, this model prepares clients for personal transformation within a safe network formed by the participants, including family groups and a team of professionals. In this four-step model, we…
Highlights: ► This model aims to help domestically abused Chinese mothers and their children. ► The model is based on expressive arts therapy, group and trauma therapies. ► We initiate them to find strengths, explore and integrate with new life prospects. ► The work tailors to Chinese culture, while carefully challenging obsolete values.