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Women Healing Women: Time-limited, Psychoeducational Group Therapy for Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors

Since the mid-1980s and throughout the 1990s a burgeoning population of adult female survivors of childhood sexual abuse has presented for treatment. This paper describes a time-limited, psychoeducational group in its 16th consecutive year of providing a safe, predictable, structured, and supportive milieu that breaks down isolation and mistrust while helping women understand the impact of abuse on their lives and empowering them to alter their victim identity. Within a 12-week format, cognitive, affective, and expressive arts approaches are used to address those aspects of current functioning most frequently impacted by abuse. This paper highlights the history, overall structure, focus for each session, and the role of art therapy in clarifying issues and mobilizing creative energies in service of personal growth.