Call for book chapter submissions for creative therapies and sexual abuse
 

Creative Therapies Manual for Sexual Abuse Survivors
A Call for Proposals

Hello Everyone!

I will be editing a book on using the creative modalities with children, teens, and adult survivors of sexual abuse. I am looking for chapter proposals in art, play, dance, music, drama, poetry, and other creative therapies.

After selecting the creative modality that is your area of expertise, please narrow your focus to one of the following subcategories – work with children, teens, or adults.

This will be highly competitive as I am only selecting a limited number of chapters.

Art Therapy:
• Child survivors
• Teen survivors
• Adult survivors

Play Therapy:
• Child survivors
• Teen survivors
• Adult survivors

Dance/Movement Therapy:
• Child survivors
• Teen survivors
• Adult survivors

Music Therapy:
• Child survivors
• Teen survivors
• Adult survivors

Drama Therapy:
• Child survivors
• Teen survivors
• Adult survivors

Poetry Therapy:
• Child survivors
• Teen survivors
• Adult survivors

Special Chapters:
• Individual versus group approaches to therapy
• Ethical considerations
• Legal issues – how to present in court proceedings
• Supervision issues



SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

The deadline for the proposal is July 31, 2005. This deadline is firm and cannot be extended


Please Follow the Submission Criteria:

• The document must be submitted in MS Word and virus checked prior to sending.


• Please carefully proof your work for typos, grammar, and spelling errors.

• The proposal must be written in APA style (how you cite your sources and list your references will be a strong criteria for acceptance of the proposal)

• The proposal MUST use references to support you work – another strong criteria


• The proposal should be approximately three pages long and contain a one paragraph biography of your work, education, writing experience, and practical experience with survivors.

• Please use this format for the proposal.

I. Introduction
II. Special population – (children, teens, adults)
III. Creative approach – (art, play, dance, music, drama, poetry or other creative modality) and your experience.
IV. Rationale – why would this chapter be of interest to students, educators, and creative therapists
V. Conclusion
VI. Reference list
VII. One paragraph biographical statement outlining credentials, educational experience, and work experience with this special population
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact me at, stephanielbooke@aol.com, and be sure to put SA Book Proposal in your subject section.

I look forward to hearing from you!


Stephanie L. Brooke, Ph.D., NCC
stephanielbrooke@aol.com
http://stephanielbrooke.com/
http://ariany.com/