To increase knowledge about an art therapy concept that encourages children who have been abused or traumatized to keep a chronological portfolio of their artwork, so they can go back and make changes, giving children a sense of control over past hurts or problematic behaviors.

To increase assertive skills by recognizing the right to change a situation.

To give children an opportunity to think about what they should be expected to do.

To help children learn to deal with frustration and maintain a positive attitude.

To increase knowledge about a technique in which forms of ritual therapy, such as imitation, transference, and symmetry or polarity, are used to promote healing when a child believes that particular rituals, sequences, or acts produce particular effects.

To facilitate recovery by recognizing potentially risky situations or triggers, and to identify coping methods.

To increase knowledge about using the rhythms of rock music to help hyperactive children focus and concentrate better on tasks when used as an adjunct approach.

To help children identify people who can be role models for working toward peaceful conflict resolution.

To increase knowledge about a technique in which a child is asked to exchange places with another person with whom they may be in conflict as a way to assess the situation through the eyes of the other.