To help fearful and shy children focus on why self-degrading statements may not be true, and ways to reframe these statements in a more positive way.

To increase awareness about the value of concentrating on the good things in life as a way to develop a positive attitude.

To help one recognize the specific triggers of their PTSD, and their responses to those triggers.

Increase recognition of symptoms and warnings signs of relapsing behavior, and to increase problem-solving in relapse prevention.

To increase knowledge about a technique where the child is invited to participate in role-playing and skits in which he reenacts relevant and sometimes painful aspects of his own history, while providing distance from his distress.

To increase knowledge about a technique where attempts are made to build or restore bonding between a child under age 6 and a primary caretaker by re-creating a sense of trust and unconditional bonding, so the child can associate other adults with positive nurturing and respond appropriately.

To increase knowledge about a technique of verbal relabeling of behavior by putting the behavior into a new, usually more positive, perspective in situations or relationships where rigidity or inflexible views of reality exist; to encourage a wider range of responses for the child or family.

To help children learn to cope with the loss of a loved one by suggesting the use of a memory box.

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