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Released 3/21/24 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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The Empowerment Wheel model offers a helpful framework for understanding and treating victims of relationship abuse. This book adds suggested art therapy interventions for each sector of the model, thereby enhancing its potential to heal.
Judith A. Rubin, PhD, ATR-BC
Licensed Psychologist and former President of the American Art Therapy Association
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This model is designed for survivors and victims of relationship abuse and intimate partner violence
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Includes 6 sectors organized by theme and based on identified areas of development for survivors of relationship abuse.
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Incorporates art therapy-inspired interventions designed to deepen the inquiry that promotes personal growth, healthy boundaries, and awareness of self in relationships
The Empowerment Model
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This model is designed for survivors and victims of relationship abuse and intimate partner violence
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Includes 6 sectors organized by theme and based on identified areas of development for survivors of relationship abuse.
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Incorporates art therapy-inspired interventions designed to deepen the inquiry that promotes personal growth, healthy boundaries, and awareness of self in relationships
The Empowerment Model
This model is designed for survivors and victims of relationship abuse and intimate partner violence.
This model includes 6 sectors based on identified areas of development for survivors of relationship abuse.
This model pairs with art therapy-inspired interventions to deepen an inquiry that promotes personal growth, healthy boundaries, and awareness of self in relationships.
Training Opportunities
The Empowerment Wheel will be presented
at the following upcoming conferences and events
Dr. Astra B. Czerny
LCMHC-NC & LPC-PA
Dr. Astra B. Czerny is a licensed counselor and a National Certified Counselor (NCC). She maintains a small private practice for clients and a supervision and consultation practice with clinicians. Dr. Czerny is an Associate Professor at Lenoir Rhyne University in Hickory, NC, where she is the clinical coordinator and the developer of the Trauma Certificate program. Dr. Czerny is an active presenter at both state and national conferences. Her areas of interest include healing from trauma and empowerment.
Dr. Rachel Brandoff
ATR-BC, ATCS, LCAT, LPAT
Dr. Rachel Brandoff is a Registered, Board-Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) and credentialed supervisor (ATCS). She is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Art Therapy Concentration in the Community and Trauma Counseling program at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Brandoff maintains a clinical practice specializing with individuals who are coming out of crises and coping with trauma. She provides supervision and consultation to art therapists and professional counselors. Dr. Brandoff has served on the boards of various professional organizations and is a regular presenter at regional and national conferences. Her first book, Quick and Creative Art Projects for Creative Therapists with (Very) Limited Budgets, was published in 2019.
