Because a women's shelter is always a children's shelter too

By Anika Rockmann

This book presents concrete, practice-oriented approaches to art education projects as an integral part of the all-day care provided for children and young people living in a women's shelter. It outlines a framework for art therapy work with children that is specifically tailored to the structures, objectives and conditions of childcare within a women's shelter. Following this concept, through the joint efforts of the course leader and the project group within the framework of a regular session and within the women's shelter premises, a large-scale interactive project can take shape and continue to grow. Step by step, an accessible installation takes shape: the 'Children's House' within the women's shelter - a house within a house, so to speak, which can serve as a place of refuge, a space for creativity and social interaction for the children, but also as a repository for their thoughts and wishes. The artistic interaction during the course is intended to help usher in a more hopeful outlook on life, to cope better with the experiences of violence they have endured, and to process these individually through creative engagement with one another.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6209755313
• ISBN13: 9786209755316
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"