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This articlepresents a treatment model that utilizes specific art therapy interventions to facilitate treatment, based on research on the effectiveness of combined art therapy and cognitive behavior therapy (Pifalo, 2001, 2006).  \nIntroduction  \nThe sexual abuse of children is a problem that affects children of all ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds (Finklehor, 1994; Wyatt, 1985) . Estimates of prevalence from the most rigorous epidemiological studies suggest that one in four females and one in six males will be sexually abused by the age of 18 (Finklehor & DziubaLeatherman, 1992) . Both victims and offenders are reluctant to report such events, possibly making childhood sexual abuse one of the most underreported of crimes (Hernandez, 2001) .  \nBecause the devastating effects of child sexual abuse are so prevalent, and the available funds to provide mental health services continue to diminish, it is critical that service providers use the most effective and efficient method to deliver quality treatment to traumatized children and their families. In the shrinking arena of managed care, the treatment of sexual abuse will come under increasing scrutiny with a trend toward the delivery of shorter, outcome-based treatments. Clearly, a systematic, theoretically driven, empirically grounded, and relatively brief treatment model that is focused on specific trauma issues is needed.  \nRationale for Combined Therapies  \nCognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) offers clear goals for trauma-focused therapy; art therapy helps the traumatized child quickly focus on critical issues in a way that talk therapy alone cannot because art therapy does not rely strictly on a verbal mode of communication (Pifalo,  \nEditor’s note: Terry Pifalo, MEd, MPS-CAT, ATR, has been employed for 8 years as an art therapist at the Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center in Charleston, SC, a multidisciplinary forensic/treatment center for children who have been sexually abused and their families. Correspondence concerning this article may be addressed to [tpifalo@dnlcc.org](tpifalo@dnlcc.org).  \n2006) . The unique properties of art therapy and CBT combine to create an effective model: a dynamic, synergistic pairing that is a powerful and efficient tool in traumafocused treatment for childhood sexual abuse.  \nTrauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TFCBT) is based on learning and cognitive theories. It is designed to help reduce the negative emotional and behavioral responses of the traumatized child who has been sexually abused. Negative emotions and problem behaviors are assumed to be directly related to maladaptive beliefs and attributions associated with the abusive experience. Infact, CBT is based largely on the premise that symptoms develop and are maintained, at least partially, by conditioned and learned behavioral responses as well as by maladaptive cognitions (Brewin, 1989) .  \nSexually abused children often exhibit a wide array of seemingly disparate symptoms, many of which fall within diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)(Deblinger, E., McLeer, S. V., Atkins, M., Ralphe, D., & Foa, E., 1989; McLeer, Deblinger, Atkins, Foa, & Ralphe, 1988). There is also considerable evidence that a significant proportion of sexually abused children who are referred for mental health services experience at least partial symptoms of PTSD (McLeer et al., 1988) . Because many people who are sexually abused in childhood carry a diagnosis of PTSD, the goals of any successful treatment program for sexual abuse must use the most effective tools available to reduce trauma-induced symptoms.  \nAccording to Herman (19","cbCaiuAd8wBUfU8z","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuAd8wBUfU8z","pdf",240079,"English","# Introduction\n## Rationale for Combined Therapies","[{\"question\":\"What is trauma-focused CBT (TFCBT) designed to do?\",\"answer\":\"TFCBT is designed to reduce negative emotional and behavioral responses by targeting maladaptive beliefs, attributions, and conditioned responses linked to the abusive experience.\"}]","Jogging the Cogs: Trauma-Focused Art Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Sexually Abused Children | PDF",1792073948,15]