child abuse
also allows a child to use his creative skills which are vital to his development, this is of extreme importance because “Child abuse can obviously have a serious and detrimental impact on the psychical and emotional development of the child by interfering with socialization, education, and all aspects of normal child development” Through the child’s drawings, counselors can make assumptions about the his current state. For instance, Hanney and Kozlowska observe a child’s drawing, “The armless nature of the figure implied feelings of powerlessness” Children who have been abused rarely express their pain to anyone, “children rarely tell anyone, especially when they are first assaulted (Finklehor, Burgess & Holmstrom) […] ” One reason these children do not tell anyone is the fear of loss of acceptance and security in the home.