My Articles and Books
My Articles and Books
SEXUAL ABUSE, TRAFFICKING & EXPLOITATION:
An Art Therapy Program with Sex Trafficked Survivors in Cambodia
Written by Tan, A. Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers UK 2012.
Art to Healing created an art therapy program for sex-trafficked survivors who were undergoing rehabilitation and reintegration at the shelter run by AFESIP (Agir pour Les Femmes en Situation Précaire) Cambodia. This book chapter describes the art therapy program and how it helped to support the healing of the women’s sexual, psychological, physical, and emotional trauma, and promoted awareness of sex trafficking more widely on national and international levels.
LIFE AFTER SEX TRAFFICKING: An art therapy and reproductive health therapeutic program with women who have experienced sex trafficking, exploitation, and abuse.
Written by Tan, A. ANZJATA Volume 13, Numbers 1 & 2, 2018
This paper presents a creative art therapy and reproductive health program for women who have experienced sex slavery, exploitation, and abuse in Nepal.
THE WOMEN’S TRANSFORMATIONAL PROGRAM
Reproductive Health and Gender-Based Violence.
Written by Tan, A & Moore, T. Published by Routledge, USA, 2019.
This chapter presents Art to Healing’s Women’s Transformational Program which tackles the problem of Menstrual Discrimination and Gender Based Violence through the creative art therapies, somatic psychology, life-skills and leadership skills.
YOGA AND SOCIAL ACTIVISM:
How to be an Activist without Burning Out.
Written by Tan, A & Merril, K. Published by Elephant Journal 2017
One approach, sacred activism, applies the practice of yoga to direct societal change. It allows us to answer our call to action in a skillful, healthy manner. It allows us to pour ourselves into service work without becoming depleted, ourselves. It allows us to commit to real change without burning out.
#Qhurtschildren: The dangers of Con-spirituality and how to take REAL action against child sex trafficking.
Written by Tan, A. Published by Thrive Global, 2021
Around June 2020, online rumors started circulating about complex and unsubstantiated schemes involving child sex trafficking, creating a victimless discourse created by white privilege, overshadowing the voices of the marginalized survivors.
TRAUMA-INFORMED PLANT MEDICINE FACILITATION
Trauma-Informed Plant Medicine Integration: why we need to create a culture of impeccability.
Written by Tan, A. Published by Medium, 2021
More than ever, plant medicine facilitators need to create a culture of impeccability within the sacred medicine community, where we can begin to create a culture of sincere care, excellence, and compassion where it matters.
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