Family Activity Directive

This week, I had my Empathy Group draw a memory of a family activity. Most chose a happy memory to depict, and I had them empathize with other members of their family from that time. Empathizing with their family brought up other issues, and some were able to talk about the abuse they suffered as children. Then I had some of them empathize with those same family members, after they had committed their sex offenses. They were able to talk about the effect their crimes had on their family, and be more aware of the impact of their crimes. This Art Therapy directive helped the sex offenders further explore their family dynamic and feelings surrounding their family relationships.