In this chapter, Edna reviews the various factors that lead to aggressive behavior

among children and proposes a dialectical model that she developed and investigated based on her long-term work with this population.

In this discussion, we focus on the relevant elements of this model which enables effective work within the system and encourages acceptance and change.

Dr. Edna Nissimov-Nahum is an art therapist, the head of the Art Therapy program at the David Yalin College of Education, and a supervisor at the Regional Support Center in Givatayim and Yavne. She develops and teaches the application of the focused approach to art therapy and she is the winner of the "Ashalim Fellowship" award for the promotion of unique methods for working with children and youth at risk.

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