According to Dryden et al. (1992), the concept of art therapy is essentially image-based and the progression of this method allows for a transaction to occur between three critical components of this model. These components are respectively known as the creator or patient, the artifact, and the therapist. The goals of art therapy align with other therapeutic processes whereby; the therapist engages his or her own experience to allow the patient's unconscious feelings to travel to a conscious state. Once the creator's unconscious emotions reach a conscious level, the application of art therapy principles allows the therapist to evaluate these emotions, feelings, attitudes, and behaviors accordingly (Dryden et al. 1992). To carry out the recommendations of art therapy, therapists are equipped with numerous skills and expertise, which allow them to establish a connection between the areas of art and therapy for the benefit of the creator. The key skills of art therapists, however, include a comprehensive understanding of the processes involved in art. These skills involve skills in the field of symbolic communication and the ability to maintain an environment in which patients feel safe and protected. This sense of security encourages them to convey powerful feelings and emotions that might remain hidden in a dissimilar situation (Dryden et al. 1992). Many individuals who have little knowledge of the conceptual and ideological underpinnings of art therapy often establish a strong correlation between therapeutic dimensions of art, Dryden et al. (1992) point out that these benchmarks do not play a critical role in achieving the goals of art therapy. Within this model, the notion of art transcends a...... medium of paper ...... recent years as a result of the extensive research work conducted by scholars and therapists who wish to explore the possibilities that are related to art therapy. As a social worker, I can apply the recommendations, techniques and principles of art therapy to address the emergence of PTSD and its symptoms in children. I realize that I am not a qualified art therapist and can only use the tools up to a certain point. Professionals in this field will be able to perform more sound interventions using art. I can try to provide the child with a safe outlet to express feelings and emotions that he associates solely with a past traumatic experience. This would allow patients to address their internal feelings of negativity by destroying the influence of defense mechanisms such as denial and avoidance that can act as barriers to healing..