When children arc emotionally distressed, their capacity for learning is
diminished and their self esteem is lowered. Not only is their behaviour often
disruptive, reflecting their inner feelings and frustrations, but their health and wellbeing,
physical, psychological, and spiritual is affected.
Art is a natural medium of expression for children and provides an emotionally
distressed child with a means of self expression, enabling an emotional release, an
opportunity for self-exploration, and a means of communication which may not be
possible through the normal channel of language.
An art intervention program was implemented with a small group of emotionally
distressed or withdrawn children at an A.C.T. primary school which holds a
humanistic/holistic attitude to health and education. The study was undertaken between
May and November 1992 in a first grade integrated classroom, where mainstream
children are together with special needs children. The object of the study was to
examine if art activities in small groups can provide a combination of personal and
group experiences that result in a therapeutic change to the emotional health and
wellbeing of the participating children.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/219214 |
| Date | January 1993 |
| Creators | Milton, Rosemary E., n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. Education |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright Rosemary E. Milton |
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