In this research, Max van Manen's hermeneutical phenomenology providing assistance to understanding in depth how human beings are interested in the experiment and what it is they experience, is used for the progress. As for the research participants, ...
In this research, Max van Manen's hermeneutical phenomenology providing assistance to understanding in depth how human beings are interested in the experiment and what it is they experience, is used for the progress. As for the research participants, total of 11 subjects the students enrolled in art therapy master's program and having more than a year experience in clinical practice were selected from the psychiatry department of a combined hospital and the psychiatry department of a single hospital containing the hospitalization ward.
As a result of performing in-depth screening on these subjects, 10 essential and 30 subordinate topics were categorized. The 10 topics are as follows. <Myself catching two rabbits called theory and clinical practice>, <Psychiatric patients beyond my capacity>, <Difficulties experienced as a beginner during clinical practice in psychiatry dept.>, <Conflict raised due to patient's lack of awareness of art therapy>, <Regret on how clinical art therapy isn't taking root within psychiatry dept.>, <Eagerness on adequate supervision>, <Backbreaking place providing strength to return to>, <Place where the Students of the Art Therapy Master's program must experience>, <Creation of desire for self-growth>, and <Art therapy is a must>.
This research is making following 4 conclusion through research participants that is the students of the art therapy master's program experience at the psychiatry clinical training.
First, the students of the art therapy master's program experience frustration and identity confusion during the course of clinical practice due to lack of awareness of art therapy from clinical staff and patients.
Second, the students of the art therapy master's program from clinical staff of hospital receive the news about psychiatry patient's state improvement, so they recognizing peculiarity that work process of only art therapy can have.
In addition, they have compensation of hard practice with enhanced experience, and they recognized practice of clinical art therapy is being important.
Third, the students of the art therapy master's program perform the role of middleman in between the clinical staff and the patients and thus learn about exclusive particularities held by the art therapy.
Fourth, the students of the art therapy master's program require deepening of major knowledge to oneself because they want self-assured handle at clinical art therapy. In addition, they experience desire of inner own growth.