The purpose of this case study examined the effect of a child-centered art therapy for a primary grade child with mild mental retardation, who showed moderately severe aggression as a main problem and other maladjusted behaviors.
The subject was a 10...
The purpose of this case study examined the effect of a child-centered art therapy for a primary grade child with mild mental retardation, who showed moderately severe aggression as a main problem and other maladjusted behaviors.
The subject was a 10 years old boy. The program consisted of art activities for enhancing emotional expression, emotional stability, seif regulation and seif esteem. Fach of 33 sessions nm 50 minutes once a week The process of the session was recorded and client's art works and products were gathered at every session. It administerd the Aggression Checklist, K-HTP, FD and KSD before and alter the art therapy program. The effectiveness of the program was analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively.
The results of this study were as follows:
First, the program reduced aggression of a child with mild mental retardation effectively. Second, the program improved his other maladjustive behaviors.
It discussed about practical implications, limitations of the study and future research directions.