정신지체 청소년의 대인관계 향상을 위한 집단미술치료 사례연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to research on group art therapy for improvement of interpersonal relations of Juveniles with mental retardation. The five(5) students with mental retardation who are attending academic high school, were given a group art therapy program once a week, fifteen(15) times in total and 70 minutes at a time. The effects of group art therapy were measured by the degree of interpersonal relationship change of juveniles with mental retardation by relationship change scale test and Draw-A-Person diagnosis test. The change degree before and after testing was analyzed by those tests. Also, the process of interpersonal relationship change of juveniles with mental retardation was analyzed through the analysis of group art therapy process. The study came to conclusion as follows : Firstly, there was a undesirable interpersonal relationship which is one of the main characteristics of juveniles with metal retardation. Secondly, juveniles with mental retardation had same physical, societal, and emotional desires that the normal juveniles had. The undesirable and insufficient interpersonal relationship was improved through the change of psychological, societal and emotional change in processing of group art therapy. This change was seen through Draw-A-Person diagnosis test and scores of interpersonal relationship change scale test which has subordinate ranges such as satisfaction, communication, confidence, affection, sensitiveness, openness, and understanding. The result shows that group art therapy gives a positive effects to the interpersonal relationship improvement of juveniles with mental retardation.