교양강좌인 미술치료수업 수강생들의 체험에 대한 현상학적 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine what experiences students had in art therapy classes given by this researcher in the Liberal Arts classes at a university that aimed at "cultivating character and morality", and what significance these imparted to the students. The bond and fulfillment that they found in their mutual relationships made it possible for them to acknowledge their parents, who were the core people affecting their lives, as others whose needs and limits were similar to their own. This change of viewpoint allowed students to gain an understanding of not only their parents but the world from another perspective. Finally, each of the students further learned that being a responsible person was to be responsible for others as a good parent in the future. The meanings of the experiences that they gained during the art therapy classes could be described as follows: First, the students understood that a subject is a dynamic being who is bound to connect with others and need them, and that they draw each other. This could be said as a process of new individualization that one moves toward others as a being who is connected to them, stepping out of the concept of independence in which only separation is stressed during his or her growth period as a psychological being who was created through separation-individualization in the early years of life. At the same time, this also could be defined as a process where one actively responds to others as an ethical subject. During this time, the practice of drawing pictures and sharing their stories provided a phenomenological field where they could eliminate the existing boundary between them and others and build themselves up. Second, the students experienced condolence again as an extension of the process where they mourned their imaginary parents who had existed in their mind in the early years of life for the purpose of separation-individualization. During this time, the practice of drawing pictures functioned as a medium to stimulate them to display creativity for their condolences. Based on these insights, some suggestions were made on what an art therapy class should entail in its inclusion in Liberal Arts classes for college students.