Using art therapy methods in kindergarten

Using art therapy methods in kindergarten

Content

• What is art therapy?
• The 6-part story method
• Instruction
• Historical development of the method
• Art therapy methods using in kindergarten
• Conclusions

What is art therapy?

Art therapy is a therapeutic process that integrates psychotherapy and art. It can help kids explore their emotions, improve self-esteem, relieve stress, and ease anxiety and depression.

(Mulvahill, 2020)

Types of arts therapies

• Art therapy
• Drama therapy
• Dance Movement therapy
• Music therapy

(Christensen, 2010)

Simple art therapy activities in Kindergarten

• Create mandalas (art therapy)
• Picture your emotions (art therapy)
• create a rhythm (music therapy)
• Make art from nature (art therapy)
• Transform something (drama therapy)
• Create a magazine photo mashup (art therapy)
• Make masks (art, drama therapy)
• Family sculpture (movement therapy, drama therapy)

(Mulvahill, 2020)

The 6-part story method

The six-part story is a drama therapy method, which is mentioned quite often in literature , it included in many drama therapies programmes.

(Dent-Brown,Wang 2004)

Instruction

Usually, the client draws the images on a sheet of paper according to instructions. Drawing without asking questions and without interruption. When the drawing is finished, the client is asked to tell the story: by all six pictures, without stopping. The story should be told in as much detail as possible, maybe even add new details.

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