Special Education Students Overcome Obstacles With Art Therapy

The symbol of home occupies an important and ambiguous place in art therapy. It is not only a concrete building in which a person lives. It can be a symbol of a person's personal experience, of self-discovery, of family relationships, of communication and cooperation with others, of the national and cultural characteristics of a country, a nation or a people... Drawing a house helps to clarify relationships between children. After such creative activities, the causes of relationship problems are also revealed to everyone together.  Sigita Koroliovė, a teacher at Klaipėda Litorina School, sensing that disagreements were becoming more and more frequent among her pupils, suggested drawing a house. The teacher received many questions about what it should look like, but did not explain anything else to the children. They drew 15 different but telling buildings on which they had to write the names of all the children in the group, including the teacher. The appearance of the house meant ...

Special Gymnasium and Lyceum of Athens Erasmus + Special Education Students Overcome Obstacles With Art Therapy.

The Lithuanian team presents an interpretation of puppetry and drama therapy - mini-performances with puppets made by the students to help compensate for communication disorders, overcome the fear of speaking, learn Lithuanian grammar and understand the meaning of folk art.