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Art therapy with children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds
Art therapy with children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds

Author(s): Katarína Kurčíková
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Psychology, Visual Arts, Welfare systems, Welfare services, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Akademia Nauk Stosowanych w Koninie
Keywords: Roma people; art therapy; social work;

Summary/Abstract: Some of the main aims when working with Roma children are the development of their personality, socialization into society and, at the same time, the developmentof creative thinking and activity. For these key objectives, our society mainly uses education. Nevertheless, the above mentioned processes are not without problems. One of the most serious and widely discussed problems associated with Roma ethnicity is the fact that the Roma population is lagging behind. In Slovakia, the Roma people are most affected by social exclusion. Roma children are classified as socially disadvantaged children. The aim of this paper is to point out the possibilities of art therapy when working with children from a socially disadvantaged background. At the same time, we will talk about the basis of art therapy with the Roma ethnicity and clarify the importance of doing art therapy with children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds.

  • Issue Year: 3/2017
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 323-340
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: English