International Journal of Academic Pedagogical Research (IJAPR)
  Year: 2023 | Volume: 7 | Issue: 7 | Page No.: 4-8
Art therapy in primary Schools Download PDF
Igor Vitrih

Abstract:
In this article, I want to present some examples of how we can within the primary school education, during the period of growing up, help a child in need in a different way,. We know that these days there are more and more distresses for children, especially of a psychological nature. Some of this was also brought up by the epidemiological situation and the war situation around the world, both directly and indirectly, through the media, which surrounds us all the time. In addition to these factors, problems are also manifested in the upbringing of children, in the sense of lack of socialization, non-acceptance of differences, also in the form of the transfer of bad patterns of behavior from the parents to the child, etc. It is important that, as workers in education, we detect these signs in students and take appropriate action. Help is available from professionals such as psychologists and special and social educators. Many times, however, we have to do something for the well-being of the child and his development in the classroom, within which he must function. We can do something in the direction of improving the individual's well-being, so that the individual will be accepted into a group or class and that he will also be able to develop his potential. Many problems can be solved by talking alone, and in the course of fine arts, which I also teach, we can also use various therapeutic areas, through art therapy. This area is still fairly underdeveloped, but it is slowly gaining in popularity. In the paper itself, I give some examples of students' help, in the field of emotional-educational issues, in connection with the subject of fine arts and its optional subjects.