Art-Therapy Group for Latency Age Children

Abstract

presented the problems of being teased, picked on, and left out by their peers. Although these children were being treated in parent-child counsel ing and/or individual therapy (usually play therapy), the patterns by which these children were scapegoated did not become readily evident. At the same time, the author's work with chil dren who had difficulty with verbal in teraction revealed art therapy to be a useful technique in helping such chil dren at latency age. From this observa tion the concept of an art-therapy group for latency age children who had problems with peer relationships was developed. A review of the literature pertain ing to art therapy and child group ther apy showed no precedent for group art therapy with children (although ac tivity group therapy is well docu mented.)1 The literature suggests that scarcity of materials would prompt sharing, feelings of sibling rivalry, and interdependence. The research ers generally recommended that the group be homogeneous in age, sex, and socioeconomic status and that there be a balance in the numbers of withdrawn children and dominant children.2

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