This study was to evaluate the effects of an art therapy on the children who are maladaptive at school and have problems like low self-esteem, anxiety, and depression. The subjects were treated by the art therapy consisting of 20 sessions in total, 2 session a week, and each session lasted 60minutes. Research tools used for the study are as follows: First, pre-test and post-test to estimate comparatively their level of self-esteem, anxiety, and depression; next, Draw-a-Person(DAP) and Kinetic School Drawing(KSD), Kinetic Family Drawing(KFD) for a qualitative analysis.
The results of this study are as follows;
First, Art Therapy Program has an effect on improving self-esteem.
Second, Art Therapy Program has an effect on reducing Anxiety and Depression.