This study which is for decreasing depression of children of divorce can be accessed easily. It can express
emotions and experiences to children of divorce through Art therapy which can be realized own problem
than linguistic interaction and it can help feeling cathartic emotion during healing process. And also this
study tried to share family problems and to offer help increasing interaction among family through family
are therapy which is together with children's mother. To achieve purpose of reasearch, we implemented
family art therapy program once a week for 100 minutes, 8 times to family which experienced divorce,
which live in shelter in Busan from August 27 to Oct 15, 2011. The family art therapy was worked out
through 8 sessions - Criterion of Depression Intensity(CDI), Drawing Portrait(DAP), Kinetic-House, Tree,
Person(K-HTP), Person in the rain(pITR), Kinetic Family Drawing(KFD)The measurement of the transition
in the depression rate of the children was done by painting examinations beforehand and after. The
outcome of the study is as follows: First, beforehand․afterhand results of CDI which children of divorce
participated in this study was decrease of depression. 5 of 6 children of this study were decreased their
depression. Second, according to healing process, depression of children was decreased and we could know
changing behaviors of children. In the early, it had positive effect as children who was contracted, no
reaction, dead pan are progressing be active, be honesty, in the like to participate responsibly in purpose
of research. It could be an opportunity which is accomplishment and satisfaction from the work completed
and specific plans and setting goals for the future