Teacher's views on the application of art therapy in elementary school

Diplomski rad naziva Stavovi učitelja o primjeni art-terapije u osnovnoj škola započinje definicijom art-terapije i povijesnim pregledom njezinog razvoja. Art-terapija razvila se iz prepoznavanja terapijskih učinaka umjetnosti i likovnog izražavanja. Prema definiciji art-terapija oblik je psihoterapije koja koristi stvaralački likovni proces kao sredstvo i oblik komunikacije. Art terapeuti Sveučilišni su specijalisti art-terapije osposobljeni za samostalni rad. U diplomskom radu detaljno su opisane osobine koje svaki art terapeut treba imati. Također, opisani su oblici rada u art-terapiji i pristupi koji se u art-terapiji koriste. Cilj ovog diplomskog rada bio je ispitati stavove učitelja o primjeni art-terapije u osnovnoj školi u svrhu doprinosa razvoju socijalnih i komunikacijskih vještina učenika. Istraživanje je provedeno u obliku polustrukturiranog intervjua u šest osnovnih škola na području grada Osijeka i obuhvatilo je 40 učitelja razredne nastave. Rezultati istraživanja pokazali su koliko su učitelji upoznati s pojmom art-terapije i koji su njihovi stavovi o uvođenju i zapošljavanju art terapeuta u osnovnim školama. Također, rezultati su potvrdili da art-terapija nije dovoljno istraženo područje na prostoru Republike Hrvatske, ali da učitelji vide potrebu i mogućnost njezinog uvođenja u odgoj i obrazovanje. S obzirom da se istraživanje provodilo u osnovnim školama, osim općenitih specifičnosti art-terapije i njezine široke primjene, fokus je bio na art-terapiji i njezinoj primjeni u radu s djecom. U okviru diplomskog rada navedene su prednosti i nedostatci uvođenja art-terapije u osnovne škole.The master thesis: Teachers views on the application of art therapy in elementary school begins with a definition of art therapy and historical overview of art therapy development. Art therapy has developed from the recognition of therapeutic influence of art and artistic expression. According to the definition, art therapy is form of psychotherapy that uses the creative art process as means and form of communication. Art therapists areUniversity specialistsof art therapy trained to work independently. The thesis describes in detail the qualities that every art therapist should have. Art therapy forms of work and approaches used in art therapy are also described. The aim of this thesis was to examine teachers views on the application of art therapy in elementary school for the purpose of contibute to the development of studnets social and communication skills. The research was conducted in the form of semi-structured interview in six elementary schools in Osijek and included 40 teachers of primary education. The results of the research showed how familiar the teachers are with art therapy and what are their views about the introduction and employment of art therapists in schools. Also, the results confirmed that art therapy isn't enough researched in Croatia, but that teachers see the need and the possibility of its introduction into education. Because the research was conducted in elementary schools, apart from general specifics of art therapy and its wide application, the focus of the thesis was on art therapy and its application in working with children. As part of the work, the advantages and disadvantages of introduction art therapy into elementary schools are listed