A Study On The Application Of Art Therapy In Improving The Meaning Of Life Of Children In Distress

Data from the sixth national census shows that there are millions of children in difficult circumstances in our country,and the number is still growing.The population base of children in difficulties is huge,and incidents of malignant injuries to children emerge one after another,which makes the living environment of children in difficulties very worrying.At present,the state and government will pay more attention to the group of children in need,and have issued a series of assistance policies,hoping to change the status quo of children in need by providing professional social work services.In the process of such professional services Scholars have found that these children in distress lack the meaning of life,which is manifested as negative emotions,lack of sense of self-worth and identity,and low levels of mental health.The meaning of life is closely related to the individual's mental health,and the improvement of the meaning of life can effectively help children in difficulty cope with major setbacks and personal crises.Therefore,enhancing the meaning of life of children in distress should be the meaning of the question.Art therapy is a treatment method that uses games,music,painting,role-playing and other art forms as communication media to help clients prevent or solve psychological problems and obtain their own growth and development.In the 1930 s,Namberg in the United States tried to apply art therapy to children's education.After a lot of research and practice,it was found that art therapy played a role in the mental health education of adolescents,especially the improvement of the meaning of life.Important role.In addition,the flexible and diverse forms of art therapy,as well as the relaxed,safe,and natural environment created by it,are very suitable for the sensitive and fragile characteristics of children in distress.Based on this,this study takes the life meaning improvement group of children in difficulty as an example.Through detailed and objective records of the family and campus background of the service objects,the performance of the service objects in the group is observed.At the same time,through semi-structured interviews and daily chats.The content,analyzed the types of dilemmas that the service objects in the group belong to,and found that the service objects in the group are mainly caught in the dilemma of physical and mental disabilities and family dilemmas;then it explains how the dilemma leads to the lack of meaning of life of the service object;how art therapy is applied What is in the group work is how to help children in distress to enhance the meaning of their lives.After evaluation,it is found that art therapy can effectively enhance the meaning of life of children in distress,and has certain advantages,which is embodied in the inclusive and therapeutic nature of art therapy.However,art therapy also has certain limitations.It feels very powerless for clients suffering from mental illness.It can be seen that art therapy is not a panacea.What social workers can do is to help clients with mental illness coordinate relationships,link resources,and perform Referral,to be intervened by a professional psychotherapist.The author reflects on the intervention process of art therapy and believes that in order to better play the role of art therapy in enhancing the meaning of life of children in distress,the government,institutions and social workers should cooperate and develop a talent team that is proficient in art therapy.Enhance the recognition of art therapy in the hearts of the public;give full play to the superiority of art therapy and improve the quality of services;in the practical process,continuous tracking services should be carried out and related tracking service files should be established;art should be emphasized in the service Diversification of materials and methods.Finally,help children in distress to pursue their own value,find the correct self-awareness,and bravely pursue the experience of love and being loved,etc.;help children in distress alleviate or solve their difficulties,and effectively prevent children in difficulties from having a lack of meaning in life.