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KMID : 1148220100060020079
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Journal of Arts Psychotherapy
2010 Volume.6 No. 2 p.79 ~ p.99
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A Case Study Applying Both Cognitive Behavioral therapy and Art Psychotherapy to an ADHD child
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Park Shin-Hee
Go Hyun
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to see whether cognitive behavioral therapy and art psychotherapy can be effective in improving the behavior of ADHD children. The research results can be summarized as followings: To analyze the impulsive behavior, self-control, and social skills of cognitive behavioral therapy and art psychotherapy, all the activities and children`s behavioral changes of each session are observed, recorded, and analyzed according to the study case. The research results are as followings: First, the impulse score of the children in pre-test and post-test analysis has decreased significantly. This shows that the cognitive behavioral therapy and art psychotherapy is effective in decreasing the impulsiveness of ADHD children. Second, there has been significant improvement on the self-control score after the therapy was applied. This shows that the art therapy program is effective in improving self-control ability of ADHD children. Third, there has been significant improvement on the social skill score after the therapy was applied. This shows that social skills training of the art psychotherapy program is effective in developing the social skill ability in the cognitive behavior of ADHD children. In conclusion, as the cognitive behavioral therapy and art psychotherapy program helps effectively reduce the impulsiveness and improve self-control ability and social skills of ADHD children, it contributes in reducing problem behaviors of ADHD children. So the program can be used as behavior counseling techniques for children with ADHD in school.
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KEYWORD
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ADHD, cognitive behavioral, Art Psychotherapy
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