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Art Therapy For Emotionally Disturbed Children: Clay And Media Dimension Variables, Wendy Wirth
Art Therapy For Emotionally Disturbed Children: Clay And Media Dimension Variables, Wendy Wirth
Theses
This thesis investigates the application of art therapy for the evaluation and treatment of emotionally disturbed children, with a specific focus on the use of clay and Media Dimension Variables (MDV). The author posits that clay is an exemplary medium for therapeutic intervention due to its plasticity, three-dimensional nature, and capacity to range from resistive to fluid states. The study adopts Kagan’s (1969) MDV system to structure therapeutic interventions, categorizing art activities by three distinct variables:
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Structure: The extent of guidelines or controls (High vs. Low).
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Media Quality: The inherent properties of the material (Resistive vs. Fluid).
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Task Complexity …