Subjective Experiences of At-Risk Children Living in a Foster-Care Village Who Participated in an Open Studio
Abstract
:1. Children at Risk in Foster Care
2. Childhood Trauma
3. The Visual Art Medium as a Therapeutic Tool for Treating Children at Risk
4. The Open Studio Model
5. Method
5.1. The Research Approach
5.2. Participants
5.3. Research Tools
5.4. Procedure
6. Data Analysis
7. Findings
7.1. Engaging in Relationships
7.2. Close Relationships
7.3. Loneliness
7.4. Relationships in the Open Studio
8. Control
8.1. Characteristics of Order and Recurrence
8.2. Primary Art Expressions (e.g., Smearing, Scribbling, etc.) and Expressions of Chaos
8.3. Visibility—Concealment and Discernibility
8.4. Secrecy
8.5. Cover
8.6. Interior and Exterior
8.7. Holding versus Falling/Instability
8.7.1. Holding
8.7.2. Falling and Instability
8.8. Experiencing Change and Expressions of Change
9. Discussion
9.1. Nonverbal Expressions of Trauma and Loss in the Open Studio
9.2. The Formation of an Alternative Envelope in Which the Need to Be Held, to Be Seen, and Move between Opposite Poles Is Expressed
9.3. Experiences of Change in the Open Studio
9.4. Limitations of This Study and Recommendations for Future Research
9.5. Practical Implications for the Research and Clinical Work
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Pseudonym | Age | Gender | Number of Studio Sessions Attended | Number of Artworks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dana | 10 | Girl | 42 | 47 |
Tom | 9 | Boy | 21 | 21 |
Keren | 8 | Girl | 31 | 44 |
Tamar | 7 | Girl | 41 | 109 |
Alex | 8 | Girl | 21 | 44 |
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Bat Or, M.; Zusman-Bloch, R. Subjective Experiences of At-Risk Children Living in a Foster-Care Village Who Participated in an Open Studio. Children 2022, 9, 1218. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9081218
Bat Or M, Zusman-Bloch R. Subjective Experiences of At-Risk Children Living in a Foster-Care Village Who Participated in an Open Studio. Children. 2022; 9(8):1218. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9081218
Chicago/Turabian StyleBat Or, Michal, and Reut Zusman-Bloch. 2022. "Subjective Experiences of At-Risk Children Living in a Foster-Care Village Who Participated in an Open Studio" Children 9, no. 8: 1218. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9081218