Finished Meirav Hen

Faculty of Social ‫הפקולטה למדעי הרווחה והבריאות‬ Welfare & Health Sciences ‫בית הספר לטיפול באמצעות‬ Graduate School of Creative Arts Therapies ‫אמנויות‬ Academic Journal of Creative Art Therapies June 2019 Volume 9, Issue 1 Short-Term Art Therapy with... More

Faculty of Social ‫הפקולטה למדעי הרווחה והבריאות‬ Welfare & Health Sciences ‫בית הספר לטיפול באמצעות‬ Graduate School of Creative Arts Therapies ‫אמנויות‬ Academic Journal of Creative Art Therapies June 2019 Volume 9, Issue 1 Short-Term Art Therapy with Hospitalized Children Dr. Meirav Hen, Rania Asslan, Sara Ben Itzhak, Miriam Rish Hospitalization is an unpleasant experience for people in general and children in particular. As part of the effort to facilitate the hospitalization experience of children, and to maintain their educational continuum, educational centers with teachers and therapists have been established in most hospitals in Israel. Art therapy in the hospital is a direct means of addressing the emotional world of the hospitalized child. This treatment focuses mainly on the healthy aspects of the child, on existing strengths that enable coping with pain and difficulty. Unlike traditional treatment, art therapy in the hospital is usually short-term due to hospitalization co Less