Art therapy and music therapy applied in the school setting

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Art therapy and music therapy as educational tools in schools
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Wednesday, June 23, 2021 10:00
Written by Daria Sanchez Carmona
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Children in school begin a process of personal autonomy that is crucial for the development of social skills. In this process, they experience multiple emotions that can lead to confusion and tension when establishing social ties, harming the way in which children relate to their environment.

The stimulation and development of creativity through art therapy and music therapy naturally benefits the expression of emotions , helping children to simplify and resolve internal conflicts through art, music, play and imagination.

Artistic and musical processes in the classroom create a bond between students and teachers, facilitating social relationships, the reaffirmation of individuality and acceptance of individual differences in a safe environment such as the play space.

Based on my experience as a Special Education, Primary and Educational Support teacher working with children with and without special educational needs in the classroom, several questions arise when creating a methodology that responds to the needs of all students and in which social relationships between them are encouraged, creating a space for real diversity.

Creativity is a means that can help children express the emotions that appear at different stages of their lives, as well as in their daily lives, establishing a channel of communication and expression that facilitates the processes of autonomy, self-affirmation and the expression of internal conflicts, helping to understand and accept individual differences and fostering social relationships .

Likewise, when we intend to introduce this type of techniques in the classroom, it is important to establish a frame of reference in which the benefits of art therapy, music therapy switzerland phone data and creativity in the classroom are presented in order to subsequently propose a specific intervention program based on artistic techniques.

From a theoretical framework , it could be said that the use of Art Therapy or Music Therapy within schools is not common, however, these disciplines have been introduced into public education in countries such as Australia, Canada, the United States, Holland, Israel and the United Kingdom in a regulated manner.

School, as we know it today, requires a radical change in which children can create their own learning and not be subjected to a standardized education in which the failures of the school are evident, reflected in the lack of adaptation to individual differences.

Children constantly adopt behaviours from the adult world such as communication problems, feelings of inferiority or stress, which are major indicators of social maladjustment. In this sense, Art Therapy and Music Therapy applied in the school setting is a valuable tool for the development of creativity and the expression of emotions, facilitating the child's adaptation to his/her environment in a healthy way and helping to accept individual differences.