독거노인의 집단미술치료 경험에 대한 질적 사례연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find out what the elderly living alone experience through the group art therapy program and the process of change due to participation. This was conducted as a program for self-awareness and emotional recovery by facing mental and physical changes expressed in life in old age and internal conflicts and anxiety felt in life. Participants in the study were selected as eight elderly people living alone who experienced bereavement over the age of 65 belonging to the elderly welfare center, and a total of 10 sessions were conducted. As a research method, Stake (1995) and Yin (2009)’s qualitative case study procedures were classified and analyzed into topics containing meaning among the total contents. As a result of the study, the empirical meaning of the group art therapy program of the elderly living alone gave flexibility to the rigid emotional response and showed active changes in the behavioral aspect. The progression of aging according to the characteristics of old age can cause a decrease in overall function, but by continuing self-expression through art work, the speed of cognitive awareness and work response has improved and language literacy has become abundant. Functional learning and emotional stimulation through the use of art media were found to have helped improve achievement and self-exploration, helping to perform positive flexibility, voluntary roles, and self-understanding and reflection processes in the bond between participants.