Original scientific paper
Text dramatisation — a possible approach in the creative therapy of children with solid tumours
Jasna Kudek Mirošević
; Osnovna škola Dragutina Tadijanovića, Zagreb
Abstract
Since malignant diseases in childhood are today at the focus of scientific and practical attention, both in clinical terms and in terms of education and rehabilitation, this paper was conceived and produced in conformity with the project task of developing and evaluating a supportive therapy model for children with malignant diseases, within a basic project entitled “Investigating the effect of supportive therapy in oncology patients”. The project leader is Prof. Miroslav PrstaËiÊ, DSc, of the Education and Rehabilitation Faculty in Zagreb. The project was supported by the Ministry of Science,
Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia. Forms of supportive therapy may also be implemented through psychodrama, creative
drama and text dramatisation. In this paper, creative therapy was applied as an intervention method. With a focus on the connection between emotions and the effect of creative therapy as a supportive method, which reflects on the child’s emotional state, the basic aim of the research was to investigate the effect of one form of creative
therapy through text dramatisation in hospitalised children in the oncology ward. This was also an attempt of interpretation through changes in the level and strength of the harmful effects of stressful situations and their consequences, for example, suppression syndrome, permanent avoidance, the development of depression and antisocial behaviour, and the reduction of general psycho-physiological tension. The paper presents the observed tendencies of changes for defined variables. It also shows the importance of complementary supportive psychosocial and psychotherapy interventions in complex treatment during the hospitalisation of children with malignant diseases, and as part of interdisciplinary communication in the field of education and rehabilitation science.
Keywords
Tumours in children; complementary supportive therapies; creative therapy; dramatisation; projection techniques; symbolisation
Hrčak ID:
82798
URI
Publication date:
15.4.2009.
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