이 연구는 통합예술치료 프로그램이 발달장애아동의 감정표현의 질적 장애를 개선하는데 미치는 효과를 알아보았다. 연구의 대상은 서울에 소재한 유치원, 어린이집, 조기교실에 다니고 있는 발달장애아동 6명이었으며, 그에 따른 실험은 2002년 4월 22일부터 7월 29일까지 15주 동안 **어린이집에서 주2회씩 실시되었다. 다양한 통합예술치료 매체 가운데 이 연구에서는 동작의 움직임인 오이리트미·음악·동화를 토대로 한 통합예술치료 프로그램을 사용하였다. 통합예술치료 프로그램 실시 후 기쁨, 슬픔, 사랑, 두려움의 감정표정이 사전검사에서 보다 사후검사에서 향상되었다. 이 연구결과는 통합예술치료 프로그램이 아동의 내면적인 감정표현능력을 강화시켜 내면적 인지효과가 외부적 행위로 나타났다. 이를 토대로 감정표현능력 향상과 연관된 시도를 하는 경우 언어발달을 시킬 수 있는 가능성을 보여 주었다.

This study researches into whether Integrative Arts Therapy is effective in improving qualitative the emotional expressions of developmental disorder. The subjects for this research included six developmental disorder who attended nurseries or kindergartens in the Seoul area, and The experiments were conducted twice a week for 15 weeks starting from April 22nd to July 29th at an appointed nursery. The results were as follows: Among the various types of Integrative Arts Therapy, a program based on the movements of Eurythmie, music and fairy tales was employed. The experiments proved to have had a positive effect on the emotions and behavior of the developmental disorder children. Facial expressions expressing such emotions as happiness, sadness, affection and fear improved after the Integrative Arts Therapy(p<.05). The results of this experiment showed that this program improved the children's ability to emotionally express themselves which in turn influenced the internal recognition that converted into external behavior. And the results of the research gave way to the possibility that by improving the emotional expression of autistic children, the children's language ability could also be improved.

This study researches into whether Integrative Arts Therapy is effective in improving qualitative the emotional expressions of developmental disorder. The subjects for this research included six developmental disorder who attended nurseries or kindergartens in the Seoul area, and The experiments were conducted twice a week for 15 weeks starting from April 22nd to July 29th at an appointed nursery. The results were as follows: Among the various types of Integrative Arts Therapy, a program based on the movements of Eurythmie, music and fairy tales was employed. The experiments proved to have had a positive effect on the emotions and behavior of the developmental disorder children. Facial expressions expressing such emotions as happiness, sadness, affection and fear improved after the Integrative Arts Therapy(p<.05). The results of this experiment showed that this program improved the children's ability to emotionally express themselves which in turn influenced the internal recognition that converted into external behavior. And the results of the research gave way to the possibility that by improving the emotional expression of autistic children, the children's language ability could also be improved.

Integrative Arts Therapy, Developmental Disorder Children, emotional expression