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It is the fact that the number of the elderly population is rising rapidly in modern society as the average life span increases due to the medical advances and the improvement of people’s standard of living. So the problems of the aged of our society so called ‘Aging Society’ become the primary immerging concern of the social welfare and the government’s policy. To solve this problems we must recognize the importance of the improving the quality of life of the elderly who are left deprived with their low social position. This study has been attempted to look into the effect on the quality of life of the elderly after structured group art therapy program using water color supposing that new artistic experience will improve their original potential and their psychological and emotional stability. The objects of this study are 3 elderly people (2 women and 1 man) who attend the Senior Center of J. city at North Jeolla District. The art therapy has been done once a week about 90 minutes from Aug. 5. 2006 to Dec. 30. 2006, resulting 20 sessions. The therapist did all the program alone except the first five session. During that session one social worker participated the program to help and observe the session. After every session the therapist and the social worker reviewed the session to maintain objectivity. The therapist made a therapy record of every session by qualitative analysis. The programs of this art therapy consisted of 4 stages. The 1 stage, 1 to 5 session mainly focused the rapport formation, the interest of media of water color and the emotional relaxation. The 2 stage, 6 to 9 session focused the feeling of accomplishment through art work and the interaction of the members. The 3 stage, 10 to 15 session consisted of still-life paintings by water color focused the increase of familarity to the media and the improvement of self-confidence through the program. At the end, 4 stage consisted of in-depth works through landscape water color painting. This stage focused to encourage free expression and interaction among the members and focused to improve their insight to the reality and positive view to the future. This study come to the next conclusions. First, group art therapy using water color made the objects experience media, techniques and art work. This experience aroused their interest and their potential creativity. They could have feeling of accomplishment after program. Through this process they could have increased self esteem. Second, the objects could overcome the feeling of isolation and depressive mood by intimate relation among members. They shared appreciation and support to their works, and they encouraged each other. They showed their work to their family members and could have familial support and feedback. Through this process they have chance to have much relations with their family members. As a result art therapy improved their social interactions. Third, art therapy improved their fine motor function through hand using work and so the therapy could increase their vitality on the whole. Forth, art therapy could be the opportunity to their good use of leisure. After all the sessions the objects made a spontaneous water color painting group. Consequently group art therapy using water color to the elderly could improve the quality of life of the elderly through the improvement of self esteem, emotional stability, social interaction, fine motor function and leisure opportunity. (Journal of The Korean Academy of Clinical Art Therapy 2007;2(1):19-35)

한국어

본 연구는 노년기의 노인들이‘수채화’ 라는 새로운 예술적 체험을 통해 창의적 잠재력을 확인하고 심리적 정서 적 안녕을 도모 할 수 있다는 신념에 기반을 두고 구조화한 집단미술치료 프로그램이 노인의 삶의 질의 향상에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 알아보 고자 시도되었다. 미술치료프로그램을 진행한 결과 내담자들의 안정된 정서함양과 사회적 유대감, 신체적 기 능의 향상 그리고 일상생활의 질적 향상을 보여주었다. 즉‘수채화’ 라는 매체를 통하여 노인들의 전반적인 삶의 질이 향상되었다 고 평가되었다. (임상미술치료학연구 2007;2(1):19-35)