How is a fruit tree like you? Using artistic metaphors to explore and develop emotional competence in children


Autoria(s): Geldard, Kathryn M.; Yin Foo (Coller), Rebecca; Shakespeare-Finch, Jane E.
Data(s)

01/07/2009

Resumo

Counselling children often requires the use of supplementary strategies in order to interest and engage the child in the therapeutic process. One such strategy is the Metaphorical Fruit Tree (MFT); an art metaphor suited to exploring and developing self-concept. Quantitative and qualitative data was used to explore the relationships between children’s ability to use metaphor, age, gender, and level of emotional competence (N = 58). Quantitative and qualitative analyses revealed a significant negative relationship between self-reported emotional competence and ability to use the MFT. It is proposed that children rely on different processes to understand self and as children’s ability to cognitively report on their emotional capabilities via the Emotional Competence Questionnaire (ECQ) increases, their ability to report creatively on those capabilities via the MFT is undermined. It is suggested that the MFT may be used, via creative processes and as an alternative to cognitive processes, to increase understanding and awareness of intrapersonal and interpersonal concepts of self in the child during counselling.

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application/pdf

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/26723/

Publicador

Australian Academic Press

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/26723/2/26723.pdf

DOI:10.1375/ajgc.19.1.1

Geldard, Kathryn M., Yin Foo (Coller), Rebecca, & Shakespeare-Finch, Jane E. (2009) How is a fruit tree like you? Using artistic metaphors to explore and develop emotional competence in children. Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 19(1), pp. 1-13.

Direitos

Copyright 2009 Australian Academic Press

Fonte

Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation; School of Psychology & Counselling

Palavras-Chave #130105 Primary Education (excl. Maori) #111714 Mental Health #Artistic metaphor #Counselling children #Emotional competence
Tipo

Journal Article