Date of Award
Spring 5-19-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
MA - Master of Arts
Department
Expressive Therapies
Advisor
Donna C. Owens
Abstract
An art therapy group was carried out to assess whether children’s books positively affected children’s ability to empathize. The group consisted of one therapist and three children aged 8, 9, and 10 in a therapeutic classroom. The group met for 30 minutes once a week. The children listened to a story, followed by a discussion and a related art project. Observations from each session were recorded in a spreadsheet. The results suggest that reading and discussing the books allowed the children to have a better understanding of their own and others’ emotions.
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Recommended Citation
Solow, Kate, "Using Children's Books to Build Empathy in Children" (2018). Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses. 28.
https://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/expressive_theses/28
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