ART THERAPY AS A FEMALE EMPOWERMENT DEVICE IN VULNERABILITY WOMEN

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.5582262218085

• Palavras-chave: Art therapy. Vulnerability. Female empowerment.

• Keywords: Art therapy. Vulnerability. Female empowerment.

• Abstract:

  The present study consists of an experience report of two specialization students of the Postgraduate course in Art Therapy at Feevale University, facilitators of Art Therapy Workshops in the Extension project: Ties of Life: well-being of women in vulnerable situations from Feevale University, in a supervised internship held between March and July 2018. The objective of this report is to demonstrate the importance of Art Therapy Workshops with women in vulnerable situations. The methodology used was a qualitative approach. The Art Therapy Workshops were held at the Association of Parents and Friends of the Exceptional (APAE) in Ivoti, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), where the facilitators used artistic materials to promote the expression of the women assisted. Art therapy proved to be a device of female empowerment and resignification of life stories. The workshops constituted a space for mutual trust and exchanges about the feminine, awareness of the different types of violence and confrontation, providing a rescue of self-esteem, self-love, self-confidence and self-knowledge among the participants. Confronting psychological violence provided female empowerment.

• Número de páginas: 17