Drawing together hope: 'listening' to militarised children.
Art can be used as both a therapeutic tool and a communication tool. Art has been used with refugees/militarised children but has tended to focus on their pathology. Art in this study was used to explore children's hopes for their future. Children talk more when they are/have drawn what they are trying to describe. Art can be used to understand children's world-view and explore their beliefs and opinions.
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Tearfund, Teddington, Middlesex, UK.
D000293:Adolescent; D001155:Art Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009013:Morale; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D014857:Warfare