Art therapy for maternity and family. One way to support positive parenting

  • Lucía Hervás Hermida Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Artista, Arteterapeuta, docente e investigadora, actualmente realizando la tesis doctoral como contratada predoctoral en el departamento de Educación Artística, Plástica y Visual de la Facultad de Formación del Profesorado y Educación de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Keywords: Art therapy, maternity, family art therapy, positve parentig, gender.

Abstract

This paper describes the possibilities of art therapy for families as a way of support for positve parenting, fostering the develop of atachmentt, parental competences and resilience. A deep review of the literature is presented, about the model of positive parenting, family art therapy, and specifically art therapy for maternity, from gender perspective. The findings shed light on the potential of art therapy with families and mothers to encourage them to exercise their role as parents satisfactorily, in a process of personal growth.

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Published
2016-11-02
How to Cite
Hervás Hermida L. (2016). Art therapy for maternity and family. One way to support positive parenting. Arteterapia. Papeles de arteterapia y educación artística para la inclusión social, 11, 131-149. https://doi.org/10.5209/ARTE.54121
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