*Psychological Analysis of Children's Drawings Course* From Theory to Practice – Reading the Psychological Depth in a Child's Lines and Colors 🎨 (2 months) *Theoretical and Practical* ✌🏻

💫 *Drawing analysis* is an important therapeutic tool for every specialist, used to understand an individual's feelings and psychological state by interpreting the symbols, shapes, and colors they draw, especially in the context of psychotherapy or psychological assessment. 👌🏻

*Introductory lecture to evaluate the instructor's explanation* 👇🏻

🌠 *Course Topics* 🌠

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*🔹 First Axis: The Psychological Foundations of Drawing Analysis*
- How the unconscious translates itself through art and drawing.

- Psychological schools that established the understanding of drawings (Freud, Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, Erikson).

- The relationship between motives, defenses, and artistic symbols in a child's work.

- The difference between psychoanalytic drawing and symbolic or codified analysis.

*🔹 Second Theme: Symbols and Meanings in Light of Classical and Contemporary Psychoanalysis*
- Interpreting visual symbols according to Freud's theory of projection and symbolism.

- Melanie Klein's view of symbols as representations of relationships between partial beings (mother – father – self).

- Collective symbols in Carl Jung's work and their significance in the collective unconscious.

- How do we interpret recurring symbols in children's drawings as indicators of internal conflicts?

*🔹 Third Theme: Psychological Growth and Artistic Development in Children*
- The developmental stages of art in children and their relationship to ego development.

- How is the conflict between the id, ego, and superego reflected in drawing style?

- Analyzing artistic style and details as indicators of emotional and cognitive maturity.

- The development of the concepts of self, body, and relationships through artistic expression.

*🔹 Fourth Theme: Projections and Psychological Trauma in Drawing*
- How children express fear, loss, aggression, or abuse through drawing.

- Analytical indicators of emotional disturbances (emptiness, distortion, dark colors, withdrawal).

- Psychological defenses observed in the paintings (displacement, repression, denial, idealization).

- Reading the painting as a projective document revealing the impact of trauma and its connection to the maternal theme.

*🔹 Fifth Axis: The Therapeutic Relationship and Transference in Drawing Sessions* - Transference and counter-transfer between the child and the therapist (according to Anna Freud and Klein).

- Building a therapeutic alliance within the art session.

- Analytical listening to what lies beyond the lines, silences, and color choices.

- How to maintain a balance between interpretation and expressive stimulation without self-projection.

*🔹 Sixth Axis: Integrated Analysis and Preparation of the Psycho-Artistic Report*
- Steps for preparing a psycho-analytical drawing report (from observation to interpretation).

- Integrating behavioral and artistic findings with the psychological context.

- Scientific and ethical considerations in dealing with children's drawings.

- Practical examples of drawing analysis.

👩🏻‍🎨 *Lecturer:-* 👩🏻‍🎨
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*✨ Dr. Naglaa Mohamed ✨*

- Expressive Arts Therapist at Police Hospitals.

- PhD Researcher in Expressive Arts Psychotherapy.

🎙️ *Course Features* 🎙️

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✅ Receive lecture recordings for 6 months.

✅ Receive a certificate of attendance for the number of training hours upon completion.

✅ Receive course materials for each lecture.

✅ Practice time is provided between lectures.