An Exploration of the Application Path of Painting Art Therapy in Mental Health Education in Colleges and Universities

Journal: Journal of Higher Education Research DOI: 10.32629/jher.v5i4.2647

Min Xuan

School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Abstract

Painting art therapy integrates painting art theory and psychological analysis, it constantly improves and develops, the application prospects is considerable. Based on the connotation and characteristics of painting art therapy, this paper pays attention to the current situation of mental health education in colleges and universities, and combines the advantages of painting art therapy to explore the integration of painting art therapy into mental health education in colleges and universities: painting is used to project the inner world in psychological survey, painting is used to release signals for help in individual counseling, painting is used to create an expression atmosphere in classroom teaching, and painting is used to awaken emotional resonance in group counseling and theme activities.

Keywords

painting art therapy; mental health education; university

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