The present study evaluated a course that attempted to apply art therapy techniques to art education for female students. The Landscape Montage Technique was used to explain the an therapy theory, since its methods of interpretation were well established. The purpose of the nine-session course.“Expressive Training, ” in which seven pictures were drawn, was to encourage female students, from a psychological point of view, in the pursuit of their careers. First, students reproduced one of the best pictures they had painted in the past. Then, each drew two pictures of her “feelings now.” In this step, a focusing method was used to deal with the students' current problems. Finally, they drew an image of their future work. The Aesthetic Interest Test, a Self-Esteem Scale, and the K-H-T-P drawings were administered at the beginning and the end to evaluate the effects of the course, and the test scores generally improved. Additionally, students' impressions of their own works, rated along sixteen scales, showed that their pictures were seen as generally feminine, warm, bright, curvy and soft.
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