The effect that sandtray therapy have on a perpetrator of school violence

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of sandtray therapy on a child who is a perpetrator of school violence. The subject of the study was elementary school sixth graders. From May 16, 2017 to March 21, 2018, 23 sessions were held once a week for about 50 minutes. In order to compare the change of the child's violence, the violence scale [1] was used to compare the pre and post-scoring of the violence. Focusing on violence within the subfactor of violence scale, we have compared the score of before and after the consultation. For qualitative analysis of sandtray therapy, sandtray therapy sessions was divided into early, middle and late. In the beginning of consultation, the child expressed his inner world as in fantasy, reflected confusing and negative emotional behavior over multiple sessions, and chaotically Received(June 30, 2018), Review Result(July 18, 2018), Accepted(August 10, 2018), Published(September 30, 2018) (Center Manager) Yeto Child and Youth Counseling Center, 2F, Yeto, 12, Hyosarang-gil, Nam-gu, Gwangju, Korea. email: yhr942@hanmal.net The effect that sandtray therapy have on a perpetrator of school violence Copyright c 2018 HSST 848 expressed his violent nature on the sandtray. As the session continues, the child's outward expression of violence gradually moved into his inner being, and the child was able to see the changes in his violent behaviors through inner-self struggle. Toward the end of consultation, the child re-discovered self identity and made a natural progression toward accepting himself and others. In addition the child naturally participates in family and peer relations groups, and a positive change has occurred in which the violence decreases as the session is repeated.