The purpose of this study is to exam the Effects of Awareness-based Art Therapy Group Counseling
Program on the Self-differentiation and Mental health of Prisoners in Jail. To achieve the purpose of this
study pretest on Self-differentiation and Mental health-47 were conducted to 10 prisoners who attended
Concentration-character-education in Kyungbook o o Jail. And the Awareness-based Art Therapy Group
Counseling Program were conducted on them twice a week during a month( totally 16 times, 1 session lasts
120 mimutes).
To analyze this program, the post test and follow-up test were performed using Sample Response Verified
T. The scale used for the effect of this program wAS Self-differentiation Measurement Tool which Bowen
developed and Jae-seokbong translated(1989).
The research findings were as follows : 1. The hypothesis that Awareness-based Art Therapy Group
Counseling Program would improve self-differentiation of prisoners in jail was significantly increased and
maintained after that. 2. The hypothesis that Awareness-based Art Therapy Group Counseling Program
would improve depression of prisoners in jail was significantly increased and maintained after that. 3. The
hypothesis that Awareness-based Art Therapy Group Counseling Program would improve anxiety of prisoners
in jail was significantly increased and maintained after that. 4. The hypothesis that Awareness-based Art
Therapy Group Counseling Program would improve hostility of prisoners in jail was significantly increased
and maintained after that. In conclusion, Awareness-based Art Therapy Group Counseling Program has effect
on the self-differentiation and mental health of Prisoners in Jail.