| Abstract: |
It goes without saying that any cancer experience may result in a
psychological trauma and become an emotional challenge for both the patient
and her/his family. It may be argued that it is even more traumatic when it
affects children. In my presentation I will focus on a relatively new idea of
using film education as an element of psychiatric therapy of pediatric cancer
patients.Although filmmaking arose from cinema therapy, which uses film
projections during psychotherapy sessions, it has evolved into a form
requiring the active involvement of patients in filmmaking. As a form of
artistic expression it creates an opportunity for the patient to vent their
fears and stress in a creative way (well-known art therapy profits) but it
also constitute key elements of achieving resilience. I would like to have a
closer look at the basic meaning, conceptualization as well as the goals of
resilience theory. By emphasizing the importance of positive factors and
mechanisms, resilience theory explains the phenomenon of children?s,
adolescents? or adults? positive adaptation despite adverse life conditions,
traumatic events and hostile environments.The filmmaking workshops for
pediatric cancer patients of the Foundation for Children with Cancer Diseases
? Blood Cell (Fundacja dla Dzieci z Chorobami Nowotworowymi ? Krwinka)
organized in 2015, 2016 and in 2017 (in cooperation with a psychotherapist
working with children and their families) became for me an opportunity to
implement my theoretical research, confronting theory with practice as well as
for my further studies in this field. |