59-05-032 Proceeding

341 Proceedings of the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Congress either from denial period or selective amnesia, the victim could move on by dwelling on his/her fantasy that could change the situation of course of one’s life. (Soria, R. 1989) 2. Art Therapy Classes in Samar and Leyte The art therapy classes provided an artistic exercise for students who have come along way from Typhoon Yolanda. Students who were having difficulty in class due to behaviour and academic challenges were enjoined. This supports the program for all kinds of learners who are given an avenue to express and share their creativity.The opportunity given to thempaved the way to share a part of themselves through their drawings. Their creative minds were directed towards the enjoyment of art and its essence to allow them to explicit free self-expression. This was in relation to the various emotional and physical trauma brought about in their calamity-stricken areas. (ABS CBN Phil. Daily Inquirer Article, 2015) Gauging all the artworks presented by the students, the most common subject depicted are the sketches and illustrations of houses and the seas which could be gleaned their great need for homes that were vanquished from them before. Through this activity, their pictures also show hope and moving forward to a brighter tomorrow. 3. Art Therapy Among Children with Special Needs Disability is a major factor depriving children of access to education even if it adheres the right for existence of these challenged children and referred them to special care, education and training. Disability incidence is rising among school-age children as revealed in the 2000 census. As various concerns and issues were raised, the main problem now is how all of these identified issues can be made into fruition wherein the seeds that are planted in good grounds will have its products reaped in harvesting times. Persons with disabilities might best be described, in the media at least, as an invisible minority: though a large segment of the population has a physical or mental disability they have been almost entirely absent from the mass media until recent years. Moreover, when persons with disabilities appear they almost always do so in stereotyped roles. The portrayal of disabilities in the media has always intrigued the viewing public. Characters with disabilities have been portrayed in one or two ways in television shows and the movies. One is the ‘superhero syndrome’, inwhich the character never has any trouble adjusting to life with a disability and continues to live life as if nothing had ever happened. The other portrayal is as an object of pity, a person who never adjusts to their disability and lives the rest of their life in a perpetual state of self-loathing and depression. Occasionally, the person with the disability is simply an object of humor. Obviously, there are still other extreme, fictional examples. If people with disabilities are ever to be truly and fully accepted in today’s society, all branches of the media need to start doing a better job with their portrayals.