Effectiveness of creative arts therapy in developmental status of toddlers in selected barangays in Indang, Cavite / by Cherry Rose F. Luego, Michelle Marie V. Musni and Margarita P. Tumampos.

Thesis (BS Nursing) Cavite State University

Includes bibliographical references.

College of Nursing (CON)

LUEGO, C.F., MUSNI, M.V., and TUMAMPOS, M.P. Effectiveness of Creative Arts Therapy in Developmental Status of Toddlers in Selected Barangays in Indang, Cavite. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite . April 2015. Adviser: Nenita B. Panaligan, RN, MAN.

During the toddler period, children accomplish a wide array of developmental task and change from largely immobile and pre verbal infants who are dependent on caregivers for the fulfillment of most needs to walking, talking young children in a growing sense of autonomy (independence). Creative arts therapy had been used to children with mental disabilities to promote psychological health and social support. They offer children "a way to express their feelings, perceptions, thoughts, and memories in ways that words cannot," Malchiodi (2005).
The research study entitled, "Effectiveness of Creative Arts Therapy in Developmental Status of Toddlers in Selected Barangays in Indang, Cavite" was conducted to determine the effectiveness of creative arts therapy such as arts (drawing), music, dance and play in the developmental status of normal and well toddlers. It aimed to evaluate the difference it can create in the social, behavioral and cognitive aspects of development after the administration of the therapies. Sixty children ages twelve months to three years old, who were not yet enrolled in school were purposely selected from Alulod, Buna Cerca, and Calumpang Cerca in Indang, Cavite. Consent from their parents were solicited and ethical considerations were applied in the research process. Both researchers and mothers or caregivers evaluated the social and behavioral changes in the performance of the subjects for inter rater comparative analysis using the modified Todd--ler Behavior Assessment Questionnaire and Social Skills Checklist to describe the behavior and social skills of the subjects before and after subjecting them to creative arts therapy, while the cognitive aspect was examined only by the researchers using the standardized Metro Manila Developmental Screening Test - screening tool. These modified instruments passed the content validity examination of three experts in the field of Nursing.

The creative arts therapy consisted of arts, music, dance and play therapies were administered on four succeeding weeks to toddlers and their performances were rated using the scale of O=not done, 1 = failed, and 2= passed. Pre and post screening of toddler's developmental status were performed using MMDST, a standardized screening test to note for normalcy of the child's development and to determine any delays in children 6 V2 years old and below. Results showed that out of sixty toddlers, majority obtained a passing score on the creative arts therapy, specifically the highest on play, dance, arts, and music therapy, respectively. Further, pre and post screening revealed that there is increase in the developmental status in aspects of cognitive, behavior and social aspects. After the therapy, most of the participants showed improvement in their cognitive level while majority of the one to two years old, increased in their behavioral aspect as well as for those whose ages were at three years old. Furthermore, while majority of one year old toddlers showed improvement in their social skills, all of toddlers whose ages were two and three years old improved in their social skills.

Submitted to the University Library 08/04/2020 T-5845