The Child's Perception Of Family Through The Application Of The Family Drawing Test: A Field Study On Three Cases At The Assisted Childhood Center In El Oued

Abstract

The current study aims to explore the perception of the family image among school-aged assisted children. To achieve this objective, the study adopts a clinical approach, examining a sample of three cases aged between 12 and 14 years (two females and one male), selected purposively based on their psychological reports provided by the clinical specialist and their repeated attempts to escape from the center. The research was conducted at the Assisted Childhood Center in El Oued during June 2024. Semi-structured clinical interviews were conducted with the clinical specialist and the children in question, alongside the application of the Family Drawing Test by Louis Corman. This method aimed to uncover internal conflicts and emotional disturbances.
Through an analysis of interviews with the psychologist, the children's interviews, and their drawings, the study concluded that the family image for assisted children is characterized by:
• The absence of the father figure in all three cases.
• The absence of the mother figure except in the first case.
• A completely distorted family image.