The ecological approach is based on the fact that children are in constant interaction with individuals, families, groups and society, and explains the development and adaptation process of children with their relationship with environmental systems such as family, peer group and school. The ecological approach evaluates the child with the understanding of the individual in his/her environment. The purpose of child-centered assessment in the field of child welfare is to determine the needs of the child in accordance with his age and development, to foresee the risks, to prevent undesired results with protective and preventive interventions, thus to ensure the well-being of the child. Many methods are used in the social work discipline in order to collect and evaluate information about the child within the framework of the ecological approach, and children's drawings are one of these functionally used methods. In their drawings, children reflect their feelings, thoughts, dreams, fears and situations that they have difficulty in coping with as a result of their interaction with their environment. In this respect, children's drawings contribute to psychosocial evaluations, interviews and serve the therapeutic process. The aim of this study is to draw attention to the importance of children's drawings as a tool in understanding and evaluating the child by presenting the theoretical framework of the relationship between children's drawings and ecological approach.
Publish Year: 2023
