Painting Therapy In Adolescent Mental Health

Mental health in adolescents is the main thing as the fulfillment of the child’s awareness of recognizing who he is and what he is for. Various disorders in adolescent mental health with various psychological problems make it more difficult for adolescents to communicate, lack motivation to study and lose concentration on learning. Painting art therapy based on a mindfulness approach is one of the solutions to eliminate mental health disorders in adolescents. Mindfulness painting therapy, namely through the combination of expressive art that focuses on the life of the ‘ now ‘. this therapy provide a neutral achievement level, which can contributes to individual development, among other things, in gaining social, emotional, and environmental regulation.

Key words: Therapy, Art painting, Mindfulnesss