Maryam Zhiani - M.A. in Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch Tehran, Iran
Mehrnaz Ahmadi - Assistant Professor, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch Tehran, Iran

Art is a set of child-building processes involved in influencing a child's emotions, feelings, and mental states, and is a tool that helps self-expression (Ray, Schottelkorb & Tsai, ۲۰۰۷). Childhood plays a critical and decisive role. Childhood has been recognized by psychologists and education experts as the most prominent stage in formation of human personality. Art as a suitable therapy for children is based on the interaction between the child, others and the therapist; performing creative activities by integrating artistic, visual and auditory materials is called art therapy (Shoran & Ilise, ۲۰۰۳). According to the American Art Therapy Association (۲۰۱۴), art therapy is the treatment of mental disorders with art activities with which the child can express self and help the therapist to evaluate the child’s behaviors (Levan & Levan, ۲۰۰۸).