A concepção de criança sob o olhar da gestalt-terapia a partir das suas premissas básicas fenomenológicas-existenciais

Abstract

Abstract

In this study, the theme of children will be addressed according to the perspective of Gestalt-therapy (GT) and its existential-phenomenological premises. At first, a brief journey will be carried out on the beginnings of Gestalt-therapy, in order to understand its development, fundamentals and basic concepts. Next, it will be discussed how this approach understands the childhood phenomenon, going through a general description of the child as a totality inserted in a context, in which they are active, interacting with the world, performing exchanges and self-regulating through their available resources at the time. Finally, the psychotherapeutic process is explored as a care factor, since the study seeks to establish a genuine I-you relationship with the child, in which they are valued and accepted, favoring the expansion of their self-awareness and self-support.