A Study on the Self-recovery Process of NEET Youth from using Literary Therapy

The purpose of this study is to vividly examine the difficulties experienced by non-employed NEET youth through the narratives of those involved and to suggest the possibility of accessing literary therapy to help NEET youth self-recovery.In order to achieve the purpose of the study, the study was conducted for three months on eight people who participated in the literary therapy program during the "Non-Employed NEET Youth Support Project" conducted in District D, City D. The program lasted a total of 8 sessions, 90 minutes each.Additionally, a total of two individual interviews were conducted, each lasting 60 to 90 minutes.The research results were derived from the three stages of the self-recovery process by transcribing the texts written by non-employed NEET youth participating in a literary therapy program.The stories shared and the contents of individual interviews.First, in the current self-awareness stage, "a flower that was stepped on," "I am struggling in reality," and "I jumped from the second floor that day."Second, in self-awareness and self-acceptance as a self-recovery process, "I'm living well by trying hard in small things," "I'm cooking a little bit," "This is a positive time for me," "I lived only thinking about myself, I'm sorry," "You have to wait until the flowers bloom until they wither" was derived.Third, in the expression of the new will, we were able to see "I decided to find my lost self," "I will work hard now and get a job no matter what," and "I want to work out hard and participate in a triathlon and take a body profile photo."This study is significant because it provided basic data for the development of a literary therapy program for the self-recovery of NEET youth.We also suggest that programs that can continue to support them at various levels should be implemented in the future.