The Influence of Drawing Therapy on Healing Psychological Trauma in Post Earthquake in Kajai West Pasaman West Sumatera Indonesia

Introduction: Earthquake incidents in Indonesia for the year 2023 were scaled up to 10.789. This can have a higher magnitude of psychological impact in growth and development of especially children. Drawing therapy is given to cultivate children's coping mechanism towards psychological trauma arises by earthquake. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of drawing therapy in healing of psychological trauma among post earthquake children. Materials and methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted among 101 children aged from 7 to 12 years who lived in Kajai Pasaman Barat and affected by the earthquake on February 25, 2022 at 08:39 a.m. Results: Before being given drawing therapy the score of trauma level was a minimum of 11 and a maximum of 54 and after being given drawing therapy the score of trauma level was a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 48. Difference between the psychological trauma of respondents before and after being given drawing therapy with an average value of mean 26.85 with a standard deviation of 11.366 to an average value of mean 22.11 with a standard deviation of 10.385. Conclusion: Drawing therapy had positively reduced the psychological trauma among children post earthquake (p-value < 0.05).