2025, Vol. 7, Issue 1, Part D

author(s)
Amita Tiwari

abstract

Introduction: Children are a blessing from the Lord. They are like clay in the potter’s hand. Blend them with Godly love and care, they become a vessel that stays strong and perfect, purge them with toil and dust they may break and crumble. They build the nation sound and strong, because today’s children are responsible citizens of tomorrow. Today’s society is complex and ever changing. As children grow, they learn each day, of how to live tomorrow watching the grace and disgrace that surround them. The more you blend your child with confidence the lesser he tumbles and the better he becomes.

Objectives of the study were to: Assess the perceived level of anxiety before administrating clay therapy among orphan’s children in selected orphanages

Methods and Materials: The study were in this study quantitative an evaluative research approach use Pre -experimental research design In this study, an experimental quantitative evaluative research approach research design was adopted to assess the orphan children, the population selected for this study from selected orphanage of Jabalpur, the conceptual framework used in the study was based on von betalanffy general system model, the Simple non purposive sampling method was adopted for selecting the subject, the sample included 60 orphan children for reducing level of anxiety, the finding showed that the mean of data was analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistical The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of clay therapy on decreasing anxiety of orphaned children living in family-like centers of orphanage. One week prior to final examinations, participants were randomly assigned to either an expressive clay-making group. The State-trait anxiety inventory was administered before and after participation. Expressive clay making activities included clay models, there is a significant difference between the post test levels of anxiety among orphans children in experimental group there is a significant association in the level of anxiety among orphan children with the selected socio-demographic variables in experimental group. Modified perceived level of anxiety scale was adopted for this study Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) provides clinical benefits to hospitalized patients, including decreased pain and improved quality of life. Twenty-nine percent of hospitalized (169 of 591) reported employing a clay, therapy, or music therapy. Of those hospices, 74% employed a massage therapy, 18% a music therapy, and 31% on clay therapy, and 42% expected the therapy to attend interdisciplinary staff meetings, indicating a significant role for these therapy on the patient's care team. In the 18 analyses, larger Forty-four percent of hospitalized in the Mountain/Pacific region reported employing a CAM therapist vs. 17% in the South Central region Before the performances began, a Mindful Behavioural Cognitive therapist taught breathing and imagery techniques to the actors, so that they could incorporate them into interactive experiences for the children (Sextou & Monk, 2013). When the actors performed at the children’s bedsides, they worked these techniques into their story lines in order to have the children participate in these mindfulness-based activities. In this way, they were able to help the children escape from the hospital environment through imagery, and increase their relaxation levels through mindful breathing (Sextou & Monk, 2013). Children reported that the performance helped them calm down and forget about being in the hospital

Finding reveals that the association between anxiety level with selected demographic variable in pre score, variable is statistically tested by applying chi - square test the variable age was found Their hobbies are interested Duration of stay in orphanages were significant and only

Results: The present study showed that there is at the level of significant (0.05) pre-test score of. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of clay therapy in reducing of anxiety among the orphan children.

From the study findings it was concluded that there were significant differences between pre and post anxiety level of subjects. The reducing in the anxiety level was because of the intervention clay therapy (cartoons and human’s models) provided to the subjects. The analysis of data and review of literature points towards the following conclusion.