TABLE 1.

Eligibility criteria for selecting participants in the study.

Inclusion criteria: •Children aged 5–12 years’ old. •Children who experience mild emotional and behavioral difficulties based. •On teachers’ ratings in the “Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire with impact supplement for the teachers of 4–17 year olds.” •Children with a diagnosis of disabilities that are not expected to affect them in participating in group arts therapies, including, but not limited to, •Dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, intellectual disabilities. •Children that both themselves and their parents or legal guardians consent to their participation in the study. •Children with or without fluency in English.

Exclusion criteria: •Children with a diagnosis of disabilities that are expected to need one-to-one support, including, but not limited to, autistic spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, epilepsy, cystic fibrosis, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis, depression, anxiety disorder, hearing impairment, visual impairment. This exclusion was made on the basis that the arts therapists might not be able to meet children’s needs within the large groups of 6–8 children. •Children who would require one-to-one support for any other reason. •Children who are already involved in arts therapies.