Abstract
The following qualitative study analyzed the experiences of middle school educators’ engagement
in group art directives. Data was collected over a 4-week period, and a group semi-open interview
was utilized to elicit information about educators’ thoughts on using art in the workplace and
reflection on their daily lives. The study explored gaps in art therapy literature such as art therapy
and its benefits with educators in a group setting, if art aids educators with burnout, and finding an
effective treatment for educator burnout due to an increase of educators leaving the profession
from the Covid-19 pandemic. This qualitative study provided art therapy literature to better
understand the lives of educators’ burnout and emphasize work-related support using group art
directives to provide emotional aid. This in turn will assist school administrations, art therapy
professionals, and burnout literature alternative approaches to decreasing educators leaving the
field and burnout among educators.
