Schedule of trainings and lectures

You can sign up for a training or order a training for your group by phone: +79857779985 or [email protected] . Any training topic can be included in your course of individual lessons in art therapy "Life in color"

Art therapy. Training "Wish Map"

Photo collage "Wish card" one of the popular topics in phototherapy. Beautiful and interesting job to visualize the future. This is a test of the validity of goals, which includes and the left hemisphere - rationality, logic, planning and the right hemisphere - intuition, emotions, images, sensations.

I will not reveal all the secrets of the creative process, but I will talk about one of the main aspects that occurs during art therapy - choice.

You make your choice. The work of creating a photo collage is multi-stage. At every stage you are both in the here and now and in the future. There is a contact with your thoughts, feelings, desires.

You look through dozens of images and choose the most important and necessary, which are related to the goal that is in the center of your inner attention.

Some of the selected material goes to the collage, some remains for later, some goes to the wastebasket. One or two main themes always appear. Far from always main topic the one with which you came to the art therapy class. Often you find the answer to your question in the process of choosing.

Many times I witnessed a real sacrament - the birth of a dream and the realization of the road to it. Creating a photo collage "Wish Map" is the first step on this path.

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Art therapy. Training "Art-meditation"

There is different ways stop the running of thoughts, haste, events. Relax. To relax. And return to yourself.

Art meditation gives a channel, a point of connection, which helps to concentrate on the moment and get away from the endless monologue in the head. This is a creative process - most often I offer a free drawing. There is only you, clean paper, brushes and a palette of colors. Art meditation provides a means to express the inner process, choose a color and be in contact with it. The result is not important, the process is important.

As the authors of the works tell about their experience of art meditation.

"First it seemed to me very difficult to draw for so long without a given topic. I painted flowers, then a field, then I just wanted to paint only in yellow. I painted the whole sheet yellow and suddenly in the process, the answer clearly came to a question that had been tormenting me lately. It was amazing and I was very relieved. My next drawing was about the decision that came. This drawing was the final one in the work. Surprisingly, using this method creative work, you can get a very specific answer and a solution to your problem. Although it was difficult for me to start, and I even had to make an effort, but I am satisfied with the result. A plus my anxiety went away, my mood became better and even breathing became easier"

"I'm a designer, I have fatigue from work to order, a flow of projects. I wanted a free drawing, but at first I couldn’t relax, I began to think that the brush was not the right one and everything didn’t work out that way. But then just began to come color, movement. And in the end it just became fun for me - I looked at Read completely...

Training "Male archetypes"

In this training, I talk about different male characters, archetypes. The lecture part is never a monologue, I always invite the participants to give examples during the story, who respond to each archetype - acquaintances, family members, media people, heroes of secular or political chronicles, characters in books, movies, history.

It is important for me that as a result of the training you not only learn new information about men, but also learn to identify the main characters and consciously build relationships - in love, career, family or friendships.

Part of the work takes place in the format art masterfully th. In the training there is time for creative work on the topic of archetypes, one's perception, features of interpersonal communication.

Knowledge of archetypes is needed to successfully communicate at different levels - from the closest to the official worker.

Classification of archetypes. Archetypes-Jung, theosophical, totems.

- The purpose of the archetype.

Male archetypes. Choice of life scenario, role models, professions, hobbies

- Archetypes and love. Yin and Yang. Anima and Animus.

How to find "your" archetype of a man?

- Child psychology- how to recognize the archetype in a child. Who is growing Zeus, Hermes or Apollo? How to build a model of education?

- Male archetype and ways of behavior in conflict.

Positive and negative aspects of each archetype. absorption into the archetype.

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Art therapy. Training "Emotions and color". From the cycle "Mood Management"

For those who are interested in psychology, creativity and want to get acquainted with the method of art therapy in practice. During the training we will explore the possibilities of color therapy.

Lesson with the use of art therapy techniques, work with paints and color.

In the training program:

-Specific technique to correct your emotional state, which you can use in the future on your own.

Relationship between mood and preference color choice.

-The effect of color on mood, relationships, health. Possibilities of use.

Symbolic and cultural color value.

We will also listen to music, talk and get to know each other.

After this lesson:

you will learn new things about art therapy,

about the psychology of color

learn to understand yourself better and manage your mood,

make new acquaintances and friends

Art therapy. Fairy tale therapy. Transpersonal psychology.

Training "Women's archetypes"

Circle of female roles and subpersonalities we study in this training.

It often happens in life that most often one or two roles are in demand. We do the same thing day after day. The environment and we ourselves are getting used to this main role. The rest of the roles, like dresses for special occasions, are waiting for attention to be paid to them and for the hostess to remember them.

Comes with time feeling of loss of harmony and integrity. Life does not bring as much pleasure and joy as we would like.

I will talk about seven main roles-subpersonalities. Fullness of life and self-realization are possible when we can move from one role to another.

We need Artemis to get things done.

We are filled with the energy of life and sexuality, being in the role Aphrodite and easily share our fusion, energize those around us.

Athena lays the right course in life, helps to plan, study, work, share knowledge.

I will talk about these and other archetypes in more detail at the seminar. Knowledge of archetypes is needed to successfully communicate at different levels - from the closest to the official worker.

The training takes place in the format of an art workshop. Each participant will have time for individual creative work to get to know each archetype and bring it into their lives.

Part of the time we will devote to discussion in the group, I, as a psychologist I will answer questions and we will analyze specific cases and life situations.

- What is an archetype.Jung's theory, theosophical classification, totems, archetypes from fairy tales.

female archetypes andtheir influence on the scenario of life - career, family, love.

Do I know mine leading archetype?

- Anima and Animus.How to define "your" archetype of a man?

What roles do I most often play in life?

The psychology of the archetype.Pros and cons.The danger of being swallowed up by the archetype.

- How do people perceive me?Does it suit me?

Communication. How to make contact withclose friend/friend/clientbased on its leading archetype.

- The upbringing of a girl.How to discern the main archetype in a child. Introverts and extroverts.The choice of school, university, profession.Age and change of archetype.

The training uses the techniques of art therapy, fairy tale therapy, transpersonal psychology, transactional analysis, the theory of Jung's archetypes and the archetypes of ancient Greek mythology.

Art workshop "How my name will respond"

For those who are interested in psychology, creativity and want to get acquainted with the method art therapy on practice.

The main theme of the training is the study of the image of I, the phenomenon of the name, the ways of self-presentation to the world.

The training includes several techniques of art therapy. We will work with color, paints, images, we will use different possibilities of painting and drawing.

Name Phenomenon, Sounding, Inner Meanings and Messages

How do I present myself to the world?

How I am most often perceived

I am perfect and I am real

Duration 3 hours.

"Joy" from Mood Control

Joy is fleeting. Everyone knows how difficult it is sometimes to keep this feeling, how easy it is to scare away. Not everyone wants to share their joy. Sometimes it's unclearWhere does joy come from and where does it go?

Positive emotions are a source of energy. During the training we willexplore the nature of emotions, let's talk about how to make every day happier, and what it consists ofgood mood recipe.

You will explore your life situation, learn to find new solutions to it, open the door to hidden opportunities and resources.

Questions to be covered in the training:

The psychology of joy - what is it?

How to make every day happier? And is it even possible?

How to improve the quality of your life?

Awareness of your emotions.

Joy and happiness in the body.

The color of joy.

Taste of joy.

My recipe for a good mood.

The training is carried out using the methods of art therapy and phototherapy. The lesson will use the "Map of Emotions" technique.

Training "Meeting" from the cycle "Relationships"

No one will deny the importance of the first step in life and the importance of the first date.

I wanted to highlight this topic in a separate lesson, because I often see that ignorance of simple things about psychology and differences in the behavior of men and women leads to the fact that On a date, a real meeting never happens.

The training will focus on common mistakes in behavior on a date, work with your image and self-presentation. During the training, you will be askeda few exercises to better understand your position and expectations.

As in any art therapy class, we will devote part of the time to creative work. This time we will work withcollage technique.

-10 reasons why they don't call back after a date

How to behave on a date

Mistakes - shyness, swagger, interrogation of a partner, etc.

What to say and what to leave for later

Alarms - how to understand that something is going wrong

Sex on the first date

How to use your strengths

The duration of the training is 3 hours with a coffee break.

Art - workshop"Christmas cleaning"

The traditional meeting New Year. Summing up, seeing off the old year and planning a new one.

Come if you want to understand:

What do you want to leave in the past year?

What to take with you

How to make plans for next year

Why do wishes come true and why do not come true

Who do you want to meet in the coming year?

An art therapy class is a combination of creativity and psychology. You will get to know the technology photo collage and you can do your own work. We will talk about the symbolism of color, the meaning of pre-holiday rituals. As always, there will be a tea party and you will have the opportunity to expand your social circle and make new friends.

If you have a free evening, and you want to spend time interesting and informative, come!

School of parents. Trainings, seminars, lectures.

Art therapy. "Learning to Be a Mom"

Being a parent is a lifelong process. We have children, they grow, change, and we change with them. Sometimes we keep up with them, sometimes we don't. We read books and magazines, listen to the advice of loved ones, compare, try on this or that situation, point of view, try to understand what I and my child need.

The training will give you the opportunity to take a break and think about your parental position, hear your voice among many voices, find the right intonation in communicating with your child, answer important questions:

- Who is a good mother?

-What roles in the family, in life do I perform most often?

-How to understand your child?

- How do I see the future of myself and my family?

What is my recipe for happiness?

Our meeting is held in the format of a creative art workshop. No special education or skills are required. You learn the art of photo collage, make your own unique author's version of the work, which can be a great addition to the interior, set the direction in the design of the nursery or start a new page of the family photo album.

Immersion in the topic, discussion in a circle will help you better understand yourself, transfer your creative approach to solving many issues in the future.

Duration 3 hours.

A series of classes for future parents.

Literature for parents

They take place in the form of individual lessons.

Each lesson is devoted to a specific topic, includes a lecture part, art therapy methods, breathing techniques, meditation and relaxation.

We will do a lot of creative work, use different materials - watercolor, gouache, pastel, make collages, work with photography, color - fabric, paper.

The duration of the lesson is 2 hours. The cost of one lesson is 2000 rubles, including art materials, tea drinking. The cost for a couple is 3000 rubles.

1.Readiness for childbirth. Dealing with fears and anxiety. Development of psycho-emotional self-regulation skills - the period of pregnancy, childbirth, the period of adaptation after childbirth. Prevention of postpartum depression. The connection between the mood of mother and child: a calm mother is a happy baby.

2."I am a mother" Dealing with my parental position, expectations, representations. Will I have enough for all the time? Do I want to be like my mom? The future of the family, the role of the husband, dialogue with relatives.

3. "Me and my baby" Prenatal child care (during pregnancy) Mom, dad, child - triad concept. How to teach dad to communicate with the "belly"? Emotional connection with the child. Intrauterine language of the baby - how to understand each other? How to help a child after childbirth, psychological comfort zone, trust in the world, imprinting mechanism. Music therapy.

4."Now mom and dad" Husband's participation in childbirth - how to find the right solution. Changes in the family, new roles, joys, responsibilities. Prevention of conflicts. Difficulties at first. Who are good parents? How to build a dialogue with grandparents? Acceptance of help.

5."My birth scenario is a precursor" What are harbingers? How to behave in order not to get to the hospital ahead of time? Physiological precursors. Emotional harbingers - a change in the emotional state of the expectant mother. What do the future dad and family members need to know in order to provide timely assistance and respond correctly? Preparing for childbirth. Gymnastics and diet of a pregnant mother in the last four weeks. Whom to take as an accompaniment - husband, mother, girlfriend, midwife, psychologist?

6."My labor scenario is contractions" How to understand that childbirth has begun? What is the difference between premonitory contractions and real ones? What is labor pain like? How to breathe and move correctly during the latency period? Breathing, music, voice work, visualization. Accompanying functions. Positions of the body with increased labor activity - how to help yourself and your child. The behavior of the medical staff in the hospital - what to expect for a woman in labor?

7."My birth scenario is pushing and giving birth" How to understand that attempts have begun? The duration of the push. Breathing, body postures, voice work. Prevention of gaps - gymnastics and diet for a pregnant mother in the third trimester. The birth of a child - how to go to the delivery room. The position of the body on the birth chair. Vertical delivery.

8. "Breast-feeding" The importance of breastfeeding for the successful psychological and physiological development of the child. Start of breastfeeding. Joy, pleasure, contact between mother and child. What is lactostasis? How to behave during a lactation crisis? Diet of a nursing mother. What to do if milk runs out? How to increase lactation. What is lactase deficiency. Daily routine, rest. The importance of night feedings.

9.How to learn to understand your child Communication with the baby at the preverbal level. Development and sensory of the newborn. The activity of the right hemisphere in the expectant mother, emotionality, intuition - the key to successful contact with the child. Why is the baby crying? Take over or not? Where is the best place for a child to sleep?

10. "My family" Dialogue with relatives. Acceptance of help. Grandma or babysitter? Family history. How do I want my family to be? Types of contacts within the family. Dependent relationships and healthy love.

What is art therapy?

Art therapy (Latin ars - art, Greek therapeia - treatment) is a method of treatment with the help of artistic creativity. Art therapy today is considered one of the softest, but effective methods used in the work of psychologists and psychotherapists.

It can be said that during art therapy sessions, patients receive an important message from their own subconscious. This technique belongs to the most ancient and natural forms of correction of emotional states. It is important that any person, even independently, without the help of a specialist, can engage in art therapy. It helps to relax and relieve tension.

AT different countries There are various models of art therapy. It is very important to note that this technique has no contraindications and limitations. It is used in almost all areas of psychotherapy. It has also found wide application in pedagogy, social work and even business. Art therapy gives any person the opportunity to express their inner world through creativity.
Types of art therapy

If we talk about classical art therapy, then it includes only visual types of creativity, such as: painting, graphics, photography, drawing and modeling. But modern art therapy has more types of techniques. It also includes bibliotherapy, mask therapy, fairy tale therapy, origami, drama therapy, music therapy, color therapy, video therapy, sand therapy, play therapy, etc.

was developed and complex method- art synthesis therapy. It is based on the use of a combination of painting, versification, dramaturgy and theatre, rhetoric and plasticity. Moreover, the number of methods is constantly increasing.
Application of art therapy? Benefits of art therapy. Properties of art therapy

Art therapy techniques are used for a fairly wide range of problems. These can be psychological traumas, losses, crisis states, intra- and interpersonal conflicts, post-stress, neurotic and psychosomatic disorders, existential and age-related crises. Art therapy helps to develop in a person the creativity of thinking and the integrity of his personality, and also through creativity allows you to discover personal meanings.

It should be noted the high efficiency of art therapy, both when working with adults and when working with adolescents and children. By its very nature, this technique is radical. It allows you to reveal the inner strength of a person. Art therapy helps to increase self-esteem; teaches to relax and get rid of negative emotions and thoughts; in group work, it develops important social skills in a person.

Art therapy gives a person the opportunity to strengthen their memory, develop attention, thinking and decision-making skills. Art therapy is used in individual and group psychotherapy, in various trainings. It can also serve as an addition to other methods and areas of psychotherapy, systems of health improvement, education and upbringing. It is important that art therapy does not require special training.
History of art therapy

This term appeared in the 40s. 20th century It began to be used by the British physician and artist Adrian Hill. He worked in special hospitals with tuberculosis patients as an art teacher.

He drew attention to the fact that creative activities help patients recover more easily and quickly. At the same time, patients are distracted from their problems and experiences.

It must be said that art in general appeared in ancient times and served as a means of communication. AT folk art you can see the prototype of modern art therapy.

The conditions for the development of art therapy began to be laid along with the emergence of interest in children's and primitive art. People began to appreciate the spontaneous expression of emotions, which was not constrained by convention.

In Russia in last years observed fast development psychotherapy. At the same time, there is an active study of its new forms and models. Great interest in art therapy began to be shown not only by specialists, but also by patients themselves.

However, still not everyone knows what art therapy is. This is due to insufficient information. Psychiatrists and psychotherapists are engaged in the development of this profession.
Opportunities for art therapy

We can say that art therapy is based on faith in the creative basis of man. It does not aim to make a person an artist or an actor. It is aimed primarily at solving psychological problems.

Almost everyone can take part in art therapy work, regardless of their age. It doesn't require him to be creative.

Through artistic images, our unconscious interacts with consciousness.

Art therapy helps to establish relationships between people. Through art, a person not only expresses himself, but also learns more about others.

Art therapy allows you to know yourself and the world. In artistic creation, a person embodies his emotions, feelings, hopes, fears, doubts and conflicts. This happens at an unconscious level, and a person learns a lot about himself.

Art therapy develops creative possibilities. During art therapy, a person can discover previously unknown talents in himself.

Art therapy is in a good way social adaptation. This is of the greatest importance for people with disabilities. They are often very socially maladjusted. They lack communication. Art therapy gives them the opportunity to participate more actively and independently in society.

Art therapy mainly uses the means of non-verbal communication. This is very important for people who find it difficult to express their thoughts in words.

Art therapy in recent years has acquired pedagogical direction. At school, it performs the following functions: educational, correctional, psychotherapeutic, diagnostic and developmental.

Vereshchagina Sofia
for the women's magazine InFlora.ru

On this day, set aside time and forget all the problems, doing what you love or learn some new kind of creativity. Sing, draw, sew, dance...! Let the soul give warmth and energy to the body, and then, in turn, let it please us with health and vigor for a longer time!

I got a purple mood doll :) This is when the soul sings and the whole world echoes it, when everything succeeds and all desires come true, when it’s like you are flying on wings and the whole world is at your feet ...
When everything around is colored with a rainbow of your favorite shades and you believe that life is really beautiful and amazing! All purple mood!

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Happy child 21.04.2017

Dear readers, are you familiar with the concept of art therapy? It turns out that this relatively new direction of modern psychotherapy is actively used by specialists not only with adults, but also with children. Many exercises can be successfully offered to a child at home, while achieving several goals at once: both have fun, and understand what is bothering your baby, and help him gently solve the difficulty that has arisen. Indeed, in art therapy for children, not bitter pills and potions are used, but what childhood is already rich and happy with - creative thinking, imagination, vivid images and the most favorite activities for children. Tell me, which of the kids will refuse to draw, dance, play an interesting game once again?

Today on the blog we will introduce you closer to art therapy in working with children, and we will offer a selection of fun exercise games that you can use at home with your child.

I give the floor to Anna Kutyavina, the columnist.

Hello dear readers of Irina's blog! When it comes to art therapy, I can't stop listing its many benefits. This is probably due to the fact that I myself am an art therapist, and behind my shoulders are years of working with children in this method. But still, every time I see the new successes of the kids, their big and small discoveries, as well as extraordinary changes, I am amazed again and again. It would seem that just a drawing, a game in the sandbox, a dance, a fairy tale. But how thanks to them the world is changing, both around and within us!

But let's first take a closer look at art therapy, and find out what it is "eaten" with.

Art therapy in work with children and adults and its tasks

What is art therapy? This is a direction of psychotherapy, which involves the creation and analysis of creative works. Literally, the word "art therapy" is translated as treatment by art. But for the purposes of art therapy, it is not at all necessary to be a brilliant artist, musician or poet with a “profile” education. It is enough just to pick up the tools necessary for this or that type of creativity, relax, let go of external fuss and worries, and immerse yourself in the process.

However, not all creativity can be attributed to art therapy. Ordinary modeling, dancing, drawing are not yet a treatment. But properly directed, coordinated creativity (not to be confused with special training in creativity - in comparison with it, art therapy is more spontaneous) can help:

• react to unlived emotions, get to the bottom of true feelings and thoughts;
• diagnose psychological problems;
• in an adequate form to release aggression and other negative manifestations;
• facilitate the process of communication, establishing relationships with other people;
• increase self-esteem;
• learn to control their own internal state;
• cope with fears, anxiety, many psychosomatic manifestations;
• acquire new, more constructive models of behavior in a given situation;
• enjoy self-expression.

It would seem, "just" childish pranks. And what a huge impact they have on a person!

Art therapy works great with adult "patients". But with the kids, she literally works wonders! Maybe because it is not so easy for us, great aunts and uncles, to turn off the controller and the “supervisor” in ourselves and create without judgment?

Types and methods of art therapy in working with children

There are quite a few separate types and directions in art therapy. Moreover, there is always something new. But the main types of treatment with creativity include:

isotherapy– treatment with the help of drawing, visual arts. Materials for such therapy - paper, brushes, paints, less often - pencils, pens, crayons.

sand therapy - classes using a specially organized sandbox. In addition to the sand box itself, small figurines, natural materials, and so on are used in therapy.

Bibliotherapy- special work with text. So, you can read the text, choose and write out the remembered words, compose sentences from them, etc.

Music therapy- classes by listening to music, creating your own rhythms, playing musical instruments.

tissue therapy - by working with fabrics.

Color therapy- the use of different color combinations and images for therapy.

puppet therapy- it involves the creation of dolls from various materials, and further interaction with them: playing stories, writing stories, etc.

Mandalotherapy- activities with children by creating mandalas. They can be drawn on paper or sand, created from different materials.

Phototherapy– creation of photographs and further therapeutic work with them;

POPPY- classes by working with metaphorical associative cards.

Testoplasty– therapy by means of influence on plasticine, dough, clay, other plastic materials.

collage- treatment and filling with resources by creating collages.

Film therapy- Therapy with films and commercials.

Dance Movement Therapy – treatment through dance.

In working with children, especially small ones, isotherapy, fairy tale therapy, sand therapy, testoplasty and puppet therapy are most often used. Yes, yes, this is exactly what children love most in the world: draw, read fairy tales, sculpt, play in the sandbox and with dolls. Magic Doctor Art therapy treats only with what is pleasant and painless!

Exercises for art therapy with children

And now I suggest you play a little with the kids, and at the same time feel like a little art therapist. To get acquainted with the method, let's take the most, in my opinion, the simplest and fastest, as well as areas very loved by children - isotherapy and sand therapy.

isotherapy

In fact, all children love to draw. Why not work out with the kids? For isotherapy, you can use the following materials: paper, brushes and paints, pencils, felt-tip pens, pens, crayons. Everything you can draw. To begin with, invite the child to choose for himself what he would like to draw now.

Scribble

Very simple and affordable exercise. Invite the baby to take pencils or paints and draw any lines. You can draw in any color, with any pressure, any shape and size. In the course of drawing, try to find some kind of image in the lines, draw it with your child.

Or you can not look for meaning in scribbles, and just drive a pencil over paper, thus expressing yourself.

hand drawing

A wonderful way to let your child experience incredible joy! After all, it’s usually impossible to “dirty” your hands, but here suddenly you can! Invite the child to draw with the whole palm, fingertips, knuckles, palm edge, using gouache or special finger paints. You don't have to give any specific task. Just let your little one loosen up with sweeping, messy strokes and experience unusual tactile sensations and going beyond what is permitted.

With the help of this exercise, you can correct the state of fear, depression, anxiety.

Music drawing

Offer your child paints, brushes, paper, turn on a recording of classical music, such as Mozart or Tchaikovsky. And ask him to draw the music he hears using any lines and colors. The way he feels.

Thanks to this exercise, the child learns to express his emotions and feelings on paper, and also develops his imagination.

Exercise "Flower"

An older child can be offered an exercise "Flower". Give him paper, brushes and paints, pencils. Ask them to close their eyes and imagine a wonderful flower. What is he? What smell does he have? Where did he grow up? What is around him? Now let the child open his eyes and try to draw everything that he just imagined.

Together with your child, come up with a story about a flower. What is his mood? What does he like? How is his day going, etc. If the story is going in a sad direction, offer to finish the picture or change the story in a positive direction.

This exercise helps develop imagination, relieve emotional stress.

And now let's see how you can have fun with children in modeling classes. What can we talk about, what children's crafts will tell us.

Sand art therapy for children

Sand is a wonderful environment for developing a child's skills and even for correcting and treating existing problems. The sand itself is pleasant to the touch, free-flowing, easily fills any shape, children can play with it for hours. Just remember what happens on the shores of the seas and rivers, as well as near large sandboxes in the yard. Children can not be torn off the sand!

The "magic" properties of sand could not go unnoticed by experts. The sandbox is actively used in the psychological, art-therapeutic process. True, the psychological sandbox must have certain dimensions - 50 * 70 * 8 cm, and the inside is painted blue or blue, as a symbol of sky and water.

But at home, we can also use improvised means - small trays, boxes, even plastic basins filled with sand. The main condition is that the sand must be safe for the child, that is, clean and disinfected. To do this, you can buy special sand, or take regular sand, rinse it and bake it in the oven.

Also for games you will need small figures - up to 8 cm high. These can be dolls, animal figures, trees, houses, interior items, natural materials. Psychologists usually have a whole collection of such toys. But at home it is enough to have at least a minimal set.

Introduction to sand

At the very beginning, we offer the child to “get acquainted” with the sandbox:

“Say hello” to the sand (remember that playing in the sandbox is already the creation of a fairy tale, and in a fairy tale everything is alive).

Glide your palms across the sand in straight lines, in circular motions like snakes, or in a zigzag pattern. Then do the same with the edges of the palms.

Take sand in the palm of your hand or two at once, and pour it out in a thin stream.

Bury your palms in the sand, then “find” them, saying: “Where are our hands? Where did they hide?"

Put your open hand in the sand and close your eyes. Then mom or dad pours sand on the finger, and the baby must guess which finger the sand got on.

Leave footprints in the sand. You can invite the baby to jump with his fingers on the sand like a bunny, walk like a big bear, or crawl like a snake.

Be sure to discuss with the child his feelings, the difference in prints, ask questions. You should not impose your opinion, listen to your child and help him, without correcting or criticizing in any way. Be sure to praise your progress.

Creating a magical world

In order to get to know the child's experiences and feelings, you can offer him the following exercise. You need a sandbox and a set of small figures. The instruction for the task is as follows:

“Imagine that you are a real wizard. Before you is a fabulous land. And you can fill it with whatever you want. Create any natural conditions, inhabited by people, animals or other creatures. Arrange them however you like."

Usually, children begin to create with great joy, immediately immerse themselves in their world. Already by the way a child begins “construction”, how he approaches the process, you can learn a lot about him. He quickly built everything, acting in large strokes? Or does he hesitate, thinks over his decision for a long time, cannot decide on a place for the figurine in any way? Or maybe he rearranges some characters all the time, unable to find a place for them?

When the world is created, and the kid says that he has finished, discuss the picture with him. Ask who lives in this magical land, what it is called, what the inhabitants do, what happens to them. If the child voiced some problem with the hero - for example, this tiger is very angry and feels bad - try to find a solution together. Maybe the tiger just needs a friend? Or should he do what he likes? "Go" for the child, continuing his thoughts. And you will be surprised how effective this exercise can be.

Similarly, you can offer the child to create a picture of "My family", "My friends", and find out how the baby sees his environment, what can be changed in this system for the better.

There are a great many exercises and techniques of art therapy in working with children. They help develop imagination, motor skills, and realize creative abilities. But it is not at all necessary at home, while working with a baby, to follow some strict instructions.

Art therapy in many ways is spontaneity based on flair, the ability to see and accept another, to understand him without words, through art. When choosing techniques, consider the age of the child, his psycho emotional condition. After all, who, if not we, the parents, are best able to feel their child?

Do not try to influence the result of creativity. The goal of art therapy is not the creation of masterpieces, but simple and accessible self-expression, the opportunity to get to know your inner world and help it become brighter, more fun, brighter. Although, sometimes people discover simply amazing talents in themselves ...

I sincerely wish you and your families health and happiness! Create for joy!

Anna Kutyavina, psychologist, storyteller, owner of the Fairy World website

I thank Anna for the thoughts. Engage with children, be sure to develop yourself. After all, such methods can be very interesting for us, adults. Not so long ago, I discovered phototherapy for myself. I really liked my experience. I wrote about it in the article Awakening yourself through phototherapy Photogenic "thorn" milk thistle

Ikhina Elena Garifullaevna,

educator

JV MAOU Yarovskoy secondary school

Art therapy(Latin ars - art, Greek therapeia - treatment) is a method of treatment and development with the help of artistic creativity.

Art therapy is a specialized form of psychotherapy based on art, primarily visual and creative activity. Art therapy has neither restrictions nor contraindications, being a safe method of relieving stress. This is a natural way of healing when negative emotions are transformed into positive ones.

Many teachers have encountered situations where children quarrel, take offense, conflict with peers and adults in kindergarten, in the family, and then at school.

Work on these problems contributed to the search for new technologies in working with children. The most acceptable, in my opinion, is art therapy.

To understand other people, it is necessary to have well-developed thinking (ability for intellectual decentration) and emotional-volitional processes. Specially organized art therapy classes create a positive emotional mood, contribute to the improvement of the intellectual and emotional spheres of preschoolers, and develop moral motives for behavior.

The project presents several art therapy forms of work with children (game therapy, music therapy, dance therapy, color therapy, isotherapy).

Project participants: educator, music director, children senior group, parents, teachers.

The nature of the contacts: interaction within the same group.

Organization and structure of the project: Classes with children are held throughout the week. Classes are held in a group with a working area and a recreation area. The space of the working area is equipped with tables and chairs for each participant.

Art Therapy Week Project

Objective of the project: Harmonization of the emotional-volitional sphere of the child through the development of the ability of self-expression and self-knowledge, expanding the possibilities of social adaptation of children through the methods of art therapy.

Project objectives:

1. Help your child learn and learn to express their own feelings and emotions.
2. Development of creative and communication skills.
3. Stimulation of creative self-expression, disclosure of one's "I".
4. Developing self-confidence, increasing self-esteem.
5. Cohesion of the children's team.
6. Relieve stress, harmonize the emotional state.
7. Establish partnerships with parents, join forces for the development and education of children in the use of art therapy in Everyday life child.

Expected Result:

• Stabilization of the emotional state of children, the formation of positive relationships between children, their assimilation of the norms and rules of behavior, the development of thinking, motor skills and other functions.
• Social adaptation, manifested in a favorable climate in a group of children, self-confidence and the desire for self-expression, a positive attitude towards oneself.

Pre-work algorithm:

1. Make an action plan.
2. Select the necessary musical works, phonograms together with the music director.
3. Group design (pictures-motivators, a corner of emotions).
4. Working with children (acquaintance with literary works, moral conversations, classes with elements of psycho-gymnastics, didactic games, learning poems, dance movements).
5. Tell parents about the implementation of the project and invite them to participate in activities.

Action plan of the Art Therapy Week.

Event		Members
Test "Magic Cloud" (decoding of all the proposed colors according to the Luscher test).	Daily Activities Determining the emotional state of children	Children, educator
Listening to songs for your favorite fairy tales, cartoons. (music therapy)	Create a positive setting for regime moments
Morning exercises with a demonstration of movements to a musical phonogram (Exercise for animals; The sun is radiant) (dance therapy)	Relieve stress, harmonize the emotional state.	Children, educator, music director
The game "Binding thread" (game therapy)	Help children learn and learn to express their thoughts, feelings, desires. Cohesion of the children's team.	Children, educator
Relaxation	Calming, relaxing children.
The game "Who called?" (game therapy)	Monday Develop auditory attention, orientation in space. Teach children to identify a friend by voice.	Children, educator
Psycho-gymnastic exercises based on excerpts from the fairy tales of K.I.	Set up children for active joint activities, for a common conversation, game. To acquaint with the elements of expressive movements, facial expressions, posture.	Children, educator
Discussion on reading passages.	To teach children to analyze the actions of heroes, to express their point of view, to find a creative solution.	Children, educator
Free dance to Russian folk dance music (dance therapy)	Teach children to choose their own movements in the dance.	Children, educator, music director.
Action "A wise thought for every day" (choose an aphorism)	To form positive attitudes in parents based on philosophical judgments.	Parents, teacher.
Didactic game "Fairy Veils" (color therapy)	Tuesday Develop color perception and color perception. Tune children in a positive way, develop imagination and fantasy.	children, teacher
Blotography "Magic colors" (isotherapy)	Create favorable conditions for the development of arbitrariness. Find out which combinations of colors when viewed cause a feeling of joy, and which sadness. -To teach how to create the integrity of the color impression through a variety of shades to express a certain mood. -To form an emotional perception of color, the search for associative links between color and mood.	children, teacher
Emotional and communicative game "ABC of moods"	To introduce children to the basic human emotions and ways of expressing them, to teach the rules of behavior and the basics of etiquette.	children, teacher
Psychological action "Tree of good wishes"	Form a positive mood.	Parents
	Wednesday	children, teacher
Exhibition of children's drawings, stories "Me and my friends from the group"	To form a favorable microclimate in the children's team	Children, teacher, parents
Educational lesson "Friendship" Dance "Quarreled-reconciled" (dance therapy)	Develop personal qualities. Continue to teach children to choose their own movements in the dance. Contribute to the emancipation and unification of children.	children, teacher
Family living room "55 ways to tell your child" I love you ".	Improve parent-child relationship	Educator, parents
Exercise "Greeting hands." (Welcome Ritual)	Thursday Creation psychological readiness to the lesson, the establishment in the group of an atmosphere of trust, goodwill.	children, teacher
Developing lesson "Fairy-tale characters"	Teach children to identify emotions by conditional graphic images. To fix the image of a “good” and “evil” hero in movements. Strengthen the ability to find positive solutions in conflict situations.
Technique "Monotype" (drawing on glass) "Stand of Miracles" (isotherapy)	To teach children to peer into the resulting print, try to see some kind of image, landscape, composition.	children, teacher
The game-dance "Ice-Fire" to the musical phonogram A. Khachaturian. Saber dance	Develop auditory attention. Learn to overcome motor automatism	Children, educator, music director.
Family living room "Playing together"	Introduce parents to the elements of art therapy.	Children, parents, educator, music director.
Final exhibition of children's works	Friday Create a positive emotional atmosphere	children, teacher
Action "Good deed"	To form in children a friendly attitude towards others.	Children, educator, music guide.
Round table	Summarize and disseminate effective forms of work that were used at the Art Therapy Week	teachers
Training game "Teachers and parents"	Discuss strategies for the upbringing and development of the child in the family and in kindergarten	Parents, teachers

After the implementation of the project:

Analyze the results of the Art Therapy Week;

Present the results in a presentation;

Make a presentation to the teaching staff.

Bibliography:

1. Kiseleva M.V. Art therapy in working with children: (a guide for child psychologists, teachers, doctors and specialists working with children). S-P.: Rech., 2006.
2. LusherM. What color is your life. The law of harmony is in us. Practical guide. M., 2003.
3. Karabanova O.A. The game of correction mental development child. M., 1997.
4. Zhuchkova G.N. Moral conversations with children 4-6 years old. Classes with elements of psycho-gymnastics: a practical guide for psychologists, educators, teachers. M.: GNOM, 2011.
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6. Handbook of an educational psychologist 5, 2017.
7. Internet resources: infourok.ru; www.maam.ru .ped-kopilka.ru.

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Art therapy (art therapy) is a method of psychocorrection, which was first used in psychotherapy by A. Hill in 1938. Through simple, rather reminiscent of children's pranks, exercises, one can not only diagnose the state of mind of any person (both an adult and a child), but also successfully deal with many nervous disorders.

Art therapy - exercises for children - is:

• getting to know your inner self;
• the formation of an idea of ​​​​oneself as a person;
• creating a positive self-image;
• learning to express their feelings and emotions;
• removal of psycho-emotional stress;
• , communication skills, and abilities for various types of creative activity.

So, by creating and fantasizing, you can sort out your emotional experiences, understand yourself and your inner world, or you can help your little one overcome shyness, become more sociable and open to communicate with people.

Everything you need to practice

The choice of consumables is limited only by the flight of your imagination

Consumables are selected by the psychotherapist depending on what tasks art therapy is designed to solve in each case. When choosing exercises great importance has the age of patients, as well as their mental and physical state(injuries, genetic diseases, etc.).

• If you plan to draw during an art therapy session, then stock up on paper of different sizes or cardboard. Colored pencils, felt-tip pens, crayons, paints, charcoal - all this will help you express your feelings on canvas.
• To create a collage, you will need the same, plus scissors, glue and clippings from magazines and newspapers.
• You will sculpt - plasticine or clay to help you.
• And having decided to play music, do not get hung up on classical musical instruments. After all, anything can sound.

The choice of materials for exercises with elements of art therapy is limited only by your imagination. Use whatever you see fit. It can be photographs, natural materials, fabrics, accessories, cereals and much more.

For sessions, a bright, cozy room with large comfortable work surfaces is suitable. Quiet classical music will not be superfluous. It will help you relax, open up, tune in to creativity.

The psychotherapist during the exercises should act as a consultant regarding the creative process, materials and techniques, but in no case should he influence the creation of the work and its interpretation.

Everything you need for the "Clouds" exercise

Drawing with preschoolers

For children aged 3-4 years, art therapy helps to explore the world, study the properties of objects and substances, and develop fine motor skills.

Art therapy exercise "Imprints"

imprints

And for this exercise you will need watercolor paints. Dip the fingers of the crumbs alternately in different colors, and let him make prints on paper with them.

It turns out that with only one child's finger you can draw so many things.

Preschooler or junior schoolchild, you can suggest, when the paint dries, finish the prints with a pencil. What images can be created from them?

Guess what mood the little artist is in

self-portrait

Around the age of 3, the child begins to realize himself as a separate person. Already at this age, you can try to analyze his emotional state with the help of a self-portrait.

Ask the baby to draw himself as he sees himself. Developing the theme further, let the kid portray the members of his family. You can learn from such a drawing a lot about what place relatives occupy in the life of a child and how he relates to each of them.

Exercise "Self-portrait"

With children with Down syndrome

Art therapy exercises have proven themselves very well when working with children suffering from Down syndrome.

"Sunny" kids, at the first stages of development of their fine motor skills, use the movements of the shoulder and forearm. The following exercises can be used to help them develop palm, pinch, and pincer grips.

Grains for chicken

Show your child how to leave a dotted mark on a horizontal sheet of paper with a felt-tip pen or pencil. It's like you're scattering grains. Let the baby try to repeat your manipulations, holding the pencil correctly.

It's raining

Let the baby learn to draw vertical lines on a horizontal surface.

sunbeams

We complicate the task. We draw lines in different directions.

Art Therapy Helps Children with Down Syndrome Develop Proper Grip

Bunny jumping on the grass

The kid draws lines on a vertical surface from top to bottom and from bottom to top.

Winnie the Pooh is visiting

We draw horizontal tracks for Winnie the Pooh on a vertically located canvas.

We cook porridge for animals

With circular movements of the brush, draw scribbles on paper (on a horizontal and vertical surface), as if stirring porridge.

Footprints in the snow

Learning to draw with a brush using the priming method. In this case, the brush is flat.

Salute

We use the touch method for drawing, placing the brush vertically.

The tweezer grip is formed with the help of sculpting and appliqué. And also when stringing small beads on a thread and when pulling thin threads out of the fabric.

With older children, you can perform more complex exercises that allow you to diagnose their psycho-emotional state and correct it.

With teenagers

To develop the imagination and creativity and more complex exercises can already be used to relieve tension and resolve internal conflicts in adolescents.

Flower

Have your child close their eyes and imagine a beautiful flower. What color is it, what size, how does it smell, where does it grow and what surrounds it, what is the mood of the flower and what are the problems? Why not write a story about this flower?

It is very important, if a teenager has made up a sad story, to try to find ways to cheer up the flower, to make his world more colorful and happy. Naturally, dressing the images that arise in the child's imagination in forms on canvas.

Exercise "Mask"

Mask

Let's say a masquerade ball will be held at school soon. And everyone will have to come there in masks. Why not make your own mask for the child.

And then you can play out a story that could happen with this mask at the ball.

Hero's Tale

What does it take to write a story? Just a pen and a blank sheet of paper. Where to begin? In any fairy tale there must be a hero or a heroine. Then it is logical to come up with a beginning.

Then the situation should be developed. Let the hero overcome obstacles, fight evil, defeat dragons, find new friends, fall in love, save, heal and, in the end, get everything he aspired to.

After writing a fairy tale, you can try to find the similarity of its hero with the author of the story and draw a parallel between them.

Exercise "Working with creative garbage"

With parents

Group work. Individual drawing

In groups

Art therapy can be done individually or in groups. Group exercises allow you to consider the problem from different points of view and find the best solution.

Man is a social being. And all the facets of his nature are best revealed in the process of communicating with his own kind.

This exercise is the best way to start classes in a newly created group. Each participant of which, using paper and colored pencils (paints, chalk, clay, charcoal), tries to symbolically depict his momentary state on canvas.

At the same time, the child does not have to be an artist at all. Draw colored lines and shapes, scribbles and blots, figures and images. At the end of the work, group members share their impressions of each drawing, without evaluating it in any way.

Drawing with a partner

Well reveals subtleties. Group members are divided into pairs. A large sheet of paper is placed on the table between the partners, and each, after carefully looking into the eyes of a partner, begins to draw - spontaneously, without hesitation.

Communicate using colors, lines, shapes. Try to find out something about your partner, share any associations and emotions that your partner's drawing causes in you.

When you finish drawing, you can share your impressions of the session, analyze what is happening and your feelings during joint creativity.

Its advantage is that all members of the group can take part in it at the same time. Start drawing on a sheet of paper (which each member of the group will receive, as well as colored pencils) something very important to yourself.

At the signal of the psychotherapist, pass your sheet to the participant on the left, and you yourself will receive from the participant on your right, his started drawing, and continue working on it. By adding some of my own touches and additions.

At the signal of the group leader, pass this drawing to the neighbor on the left, and you yourself will receive the next one from the neighbor on the right. And so - until you get back your own drawing, which has been in the hands of all members of the group and supplemented by each of them in accordance with their understanding and feelings.

Try to understand your feelings at the sight of this collective creation. Share them with other group members.

Art therapy is, first of all, the simplicity of self-expression, the opportunity to look into your inner world and make it brighter, more fun, more colorful.

Techniques and exercises of art therapy - a great variety. They enable the child to materialize his inner world and look at it from the outside. Develop motor skills, imagination, creativity.

Choose exercises, taking into account the age of the child and his psychological state. Don't try to influence the outcome. And you will soon see that art therapy can change a lot in the life of your beloved child and, accordingly, in yours ...

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