THE ROLE OF ART THERAPY PRACTICES IN THE TEACHERS’ WORK WITH PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY
Olga IEVLEVA, Moldova State University
Аннотация
The article is devoted to the study of the role of art therapy practices in improving the interaction of parents raising children with cerebral palsy together with their other children. The author focuses her work on the fact that art
therapy is an effective method of working with parents of children with cerebral palsy, which allows them to express
emotions and feelings through creativity. The material contains a theoretical review of scientific and methodological
literature on identifying the main problems of parent-child relationships in families raising children with cerebral
palsy. The author highlights key difficulties of interaction between teachers and parents raising children with cerebral
palsy, while paying attention to the inclusion of art therapy practices in the joint work of specialists and families.
Art therapy practices can help teachers reduce parental expectations, help parents accept the characteristics of their
children in an environmentally friendly manner, and generally stabilize the emotional background in the family. The
work is interdisciplinary in nature, written at the intersection of special pedagogy and special psychology. The article
will be of interest to specialists in the field of special pedagogy and special psychology.
Keywords: childhood, parenthood, child-parent relationships, cerebral palsy, family, family relationships, pedagogical support, family support, art technologies, art therapy, art practice.
