Methods of Art Therapy in the Prevention of Emotional Burnout Among Teachers Working with Children with Disabilities

Abstract

Aim. To highlight the issues related to the problem of emotional burnout and the preservation of mental health of teachers. To show the possibilities of art therapy methods in the prevention of emotional burnout among teachers working with children with disabilities. Methods. Analysis of psychological and pedagogical literature, methods of art therapy, game tasks, observation. Results. The theoretical substantiation of the role of art therapy in the prevention of emotional burnout among teachers working with children with disabilities is given. In practice, it has been shown that the variety of art-therapeutic forms of work with teachers suffering from emotional burnout allows the psychologist to choose techniques that allow for better establishing trusting contact, allows simplifying and "securing" the process of awareness, expression, reaction of emotions, contributes to the reduction of protective, unconscious mechanisms and the experience of accompanying strong emotions, often restrained by teachers due to their professional ethics. Conclusion. A variety of methods and forms of art therapy allows a psychologist to choose art therapy techniques in the prevention of emotional burnout among teachers working with children with disabilities.