ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕ СОВРЕМЕННЫХ АРТ-ТЕРАПЕВТИЧЕСКИХ ТЕХНИК В ФОРМИРОВАНИИ ЭМОЦИОНАЛЬНОЙ УСТОЙЧИВОСТИ КУРСАНТОВ ПЕРВОГО ГОДА ОБУЧЕНИЯ В ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНЫХ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯХ УГОЛОВНО-ИСПОЛНИТЕЛЬНОЙ СИСТЕМЫ

Abstract

The presented work describes the experience of using modern art therapy techniques in order to form emotional stability within the framework of psychological support for first-year cadets in educational organizations of the penal system (hereinafter referred to as the PS). The article examines the concept of emotional stability as a subject of scientific research, examines the psychological features of its formation in adolescence, describes the specifics of the educational environment of universities of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia (hereinafter FPS), defines and describes methods of using modern art-therapeutic techniques in order to form and increase emotional stability as a basic characteristic of a person and professionally important qualities of cadets. Significant advantages of the use of art-therapeutic techniques in comparison with other psychocorrective methods are highlighted. Based on extensive theoretical and practical experience in the use of art therapy in Russia and abroad, the possibilities of using modern art therapy techniques in the work of a psychologist of educational organizations of PS are considered. The paper describes the techniques of meditative drawing (fractal drawing, zentangle), exercises combining visual creativity and music therapy ("Drawing music"), as well as the experience of using metaphorical associative maps. The main purpose of using these techniques is to form the desire for self-knowledge and self-expression, as well as the ability to work with their own feelings, emotions and moods. The accuracy and reliability of empirical research are confirmed by the theoretical and methodological validity of the initial provisions using a set of complementary, repeatedly tested in psychology psychodiagnostic techniques. According to our observations, as a result of the use of art-therapeutic techniques in the work of a psychologist of educational organizations of the PS system, it was possible to optimize the socio-psychological conditions of educational activity. In this regard, the conducted research makes it possible to use the experience gained in psychodiagnostic, psychopreventive, and consulting and psychocorrective work of psychological services of educational institutions of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia.