The meeting of the Way To Success psychological studio was focused on the topic “Art Therapy in Education Process: Psychological and Pedagogical Resource”. The event was also dedicated to the 90th anniversary of National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”.
“The goal of this event was to form the understanding about the possibilities of using art therapy resources in work with youth to improve the participants’ self-actualization, self-understanding and self-control, as well as to highlight the possibilities of softening the psychological and social consequences of the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,” the Deputy Head of the Department of Psychology and Pedagogy, Doctor of Psychology, Professor Svitlana Yalanska commented.
The Dean of the Faculty of Sport Nataliia Beseda summarized the first week of studying and cheered the participants up for productive and creative work.
“I am so happy that we have the chance to spend time together, get positive emotions, decrease the anxiety and be inspired with bright colors. You have received a lot of new experience over the week spent at university, found new friends. May success in studying, pleasant moments and unforgettable impressions find you in the student life!” the Dean wished to the students.
The event was moderated by the faculty of the department, including the Deputy Head of the Department of Psychology and Pedagogy, Doctor of Psychology, Professor Svitlana Yalanska; PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor Yurii Horbenko; Doctor of Pedagogy, Associate Professor Nataliia Saiko; PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor Nina Atamanchuk; the university psychologist Viktoriia Datsenko, and the social worker of Poltava Regional Charitable Fund “Civil Health” Nataliia Zlatopolska. The first-year students of the Faculty of Sport took active part in the interactive presentations.
The social worker of Poltava Regional Charitable Fund “Civil Health” Nataliia Zlatopolska emphasized the main art therapy methods that make for stabilizing the mental health. The students joined the presentation actively, completing different exercises, and participated in the discussion of the relevant problems of the youth.
The first meeting of the Way To Success psychological studio was dedicated to forming the students’ social skills.
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