IMPLEMENTATION OF GROUP THERAPY IN THE FORMATION OF THE CHILDREN’S ROLE BEHAVIOR

Abstract

The article reviews the problems of group therapy, which promotes the formation of role behavior of pre­school children. The article, in this respect, considers the features of the content, forms, types of the organization of group therapy with children. There is provided a classification of the means of this type of therapy, having a de­veloping and corrective effect on the children’s role behavior. The article also clarifies the criteria and content of used methods of the group therapies such as the general and partial, transpersonal, rational, explaining, teaching, art therapy, fairy tale, activating and promoting interest, motivating, bibliotherapy, psychodrama, sand therapy, etc. Specific methods of group psychotherapy are outlined on the basis of psychological problems experienced by children. Depending on the nature of psychological problems various methods were used in the formulation of a psychological experiment. It was determined that the absorption of roles in group sessions depends on the conditions, psychological well-being of children and the level of organization of work with them.