Kovinko A. Preparation of future teachers for the development of the creative potential of junior schoolchildren by the means of art therapy

The dissertation is a theoretical and experimental study of the problem of preparing future teachers for the development of creative potential of junior schoolchildren by the means of art therapy. Psychological and pedagogical features of the development of the creative potential of junior schoolchildren are: creative thinking and high self-esteem of the individual; communicative abilities, love of the surrounding world and surrounding people; productive activity in the learning process. It is proved that for the development of the creative potential of junior schoolchildren, art therapy facilities should be used in primary school classes. The thesis defines the essence of the concept of "art therapy" as an innovative educational technology for the development of the creative potential of junior schoolchildren by the means of musical, artistic, choreographic and folk arts, namely drawing, music, fairy tale, dance, play, and the like. The means of art therapy include: sand therapy, expressive therapy, music therapy, dance-motor therapy, cinema therapy, phototherapy, having its own characteristics, characterized by internal affinity, seeking complementarity, aimed at developing the creative potential of the junior schoolchildren. It is established that the result of the preparation of future teachers for the development of the creative potential of junior schoolchildren by the means of art therapy is the corresponding readiness, which is defined in the thesis as a sustainable integrative personal and professional ability of the future teacher, characterized by the presence of motivation to develop the creative potential of junior schoolchildren, personal and professional qualities, acquired knowledge, skills and abilities, presupposes his creative self-development and reflection. In the structure of the readiness of future teachers for the development of the creative potential of junior schoolchildren, the means of art therapy singled out the interrelated components - motivational-value, content, procedural, personally-reflexive. Developed the technology of preparing future teachers for the development of the creative potential of younger schoolchildren by the means of art therapy, which includes the following stages: professionally-motivational, content-activity, personality-reflective. Field – pedagogy.