Psychoprevention of chemical addiction in adolescents in the format of art therapy

This work is devoted to describing the use of art therapy as a method of psychological prevention of the use of psychoactive substances (PAS) by adolescents. The purpose of the study is to describe the possibilities of using art therapy as a method of psychological prevention of substance abuse among adolescents. The subject of the study is the variety of art therapeutic techniques used as a tool for the prevention of chemical addiction. The methodological basis of the study is the work of L. Hagen, I. A. Kopytin, O. A. Ionov, I. V. Zelenkova and others. As part of the study, the author considers the possibility of using various art therapy techniques when working with the prevention of PAS use of adolescents undergoing treatment for chemical addictions at the center “_”. The empirical basis was anonymized personal data of 43 adolescents (25 older adolescents and 18 younger adolescents, of different genders), obtained at various stages of the implementation of psychological work. The research methods used were the drawing test method, as well as the author’s self-assessment questionnaire for adolescents undergoing rehabilitation as part of the treatment of chemical addiction. The study described various methods and approaches to the use of art therapeutic techniques for working with adolescents of older and younger age groups. The scientific novelty of the study is the description of the use of art therapeutic techniques in the rehabilitation of adolescents with chemical addiction as part of complex psychological and psychotherapeutic work. The results of the study became recommendations for psychologists working in the field of rehabilitation of adolescents suffering from PAS addictions to use art therapeutic models and techniques in various forms to prevent the use of psychoactive substances.

chemical addiction, art therapy, PAS, adolescents, psychoprophylaxis, psychotherapy, rehabilitation, art therapeutic techniques, positive dynamics, creative process