The text tackles the issue of stimulation of auditory perception in small children with cerebral palsy. Parents and specialists are able to use different methods to enhance the communication competence of small children which takes into consideration various needs of the child stemming from different areas of its development. In text there are some propositions of exercises, which could be done in everyday situations and which are attractive for small children; the aim of them is to develop auditory perception.
This paper focuses on the problems of penitentiary classification of particular groups of convicts, which include convicts with mental disorders, addicts, and those suffering from physical health dysfunctions. The conclusions presented in the paper are based on the answers given by specialists (doctors, psychologists, therapists, educators) employed in prisons. They conclusions can be an incentive for discussion on the reform of the system of putting convicts in prison units appropriate for their needs, which in turn determines the results in terms of therapeutic and penitentiary influence and thus achieving the goals of penalty by convicts.
Tanatopedagogics as a study on upbringing with the awareness of mortality, imprinted in the nature of human being based on a fundamental principle of respect for the dignity of every human being and the integrity and a priori value of human life draws on the ideas of Viktor Frankl.
In this study we concentrate on the reasons for the focus on the therapeutical potential of philosophy in the current period. Among the key causes of the renewed and growing interest in the therapeutical perception of philosophy we give special weight to opportunities stemming from the development of interdisciplinarity and the ever-closer relations of philosophy with certain therapeutical approaches, as well as the confrontation of philosophy with socio-economic and utilitarian pressures in society and the problematising of the task and justification of philosophy in the context of other scientific enterprises. In the study we attempt to indicate some therapeutical aspects of philosophy and philosophising (such as the satisfying function of knowledge, the satisfying aspect of caring about and sharing problems with others, together with the need for the practical application of the findings and the practical aspect of wisdom), which predispose philosophy to the development of its therapeutical potential of philosophy as therapy by thought.
The aim of this article is to answer the question whether the dreams of Auschwitz prisoners had a therapeutic function. The author selected 51 dreams (out of 208 dreams reported in 1973 by former Auschwitz inmates) from which it followed that a particular dream had some kind of a positive influence on the dreamer: on his or her mood, frame of mind, faith in the possibility of survival and liberation, or even his or her health condition. The author found three dominant groups of such dreams: “caring” dreams, “freedom” dreams, and metaphorical dreams, and described their helping effects.
Studies indicate that physical activity has a positive effect both physiologically and socially for psychologically ill and vulnerable people, and that this effect is the same or greater for psychologically well-functioning people. In spite of this, treatment sites often hesitate to include sports and physical activity as part of the treatment offered. This article argues that there is a strong correlation between the body and mind, but from a different point of view than that adopted by the prevalent scientific research in the field. Specifically, I elucidate how the mind-body relationship and self-consciousness are influenced by physical activity for people with schizophrenia, and argue that symptoms are relieved as a result of physical activity. Consciousness has a bodily component that, for people with schizophrenia, is less well-integrated in the consciousness than for psychologically well-functioning people, and sports and physical activity can help facilitate this integration. My argument is based partly on phenomenological concepts and partly on an empirical research project concerning physical activity for people with schizophrenia. The conclusion is that their level of functioning and self-assessed quality of life increased markedly through physical activity. The purpose of the present article is thus partly to qualify the treatment chosen for people with schizophrenia, and partly to qualify the theoretical discussion concerning the role played by the body and physical activity in connection with consciousness and relief.
The article poses three questions relating to the self-definition of philosophical counselling: 1. Is it an alternative to psychological and psychotherapeutic approaches? 2. What is the therapeutic nature of philosophical counselling? 3. Is it contemplation or critical reasoning? The first part introduces some examples of the concepts that sharply distinguish philosophical counselling from psychological and psychotherapeutic approaches. It also considers those that mix these different approaches. The second part deals with the question of whether or not philosophical counselling can be considered to be a therapy. Some philosophical counsellors work on the belief that there is a synchrony between modern philosophical counselling and the classical conception of philosophy as therapy. Many, however, are of the opinion that it is not possible to speak of it in terms of therapy. The third part gives examples of the way in which philosophical counselling is understood to be contemplation and on the other hand of those who employ approaches based on critical thinking in philosophical counselling.
The dynamically developing global IT infrastructure and the increasing importance of modern information technologies represent a huge challenge in the process of socialization and education of children and young people. Undoubtedly, it is extremely important to prepare current and future generations for a skillful use of modern technologies. Therefore, it is essential to implement new technologies in the teaching process at all levels of education as well as during preventive and therapeutic activities. This study analyzes the functioning of three institutions that use modern information technology within educational, preventive and therapeutic interventions. These institutions have been selected to be environmentally diverse, show the international context and demonstrate a different potential for ICT use. The main objective of the research was to identify innovative ways of using modern technologies in supporting educational and compensatory activities undertaken by selected institutions.
This article presents influencing with art1 and influencing through art2 aiming at the creation of situations which support the potential of individuals, especially in the case of children from backgrounds with ineffective parenting. Children from such backgrounds participated in an arts therapy project which aimed to facilitate creative activity through the preparation of a theatre show. Children’s cognitive, psychological and emotional needs are important, which is why the satisfaction of these needs was also an aim, as it was found that these needs were not being satisfied in the children’s culturally deprived environment. Influencing through art (in this case - a performing art) can very well serve the satisfaction of individual needs related to self-identification and self-definition (Bauman, 2010). From this point on, it is a straight road to influencing individuals’ self-esteem.
The article presents tools which are used in speech therapy. The author discusses a wide range of didactic aids and equipment used in speech therapy emphasizing there will be a constant increase of their importance as compensating, motivating and accelerating items in speech therapy. What is more, the author desribes the selected aids and equipment which should be stimulating, motivational, educational, didactic, visual, supporting, documenting information and multifunctional.
Among Psychoanalytics, psychiatrists and other clinical researchers, who investigate theinfluence of trauma on humans well-being and life quality, there is often conclusion that one of the result of traumatic event is re-experiencing it once again through recurrent and intrusive recollections of the event. Such a statement suggests that there may be a connection between traumatic event, which occurred in writer’s life and his or her writings, where he or she recalls and analyses difficult and painful experiences. The article is an aim to proof the thesis, that creative process may be a one of the example of therapy Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The detailed analyze of Maria Arbatova writingsis an example, which exemplifies present issues.
The article tackles the problem of a varied diagnosis and in particular, describes the new positive attitude in it. All methodologist and theorists of speech therapy were pinpointing pathology as the main interest of speech therapy. The change of the attitude for the positive approach proves beneficial for artistic and educational speech therapy. The positive approach pays attention to prevention, which shapes appropriate habits and language skills.
Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) is a rare and progressive disorder. It gradually causes the disappearance of the child’s learned skills. There are few scientificpapers concerning the rules of conduct with a child of preschool age with MPS, and therefore therapists’ work often comes down to searching for adequate methods of therapy in order to preserve the skills acquired by the pre-schooler as long as possible. The main research question was: “How does the treatment of a child with mucopolysaccharidosis at an Inclusive Preschool look like from the perspective of therapists?” Four therapists working with two boys suffering from MPS were surveyed in the study.
Autorka reinterpretuje przypowieść o Synu Marnotrawnym w kontekście narracji wprowadzonej w książce Rainera Maria Rilkego Malte. Pamiętniki Malte-Lauridsa Brigge oraz szkicach terapeutycznych Mariusza Tchorka. Stara się wykazać powiązanie podkreśleń Tchorka w Maltem, a jego późniejszą praktyką psychologiczną. Przez analizę historii Syna proponowanej przez Rilkego ukazuje podobieństwo tego procesu do postulowanej przez Mariusza drogi, którą powinien przejść klient podczas terapii.
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The author proposes a reinterpretation of the parable about the Prodigal Son within the context of the narration introduced in Rainer Maria Rilke’s The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge and therapeutic sketches by Mariusz Tchorek. In doing so, she tries to prove a connection between Tchorek’s underlines in The Notebooks and his later psychological practice. By analysing the story of the Prodigal Son proposed by Rilke Anna Świtaj shows the similarity of this process to the path postulated by Mariusz Tchorek, which the patient should traverse in the course of therapy.
Blok tekstów, recenzji, wykładów, referatów o sztuce, artystach, procesach terapeutycznych Mariusza Thorka ukazujących się na przestrzeni lat 1959 – 2000 w pismach poświęconych sztuce „Struktury”, wygłaszanych na sesjach m.in. w Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Łodzi, Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Zamek Ujazdowski w Warszawie i wielu innych.
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A block of texts, reviews, lectures, and papers on art, artists, and psychotherapy conducted by Mariusz Tchorek, presented in 1950–2000 in “Struktury” – a periodical dedicated to art, and at sessions held at, i.a. the Museum of Art in Łódź, the Centre of Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw, and many others.
Blok tekstów, recenzji, wykładów, referatów o sztuce, artystach, procesach terapeutycznych Mariusza Thorka ukazujących się na przestrzeni lat 1959 – 2000 w pismach poświęconych sztuce „Struktury”, wygłaszanych na sesjach m.in. w Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Łodzi, Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Zamek Ujazdowski w Warszawie i wielu innych.
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A block of texts, reviews, lectures, and papers on art, artists, and psychotherapy conducted by Mariusz Tchorek, presented in 1950–2000 in “Struktury” – a periodical dedicated to art, and at sessions held at, i.a. the Museum of Art in Łódź, the Centre of Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw, and many others.
In his tribute to Mariusz, Brian Thorne recounts the process of his own relationship with a person whom he experienced as extraordinary. He tells of Mariusz’s explosive arrival in his office at the University of East Anglia and how he succeeded in convincing Brian that he should become a member of the University’s counselling team. He remained for fourteen years and left in a similarly dramatic fashion having concluded that the University was about to sell its soul to the devil. Brian’s narrative portrays a man of exceptional therapeutic gifts who did not suffer fools gladly. Direct, impulsive and spontaneous with his anger, he made enemies as well as friends but he could never be ignored. For Brian, Mariusz invited intimacy while remaining permanently enigmatic. He was highly cultured but the breadth of his interests was known to very few. In a moving passage Brian describes a week spent with Mariusz in Warsaw, the city from which he had fled twice in order to preserve his life and his integrity. As this larger than life figure strode through the streets of Warsaw his essential and complex mysteriousness became increasingly compulsive and seductive.
Blok tekstów, recenzji, wykładów, referatów o sztuce, artystach, procesach terapeutycznych Mariusza Thorka ukazujących się na przestrzeni lat 1959 – 2000 w pismach poświęconych sztuce „Struktury”, wygłaszanych na sesjach m.in. w Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Łodzi, Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej Zamek Ujazdowski w Warszawie i wielu innych.
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A block of texts, reviews, lectures, and papers on art, artists, and psychotherapy conducted by Mariusz Tchorek, presented in 1950–2000 in “Struktury” – a periodical dedicated to art, and at sessions held at, i.a. the Museum of Art in Łódź, the Centre of Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw, and many others.
„Nieuchwytny – to jest słowo, które kojarzę z Mariuszem. Są i inne: wykrzywiony, ucieczka, ukryty. Gdy się poznaliśmy, w pokoju było dość ciemno. Siedział plecami do okna, z pochyloną twarzą ukrytą w cieniu. Bez wyrazu – jeśli tego słowa można użyć wobec twarzy tak pełnej poruszeń. Powiedzmy, że przez chwilę była nieruchoma. Weszłam, spojrzałam na pusty fotel naprzeciw niego, stojący przodem do okna, na niski stolik z zegarem i pudełkiem chusteczek na blacie; poczułam obecność książek na półkach biegnących wzdłuż ścian. Nie znałam procedury. Byłam klientką, a on terapeutą, i nie zamierzał mi jej wyjawić. Wreszcie usiadłam i coś wymamrotałam. Nie odpowiedział. Podejście freudowskie, jak dowiedziałam się później. W tamtym czasie nie wiedziałam, co robił, i nie miałam pojęcia, kim był”.
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“Elusive – this is the word I associate with Mariusz. Other words too: grimacing, escape, hidden. The room in which we became acquainted was rather dark. He sat with his back to the window, with a lowered face concealed in the shadow. Expressionless – if this word might be applied to describe a face so full of animation. Let us say that it was immobile for a single moment. I entered, looked at an empty armchair facing the window and a low table, on which a clock and a box of tissues stood; I felt the presence of books on shelves running across the walls. I was unfamiliar with the procedure. I was the patient and he was the therapist, who did not intend to disclose it to me. Finally, I sat down and mumbled something. He did not respond. As I found out later, this was the Freudian approach. At that time I did not know what he was doing, and had no idea who he was”.
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