AESTHETOTHERAPY

The book represents the core postulates of the aesthetotherapeutic theory and practice, elaborated and approbated by its authors. The first part of the book offers the scientific and methodology background of aesthetotherapy: scientific and pedagogical background of aesthetotherapy; Christian and spiritual basis of aesthetotherapy.The second part elaborates on the conceptual basis of aesthetotherapy in professional activity of a teacher. The aesthetotherapy is outlined from the perspective of modern philosophical, psychotherapeutic and pedagogical sciences. Also, the major functions of aesthetotherapy in the professional activity of a teacher are addressed alongside with the principles of aesthetotherapeutic impact on personality.The third part identifies the major types of aesthetotherapy, used in the professional activity of a teacher and provides the agenda of their practical implementation in the educational, psychological, and social areas: aesthetotherapy by the means of nature; aesthetotherapy by the social means; aesthetotherapy by the integrative means.