Approaches to Preparing Students for the Use of Integrative Fairy Tale Therapy

The purpose of the study is to reveal the methodological basis of the use of integrative fairytale therapy (IFT) in the development of students and the essence of the process of psychological and pedagogical preparation of students for the use of IFT. The relevance of the research is due to the interdisciplinary approach, which integrates psychological, philological and art history methods into the content of integrative fairytale therapy (IFT). In the framework of the study, Abai Kunanbayev's concept of «Complete Human Being» is considered as an ideological direction for building IFT technology on a philosophical and axiological basis. The study theoretically substantiates the need for effective use of national cultural codes, archetypes and symbols in the process of formation and development of a student's personality. The study comprehensively examines the psychological, philological and art-historical aspects of the IFT system, describes the possibilities of the fairy-tale genre for the upbringing and psychological support of personality. In addition, the need to study approaches to preparing students for the use of IFT adapted to the digital educational space is emphasized. The article reveals the purpose, content and professional and pedagogical significance of each approach. At the same time, the process of psychological and pedagogical preparation of students for the use of IFT is characterized, and the essential characteristic of students' readiness for the use of IFT is formulated.