ART THERAPY AS A MEANS OF DEVELOPING INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS OF LEARNERS IN AN INCLUSIVE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

The article examines the issue of developing interpersonal relationships among learners in an inclusive educational environment through the use of art therapy technologies. An analysis of contemporary scientific approaches to understanding the essence of art therapy, its types, psychological and pedagogical mechanisms of influence, and its practical potential in the development of communicative competence, empathy, cooperation, and social adaptation of learners is presented.