The Curator’s Role and Personal Approach in Leading Support Groups for Addressing Students' Mental Disorders

- Topuzova, Alla (orcid.org/0009-0004-5934-944X) (2024) The Curator’s Role and Personal Approach in Leading Support Groups for Addressing Students' Mental Disorders Education and Development of Gifted Personality, 4 (95). pp. 30-37. ISSN 2309-3935

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Abstract

Extended exposure to regions under martial law inevitably affects students’ mental health, often giving rise to varying degrees of personality disturbances. These disruptions reflect a broader psychological imbalance in the individual, even when intellectual capacities remain intact. Such changes can hinder interpersonal relationships and complicate social integration. To address and alleviate these challenges while safeguarding mental well-being and cognitive abilities, it is advisable for school psychologists and teachers to employ group work methodologies as a standard practice. From our perspective, the most effective methods for managing and preventing psychotic and neurotic conditions include dereflection groups, meditation sessions, and grief recovery workshops. When facilitating group sessions or training, the curator, moderator, or psychologist should maintain a keen focus on participants, actively listening to how they articulate their perspectives. It is essential to identify and address specific attitudes that may require adjustment to promote healthier outlooks and interactions. At the heart of any educational or developmental endeavor, perhaps the most significant factor, is the character of the curator, teacher, or mentor – anyone tasked with guiding others and instilling values. It is personality that shapes personality. Only someone who truly embodies the values necessary for fostering a strong, balanced individual equipped to navigate today’s challenges can effectively pass those values on. Even more powerfully, such a person can serve as a source of inspiration, igniting curiosity and encouraging others to pursue their own journey of discovery, piecing together their unique life mosaic from the treasures they uncover. Therefore, at the foundation of every educational, developmental, or therapeutic process lies the essence of relationships, and at the core of those relationships is the principle of personality.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	logotherapy; existential analyses; Viktor Frankl; education during war; psychological support.
Subjects:	Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 1 Philosophy. Psychology
Divisions:	Institute of the gifted child > Gifted Personality Intellectual Development Department
Depositing User:	н.с. Олена Василівна Онопченко
Date Deposited:	30 Jan 2025 17:06
Last Modified:	30 Jan 2025 17:06
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/744415

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