Art therapy approaches to psychological support for parents of children with special needs

The article examines art therapy for parents of children with special needs. These parents often face difficulties that can lead to disorganization, an inaccurate assessment of their child’s condition, psychological instability, physical fatigue, emotional exhaustion, stress and anxiety. Timely psychological support is therefore needed. The paper presents several art therapy approaches, which the authors describe as safe, supportive and effective ways of working with parents.