Therapeutic games in the work of a speech therapist teacher

Abstract

Children with speech disorders may have not only speech disorders, but also other disorders of the development of the psyche as a whole and its individual components. In the absence of not only speech therapy, but also special psychological help, communication, personal development, and behavior will be disrupted, neurotic disorders, and social maladaptation will occur. The article describes the therapeutic game as one of the types of psychocorrective assistance for children with speech disorders. The need to master and use therapeutic games in the correctional and developmental work of a speech therapist during wartime is emphasized. The article describes the features of conducting these games, examples of therapeutic games for the correction of anxiety, for the correction of aggressiveness, for getting rid of negative emotions, for relieving emotional tension, for overcoming stress are given; recommendations on the selection and use of toys in therapeutic games are provided; the role of parents in preserving and normalizing their own and their children's mental state is specified.

Key words: children with speech disorders; psychological correction; therapeutic game; negative emotions; anxiety; emotional tension; stress.