Creative tehniques in preventing child and youth behaviour problems

U radu su prikazane kreativne tehnike (likovne, glazbene, dramske...) kao paleta širokih mogućnosti koje se mogu primjenjivati u prevenciji problema u ponašanju djece i mladih „u riziku“. Problemi u ponašanju su složen i multidimenzionalan pojam čija se prevencija treba temeljiti na dobrom i korjenitom poznavanju rizičnih i zaštitnih čimbenika te razvijanju koncepta otpornosti. Jedan od zaštitnih čimbenika su i kreativne tehnike. Umjetnost i stvaralaštvo je „prostor“ koji je djetetu toliko blizak i prirodan. U njemu dijete ne mora koristiti isključivo riječi, već se može izraziti i lutkama, glinom, stihovima... To je prostor dječje slobode. Prostor gdje se ne traži umjetnički „touch“, već gdje je svako dijete umjetnik. Ono što dodatno čini kreativne tehnike pogodnima za rad s djecom i mladima su njihove brojne dobrobiti u pomažućem procesu, od onih emocionalnih (razvijanja empatije, tolerancije, stjecanja uvida u vlastito emocionalno stanje), socijalnih (razvijanje vještine slušanja, govora, druženje, učenje po modelu), tjelesnih, sve do pozitivnog kognitivnog napretka (u vidu razvitka sposobnosti rasuđivanja, promišljanja, percepcije, pamćenja i učenja). Kreativne tehnike, iako još uvijek nedovoljno prihvaćene kao izniman resurs u radu s ovom osjetljivom skupinom, ipak su zaživjele u sklopu navedenih radionica (i brojnih drugih) te polako sve više „ubiru“ plodove i na našim područjima.This work presents creative techniques (visual, musical, dramatic ...) as a wide range of possibilities that can be applied in the prevention of behavioral problems of children and young people „at risk“. Behavioral problems are a complex and multidimensional concept whose prevention should be based on good and thorough knowledge of risk and protective factors and the development of the concept of resilience. One of the protective factors are creative techniques. Art and creativity is the "space" that is so close and natural to the child. In it, the child does not have to use only words, but can also express himself with dolls, clay, verses... It is a space of children's freedom. A space where not an artistic touch is sought, but where every child is an artist. What further makes creative techniques suitable for working with children and young people, are their many benefits in helping process, from those emotional (developing empathy, tolerance, gaining insight into one's emotional state), social (developing listening, speaking, socializing, learning by model), physical, until positive cognitive progress (in the form of developing the ability to reason, reflect, perceive, remember and learn). Creative techniques, while still under-appreciated as an exceptional resource in working with this sensitive group, have nevertheless come to fruition in these workshops (and many others) and are slowly „reaping“ the benefits of our areas