Icon therapy in treatment of drug addictions

The work focuses on the description of icon therapy, the therapeutic method used in the treatment of drug addictions to increase the client's motivation to heal. The first chapter summarizes the current approach to drug addiction in the Czech Republic, the services provided to drug users and the direction of development drug policy. Thinks about human spirituality and approaches which take it into account in the treatment of drug addicton. In the next section is icon therapy set in theological context, as based on Eastern Christian spirituality. The chapter contains the introduction to some concepts of Orthodox theology. Theres is explored a concept icon from different perspectives and finally described how icon therapy works in practice. In the final part are compared some aspects of icon therapy, music therapy and art therapy