Group Art Therapy as a Tool of Increasing Professional Competences

competences of social workers, as well as ameans of verification of the effectiveness the group-arttherapy
programme on the improvement of professional competences. THEORETICAL BASE:
The significance of social work competences concerning societal requirements is on the decline,
nonetheless the importance of others increases, or results in the emergence of new competences.
The development of the traditional competences is as essential as the development of those that
are suitable for the process of addressing the unforeseen issues, as these enable one to successfully
deal with the changes in the working environment. The theoretical framework of the article is
based on the humanistic concept. METHODS: The quantitative design of the research using
both mapping, quasi-experiment with the design of Post-test Only with an experimental and
control groups and correlational research. OUTCOMES: Astatistically significant difference in
favour of group-art-therapy graduates was confirmed in all the competences. SOCIAL WORK
IMPLICATIONS: Based on the results, it is possible to state that the techniques employed in
the group-art-therapy meetings do enhance individual, communication, and social competences.
The group-art-therapy meetings represent an opportunity for asafe working environment with
agroup and the development of the social workers’ competences.