Psychological workshop “Metaphor of the life path” from the Center for Assistance to the Rescued of Zaporizhzhia

On April 25, on the occasion of the All-Ukrainian Psychologist’s Day, a psychological workshop «Metaphor of the Life Path» was held by the Center for Helping the Rescued of Zaporizhzhia, co-organized by the Department of Psychology.

The workshop was conducted by Tetiana Borodulkina, a psychologist at the Center, associate professor of the Department of Psychology, author of the MAK, author and psychologist of the project «Psychological Space »Entelechy of Meaning”. Among the participants were students, undergraduates and graduates of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, city psychologists and teachers.

With the help of subject metaphors, metaphorical associative maps with images of various roads, paths and trails, art methods, in particular drawing and modeling in the sand, the participants explored themselves and their life path, looking for answers to the questions «Who am I?», «Where am I now?», «At what stage of my life’s journey am I?», «What path of my life am I following?», «What helps me, supports me and is a resource?». 

Thank you to the Center for Assistance to the Rescued Zaporizhzhia for the opportunity to join the psycho-emotional support of the residents of our front-line city! Thank you to everyone for your active participation!

The Center for Assistance to Rescued Persons in Zaporizhzhia was created on the initiative of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, with the assistance of the Government Commissioner for Gender Policy, in partnership with UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund in Ukraine, thanks to the financial support of the governments of Austria, Belgium, Spain, and Sweden in cooperation with local authorities and the NGO «Association of Women Ambassadors of Ukraine».