Using the mandala method in working with parents raising children with disabilities In search of a quick, effective working tool for working with parents in advanced training courses, I became acquainted with the art therapeutic method "mandala". Having felt its positive impact, I began an in-depth study of this method. The work began with studying the history of this method. During the course of my research, I discovered the following: mandalas originally appeared in Buddhism and Hinduism. Translated from Sanskrit, “mandala” means “circle”. The round image represented the “world of the gods.” Similar centric symbols of the Universe were used for meditation, design and protection of sacred buildings and temples [7]. The concept of “mandala” came to psychology thanks to the Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung, who himself drew mandalas for many years and used them in his work when studying the unconscious . Jung believed that through working with mandalas, we can gain access to the center of our personality and discover our uniqueness. He perceived the mandala as a universal mental image, a symbol of the self or the deep essence of the human soul [6]. Modern psychology interprets the round symbol as a reflection of the inner world, the sensory and mental side of the personality. The thoughts and feelings of the person who created the image are contained in a safe, centric form. A mandala is a connecting link between conscious and unconscious manifestations, a “thread” connecting the external and internal. A holistic and complete symbol allows you to identify disharmony using gentle methods and balance the state. Mandalo therapy is considered a safe and environmentally friendly method of psychocorrection and psychotherapy. In the process of creativity, a person gains integrity and strengthens his own “I” [8]. Having started using mandalas in my work, I identified three main advantages: First, during diagnosis you can get information that no test can provide. Indeed, at the moment of creating an image, the mandala, like a mirror, reflects the internal state of a person [1]. Secondly, the mandala is very convenient to use in that it can be used both individually and in a group form [4]. Thirdly, it doesn’t require a lot of time, a special environment and separate conditions, and it doesn’t matter at all whether a person can draw [2]. In practical work, I was convinced that the use of the mandala method in providing psychological and pedagogical support to families raising children with disabilities health, is very effective. Because the vast majority of these parents are depressed, have many fears, high levels of worry and anxiety, and internal imbalance. Working with the mandala, we meet our inner “I,” which allows us to process traumatic experiences and realize true desires and needs. During the introductory lesson, I introduce parents to the mandala and briefly give them interesting and useful information. For example, that the mandala is “the most ancient method of healing by nature.” Nature and our environment are filled with mandalas: many objects and phenomena of natural origin have a round and spherical shape, for example the sun, sunflowers, fruits, vegetables, fir cones. Working with mandalas is a way that allows you to go beyond the usual boundaries, an opportunity to see difficult situations from a different point of view, to look inside yourself and open up new possibilities[6]. Education is always active, as it is accompanied by questions and discussion. After the introductory part of the lesson, I hand out ready-made mandala templates for coloring. Parents themselves choose and color the template they like. At the end of the meeting, I ask you to take home specially prepared mandalas and track your emotional state during the coloring process. All parents who attended these classes, with, 2002.