On Employment of Projective Techniques in Studying Specifics of Interpersonal Relations in Family Type Children's Homes ¹⁸⁹⁹

The article describes the experience of employment of projective techniques in studying specifics of interpersonal relations in family type children's homes. Complementarity of employed techniques ("Family drawing", "R. Gilles' interfamily relations study", "Unfinished sentences") in studying such relations is shown. Similarity in perception of interpersonal relations among pupils of the same age staying in the same family type children's home is discovered. It is shown that interpersonal relations can reach different development levels in each institution. A comparison of interpersonal relations specifics of pupils of traditional educational institutions for orphans and children without parental care and family type children's homes is made.

Keywords: interpersonal relations, projective techniques, family type children's home, boarding-school, children's home, pupils, fosterer teacher.

Column: Applied Research and Practice