Child and Adolescent Psychology Concentration

Knowledge and understanding

After completing the program, the graduate:

• Discusses ethical issues in various fields, including educational (preschool, school), clinical institutions for children and adolescents (psychological counseling, psychotherapy), governmental and non-governmental organizations and research centers; also, - the importance of psychological research methods (observation, case study, survey, interview, experiment), the features of determining the sample, the issues of planning, conducting and analyzing data in the field of child and adolescent psychology, taking into account ethical issues; Describes sociology, the regularities of processes occurring in society and the factors influencing these processes;
• Describes the physical, cognitive, and emotional development characteristic of early and middle childhood and its features, crises characteristic of each age (according to Erikson), different aspects of the self-concept, the formation of gender roles; moral development and gender stereotyping, factors influencing the formation of a child's personality (family, school), parenting style and the influence of social systems (peer circle);
• Discusses gender education, stages of gender identity formation, gender aspects of age-related development, the process of gender typification in the socialization process, characteristics of gender stereotyping, gender stereotypes, gender polarization, and biological essentialism, the influence of socialization agents and institutions on gender socialization;
• Describes the methodology and basic principles of psychological assessment and diagnosis of children and adolescents, basic assessment methods (including interview, behavioral observation method, measurement scales), specific techniques (including active listening, narrative recording), and tools for assessing child development (including projective tests; scales for assessing psychopathology and mental disorders; questionnaires for assessing behavior and social skills; tools for assessing the relationship between child and parent);
• Names and discusses the symptoms of trauma, the neurobiological basis of trauma, social and cultural aspects, protective and risk factors associated with traumatic experiences, the process of post-traumatic assessment and intervention in children and adolescents; Also, - intelligence and cognitive functions (mnestic, attention), assessment of visual-spatial and motor functions, assessment of atypical development (mental disorder, autistic spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy), and also discusses the characteristics of the child's behavior, behavior regulation problems and behavioral disorders, behavioral disorders, the main theoretical constructs of disorders, the use of modern approaches in diagnosing disorders, correct assessment of undesirable behavior and planning adequate intervention.

Skills

After completing the program, the graduate:

• Adhere to and integrate ethical principles in the practical work of a psychologist (including child psychology, child and adolescent psychotherapy, research); Also, - Use psychological research methods (observation, case study, survey, interview, experiment); Independently plan and conduct research in the field of child and adolescent psychology (including taking into account the cause-and-effect relationships of processes in society and factors influencing them);
• In early and middle childhood, as a result of observing thought forms, identify problems characteristic of the preoperational, concrete and formal operational stages and independently plan preventive/interventional measures; Also, - Using the observation method, determine the type of attachment and identity status in natural conditions; Assesses the emotional state of preschool and younger school-age children based on the analysis of various projective tests;
• Independently conducts an initial interview with a child, adolescent, or adults related to them; Independently administers specific instruments to assess trauma; Also plans and analyzes the history of the disease/disorder, records problematic behavior, and interventions using the parenting style definition, family problems questionnaire, oppositional behavior diagram;
• Analyzes complex and incomplete materials of scientific and practical research in the field of child and adolescent psychology; Analyzes various aspects of physical, cognitive, emotional, and psychosocial development in early, middle childhood, and adolescence and interprets them based on basic theories of development; Also analyzes gender issues (sexism, gender segregation, gender attitudes of teachers, etc.); Factors affecting a child's behavior in the process of development and learning, behavioral disorders and disorders, theories and models explaining these disorders;
• Analyzes and evaluates children's mental functions (memory, thinking, attention, etc.) and developmental disorders in clinical diagnostics; Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents, protective and risk factors for individual cases, trauma assessment and intervention plan, as well as analyzes the history of the disease/disorder, records problematic behavior and plans intervention by determining the parenting style, using the Family Problems Questionnaire and the Oppositional Behavior Diagram.
• Analyzes and presents the importance of ethical issues in psychology, components of children's and adolescents' speech, the importance of creative thinking, identity statuses in adolescents, violence, gender stereotypes and gender roles, issues of gender socialization, the specifics of psychological trauma, basic principles and strategies of assessment and intervention, behavioral disorders, developmental mental disorders, basic principles of psychological assessment and diagnosis, behavioral disorders and regulation problems in the form of presentations and discussions with the academic and professional community, including psychologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, and parents;

Responsibility and Autonomy

After completing the program, the graduate:

• Search for information from academic and scientific literature, taking into account the ethical principles of psychology, to conduct scientific and practical (social, political, and public) research in the field of child and adolescent psychology, as well as - to deepen knowledge on the issues of developmental characteristics, gender socialization, trauma assessment and diagnosis of developmental disorders in children and adolescents; independently present and plan successive stages of the further learning process following the strategically high level of learning needs;
• Adhere to professional ethics, professional integrity, and responsibility, express and accept criticism correctly, tolerance, confidentiality, and recognition of the boundaries of one's competence and the importance of working within these boundaries; Support the process of working with children and adolescents (with mental developmental disorders, behavioral regulation problems, and behavioral disorders) (including during assessment and diagnosis); as well as - participation in the development of children and the establishment of new values ​​in the process of gender socialization.

Clinical Psychology Concentration

Knowledge and understanding

After completing the program, the graduate:

• Discusses ethical issues in various fields, including the clinical field (psychological counseling, psychotherapy), while working in governmental or non-governmental organizations and research centers; Also, - the importance of psychological research methods (observation, case study, survey, interview, experiment), the features of determining the sample; Issues of planning, conducting and analyzing research in clinical psychology, taking into account ethical issues; Describes sociology, the regularities of processes occurring in society and the factors influencing these processes;
• Describes modern clinical psychiatry, psychiatric symptoms and signs, modern clinical (nosological) diagnostics, psychopathology, major diseases, mental and behavioral disorders (including schizophrenia, psychotic, mood, anxiety, somatoform personality disorders); etiology and clinical features of diseases, including the causes and clinical course of various clinical forms of epilepsy, the causes and clinical course of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the causes and clinical course of autism; Also, describes the main disorders and dysfunctions of the mental sphere (depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, phobias, schizophrenia) according to modern approaches and tools for assessing mental disorders and disorders, according to the diagnostic criteria of the international classification systems for assessing mental disorders and disorders (DSM and ICD);
• Discusses the principles, mechanisms, models, and study strategies of neuropsychology, higher cortical functions, and behavioral disorders caused by their pathology, neuropsychological assessment of epilepsy and dementia, features of the human psyche in conditions of organic brain damage; also, functional and anatomical specificity of the nervous system, topical foundations, voluntary movement analyzer and behavioral control of movement;
• Characterizes the relationship between mental and physiological processes in diseases of internal organs (skin, metabolic and joint, gastrointestinal); various psychosomatic theories (Sely's stress theory, two-phase elimination theory, Alexander's psychosomatic approach) and etiological models of diseases (gastrointestinal, skin diseases, colds, bronchial asthma, cardiovascular, endocrine) (from the point of view of psychosomatics);
• Discusses the modern mental health system, psychosocial interventions (definition, purpose, development history), rehabilitation models (Lieberman, Anthony, Bennett-Shepard, mixed), components of the rehabilitation process (motivation, skills, material provision, support), recovery dynamics (stabilization, reorientation, reintegration), planning and implementation of stigma and anti-stigma campaigns, and integrated therapeutic programs (IPT) (cognitive differentiation, social perception); as well as - the main theories of psycho counseling and their practical approaches (person-centered psycho counseling, Gestalt psycho counseling, existential psycho counseling, psychoanalytic psycho counseling);

Skills

After completing the program, the graduate:

• Adhere to and integrate ethical principles in the practical work of a psychologist (including clinical assessment, psychotherapy, research); Also, - Use psychological research methods (observation, case study, survey, interview, experiment); Independently plan and conduct research in the field of clinical psychology (including taking into account the cause-and-effect relationships of current processes in society and the factors influencing them);
• Identify, reveal, and assess mental disorders and other concomitant health conditions (depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, phobias, schizophrenia), psychiatric symptoms and clinical signs, as well as symptoms of disease (cardiovascular, skin, metabolic and endocrine, joint, gastrointestinal); Based on the diagnosis, plan an intervention (including consultation); also identifies neurological syndromes occurring in clinical practice and successfully independently manages the main diseases occurring with damage to the nervous system; observes behavior, learning, personality and emotional problems caused by various degrees of central nervous system disorders and plans neuropsychological assessment-diagnosis and rehabilitation-habilitation; plans case management in the mental health system (assessment, diagnosis, intervention, evaluation), independently conducts cognitive deficit research and psychosocial intervention based on the results;
• Analyzes, applies, and selects psycho-consulting approaches (Gestalt psycho-consultation, Existential psycho-consultation) to individuals with different characteristics, signs, and problems, independently conducts correctional and psycho-consulting work; compiles a patient's psychosocial profile based on a needs assessment, uses clinical interviewing techniques and social competence training techniques (listening attentively to loved ones; overcoming conflict with loved ones; gaining goodwill from strangers; protecting one's rights;);
• Analyzes complex and incomplete materials of scientific and practical research in the field of clinical psychology; Analyzes the importance of modern clinical psychiatry, psychiatric symptoms and signs, epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, clinical signs and treatment of mental disorders (schizophrenia, psychotic, mood, anxiety, somatoform, personality and eating disorders); evaluates neuropsychological mechanisms of diseases (epilepsy, dementia, diabetes), neuropsychological models and study strategies; Discusses functional and somatic disorders, diabetes mellitus and non-diabetes mellitus, colds, bronchial asthma, psychological factors causing cardiovascular and gastrointestinal diseases, neurological syndromes with behavioral disorders, disruption of higher cortical functions, classification using the information obtained using psychological diagnostic tools using modern categorical systems DSM and ICD;
• Analyzes and evaluates psychosocial interventions (definition, purpose, development history), rehabilitation models (Lieberman, Anthony, Bennett-Shepard, mixed), and recovery dynamics (stabilization, reorientation, reintegration); selects the appropriate approach from various psycho consulting approaches (person-centered psycho-consultation, psychoanalytic counseling, cognitive-behavioral).
• In the field of clinical psychology, analyzes and presents the importance of ethical issues in psychology, the importance of psychiatry in the mental health system, major diseases, mental and behavioral disorders (schizophrenia, psychotic, mood, anxiety, somatoform, personality and eating disorders), the role of the anatomy and function of the nervous system in the formation of behavioral processes, the etiology and clinical features of degenerative diseases, the main disorders of higher cortical functions, the development of neuropsychology, higher cortical functions, and behavioral disorders, neuropsychological models and study strategies, the principles of psychosomatic medicine, the etiological model of diseases from the point of view of classical medicine and psychosomatics, emotions causing skin, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal diseases, models of psychosocial rehabilitation. (Lieberman, Anthony, Bennett-Sheppard, mixed), the effectiveness of an integrated therapeutic program, mental disorders and disorders (depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, phobias, schizophrenia, etc.) issues of assessment using diagnostic criteria of international systems (DSM, ICD) through discussion and argumentation in the form of presentation and communication with the academic and professional community.

Responsibility and Autonomy

After completing the program, the graduate:

• Search for information from academic and scientific literature, taking into account the ethical principles of psychology, in order to conduct scientific and practical (social, political and public) research in the field of clinical psychology; Also, study existing works on theoretical and practical issues of clinical neuropsychology, psychosomatic medicine, psychosocial rehabilitation, and psycho counseling and independently plan the successive stages of the further learning process following the strategically high level of learning needs;
• Supports high responsibility for professional activities in the field of clinical psychology, integrity, impartiality, and respect for a person with any disease; Also, during psychological assessment, diagnosis, consultation, and rehabilitation, upholds the ethical principles of a psychologist and contributes to the establishment of innovative values.

Concentration in Labor and Organizational Psychology

Knowledge and understanding

After completing the program, the graduate:

• Discusses ethical issues in various fields, including human resource management, while working in governmental or non-governmental organizations and research centers; Also, - the importance of psychological research methods (observation, case study, survey, interview, experiment), the features of determining the sample; Considering ethical issues, the issues of planning, conducting and analyzing data in the direction of labor and organizational psychology; Describes sociology, the regularities of processes occurring in society and the factors influencing these processes;
• Discusses business psychology, including aspects of consumer and employee psychology, strategies and methods for managing consumer purchasing decisions (including NLP mechanisms and techniques in customer interactions), employee motivation techniques and methods (Vrumus theory, Adams theory, cognitive appraisal, and Korman's self-congruence theory);
• Describes the main aspects of organizational development, organizational structures and their characteristics, organizational changes, parameters for implementing and evaluating effective restructuring, diagnostic methods (data collection, organizational analysis), and issues of organizational diagnostics; The main issues of organizational behavior, team composition according to personal characteristics, correct distribution of tasks according to job functions and responsibilities, basic work organization methodology (development of an individual work development plan, evaluation of work performed), constituent aspects of organizational culture and climate (personal attitudes, documentation regulating behavioral norms);
• Discusses modern methods of personnel selection, main trends in personnel training and education, personnel training and development strategies (corporate learning strategy, talent management); Describes the individual characteristics of workers, their motivation, values, attitudes, behavioral and interpersonal relationships, the impact of satisfied and dissatisfied workers on the work environment, the impact of individual characteristics and organizational constraints on decision-making; describes the personal qualities necessary for sales, the psychological characteristics of decision-making, the neuro-mechanisms of decision-making, successful sales strategies and profitable techniques;
• It reviews the concept of career management, the competencies required for a successful career, the factors affecting labor market changes, the main concepts of labor motivation (such as content and process approaches to motivation) and motivational models (Flow effect, goal-directed motivation, the relationship between productivity and results, desirable work), the structure of career planning, effective ways of job search and methods of assessing personnel performance (ranking method, 360-degree method, goal-based management assessment method, and attestation).

Skills

After completing the program, the graduate:

• Adhere to and integrate ethical principles in the practical work of a psychologist (including human resource management, personnel selection, research); Also, - psychological research methods (observation, case study, survey, interview, experiment); Independently plans and conducts research in the field of labor and organizational psychology (including taking into account the cause-and-effect relationships of current processes in society and the factors influencing them);
• In the organization, in line with the established goals and objectives, develops a plan for implementing personnel policies and employee motivation programs (such as rewards and recognition). Determines the necessary competencies for selecting personnel for specific positions and prepares training programs for staff involved in sales and service. Identifies the need for organizational changes. To address complex issues, gathers data, independently diagnoses groups and tasks, and consults with involved employees. Manages the sales team and plans and oversees the sales process.
• In accordance with the organization's goals and strategy, analyzes the work situation in a new, unforeseen environment and independently organizes work, plans an effective employee integration program, develops and implements an individual development plan, and independently implements motivation systems in a multidisciplinary environment; manages stress and goal-oriented business relationships in a changing, unforeseen, and multidisciplinary environment; presents a career vision and, following specific career goals, the necessary competencies for a specific profession for practical use; copes with career changes, orients himself in the labor market, and establishes himself;
• Analyzes complex and incomplete materials of scientific and practical research in the field of labor and organizational psychology; Analyzes the importance of competencies required for the appropriate position in the field of business psychology when selecting personnel, based on proper assessment, service strategies (including the TQM system), including personnel training program issues (corporate training, talent management);
• Analyzes and evaluates the working and professional environment, organizational culture, climate and innovative changes, the effectiveness of the individual development process; sales planning and management system, successful sales strategies, personal qualities necessary for sales; problems arising in the labor market, cause-and-effect relationships between the needs of the organization and personnel in the organization's activities;
• Analyzes and presents the importance of ethical issues in psychology, issues of business psychology (psychological aspects of the consumer and staff), techniques and methods of personnel motivation (Vroom’s theory, Adams theory, cognitive assessment and Korman's self-congruence theory), organizational changes, effective restructuring implementation plan, assessment parameters and diagnostic methods (data collection, organizational analysis), personnel selection, development and training issues; also, - regarding the specifics of teaching and education planning in the organization, motivational schemes using academic honesty standards and information and communication technologies, specific career, motivational and performance assessment issues; Sales problems and ways to solve them (sales growth opportunities) through preparation of a detailed written report, discussion and effective communication with employees and management (taking into account communication barriers with managers at various levels in the organization), in the process of business relations with the academic or professional community.

Responsibility and Autonomy:

After completing the program, the graduate:

• Search for information from academic and scientific literature, taking into account the ethical principles of psychology, in order to conduct scientific and practical (social, political and public) research in the field of labor and organizational psychology; also, - study existing works on business psychology (consumer and personnel psychology), organizational development and change, work and professional environment, personnel development and sales in the field of labor and organization and independently plan the successive stages of the further learning process following the strategically high level of learning needs;
• Supports the recognition, appreciation, and respect of the principles of business ethics in organizing organizational changes, work and professional environment, organizational activity, personnel selection, and sales; Promotes organizational culture, respect for individual characteristics, and the need for tolerance towards cultural diversity in the organization, as well as participation in the establishment of new values.