PREVENTIVE MODEL OF ACTIVITY OF PSYCHOLOGIST I N THE SYSTEM OF EDUCATION

• Published in: Vestnik Mininskogo universiteta no. 4; p. 10
• Main Authors: Tsvetkova, L. A., Alekhin, A. N., Koroleva, N. N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Minin Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University 01-12-2017
• Subjects: psychohygiene; psychological health; psychological service in education; psychoprevention; pupils; the educational psychologist
• ISSN: 2307-1281; 2307-1281
• DOI: 10.26795/2307-1281-2017-4-10

Introduction: In article the methodological bases of preventive model of activity of the educational psychologist are considered. Need of development of uniform conceptual model of psychological service for an education system is proved. It is shown that the importance of the solution of the current problems connected with preservation and strengthening of psychological health of children increases in modern conditions.Materials and methods: The analysis of the normative documents regulating activity of the psychologist in education, the theoretical analysis, generalization, systematization, classification, questioning. 9357 respondents – the psychologists working in an education system and heads of the educational organizations of various regions of the Russian Federation participated in poll devoted to problems of work of the educational psychologist.Results: The main fields (directions) of work of the psychologist in an education system are opened: psychological (psychology and pedagogical) diagnostics, psychological consultation, psychological correction and development, psychological education, psychological prevention. It is shown that the volume and content of activity of the psychologist in an education system considerably becomes complicated and extends. Complication and an intensification of work of the modern educational psychologist leads to differentiation of areas and the realized activity models, at the same time, regarding psychology and pedagogical and methodical maintenance, expert and design activity of the psychologist is partly crossed with pedagogical activity. In this regard need of more accurate definition and differentiation of professional tasks of the teacher and psychologist for education is proved. Data of the questionnaire conducted on selection of educational psychologists of various regions of the Russian Federation are provided. Results showed that real work of the psychologist in educational institution generally consists of psychodiagnostic inspections and methodical support of educational programs which are carried out of target reference points of activity. Educational psychologists do not allocate preservation and strengthening of psychological health of students as a relevant task, do not own technologies of scheduled maintenance. The rupture of the theory and practice of psychology in education is noted.Discussion and Conclusions: The preventive model of psychological service in education is offered. According to it a main objective of psychological service in an education system psychological health of children and students acts. Prevention as the system of the actions directed to prevention and correction of deviations of mental development, formation of the personality, socialization, preservation and strengthening of psychological health is the main sphere of activity of the psychologist.