37.05.01 Pathopsychological diagnostics and psychotherapy

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Qualification: Specialist's Degree

Code of a programme: 37.05.01

Field of study: Clinical Psychology

Location: Rostov-on-Don

SFedU Institute: Academy of Psychology and Educational Sciences

Head of the educational program: Oksana S. Saakyan

Emai: ossaakyan@sfedu.ru

Tuition fee - based: 10

Tuition fee per year (in rubles): 236 000

Duration of full-time mode: 5 years 6 months

Language: Russian

Basic subjects
Specialized subjects
Program Overview
Program Benefits
Prospects. Career & Employment
Why is it important to pursue a higher education?

Basic subjects

Module "History of Psychology" Module "General Psychology" Social Psychology Personality Psychology Module "Psychodiagnostics" Module "Mathematical methods in psychology" Module "Age psychology and developmental psychology" Module "Pedagogy. Educational psychology. Methods of teaching psychology" Module "Clinical Psychology" Module "Psychological counseling" Module "Labor psychology and organizational psychology" Module "Psychological intervention (development, correction and rehabilitation" Anatomy and physiology of the central nervous system

Specialized subjects

Module "Neuro-scientific foundations of mental activity" (Neurophysiology, Neuropsychology) Module "Psychiatry" Module "Clinical Psychology" Module "Fundamentals of psychogenetics and differential psychology" Module "Clinical and psychological aspects of personality development" (special psychology, Practical training in psychosomatics) Module "Modern psychotherapeutic technologies" (Evolution of psychotherapy, Integrative psychotherapy) Module "Psychological counseling" Module "Psychopharmacology and fundamentals of narcology" Module "Labor Psychology and organizational psychology" Module Clinical and psychological support of childhood (Diagnosis and correction in childhood, Pediatric neuropsychology and pathopsychology) Module "Psychological expertise" (Psychology of deviant behavior and forensic psychological examination, Workshop on pathopsychological diagnostics and expertise) Module "Psychological intervention (development, correction and rehabilitation" Module "Interdisciplinary foundations of clinical and psychological expertise" (Visual diagnostics and projective methods in clinical practice, the use of a polygraph in clinical practice, the communicative competence of a clinical psychologist) Module "Psychotherapeutic technologies" (NLP, Psychoanalysis) Module "Psychotherapeutic supervision in CBT Module "Theoretical and applied aspects of clinical psychology" (Interdisciplinary approach to brain research, Psychopathology of neuroses and pathopsychology of personality) Module "Pathopsychology and psychophysiology of creativity" Module "Modern methods of optimizing the quality of life of patients with mental disorders" (Dance and musical psychotherapy in clinical practice, Psychology of extreme situations and addictive personality behavior). Industrial practice under supervision (Psychological supervision in clinical practice) and others . supervisors

Program Overview

The specialty of a clinical psychologist offers great prospects in the fields of psychological counseling, psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic assistance to various categories of the population, work in healthcare institutions, psychological expertise in the practice of jurisprudence and criminology. This demandable specialty is in the selection of personnel and prevention of professional burnout among representatives of different professions, rehabilitation of persons with disabilities, provision of emergency assistance to the population in emergency situations. A particularly important role in this process is played by a clinical psychologist (neuropsychologist), who is engaged in restoring lost higher mental functions together with other specialists of multidisciplinary teams. Providing adequate assistance (diagnosis, correction) is the task of a clinical psychologist specializing in the field of pediatric neuropsychology. The participation of a clinical psychologist in the pathopsychological diagnosis, examination and rehabilitation is mandatory. A clinical psychologist specializing in pathopsychology is called upon to assist patients suffering from mental illness and their relatives who are experiencing no less stress on the mental sphere due to the illness of a loved one and its consequences. It should be noted that qualified specialists in the field of clinical psychology are also needed in the work on the creation and implementation of specialized regional targeted anti-drug programs operating in the Southern Federal District and the North Caucasus District. The training of specialists in the field of Clinical Psychology is one of the promising areas of development of the state, contributes to improving the standard of living of its citizens and is an integral indicator of a civilized society.

Program Benefits

Prospects. Career & Employment

A clinical psychologist is a specialist who is able to carry out educational and practical activities in various institutions: preschool, secondary, secondary vocational and higher education; healthcare institutions, structures of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. A professional trajectory is possible (work in a clinic, rehabilitation center, bureau of medical and social expertise, school, enterprise, private practice, etc.). Its implementation is achieved through the accumulation of professional experience, advanced training. This is a specialist who is able to carry out diagnostic, expert, rehabilitation, advisory and psychocorrective activities, and therefore the demand for clinical psychologists in the labor market is high. Tthe insufficient number or absence of private centers providing services of clinical psychologists opens up the opportunity for graduates of this program to engage in private practice. In the future, this may help a clinical psychologist become the head of a specialized center.

Why is it important to pursue a higher education?

The profession of a clinical psychologist is one of the most sought-after and promising in the labor market. The specialty of a clinical psychologist offers great prospects in the fields of psychological counseling, psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic assistance to various categories of the population, work in healthcare institutions, psychological expertise in the practice of jurisprudence and criminology. This specialty is in demand in the selection of personnel and the prevention of professional burnout among representatives of different professions, rehabilitation of people with disabilities, providing emergency assistance to the population in emergency situations. The timeliness and effectiveness of the care and rehabilitation provided ensure the possibility of (partial) restoration of health. A particularly important role in this process is played by a clinical psychologist (neuropsychologist), who is engaged in restoring lost higher mental functions together with other specialists from multidisciplinary teams. The lack of qualified specialists affects the high level of disability of patients who have suffered a stroke and have not received timely and adequate care. In recent years, there has been a general trend towards delayed neuropsychiatric development of children. Providing adequate care (diagnosis, correction) is the task of a clinical psychologist specializing in pediatric neuropsychology. The health of future generations depends on the correctness of his actions. The participation of a clinical psychologist in the pathopsychological diagnosis, examination and rehabilitation is mandatory. A clinical psychologist is called upon to provide assistance not only to patients suffering from mental illnesses, but also to their relatives who are experiencing no less stress on the mental sphere due to the illness of a loved one and its consequences. The shortage of specialists affects the low standard of living of these people. Thus, the training of specialists in the field of Clinical Psychology is one of the promising areas of development of our state, contributes to improving the standard of living of its citizens and is an integral indicator of a civilized society.