Specialist's program, Academy of Psychology and Pedagogy
37.05.01 Clinical Psychology
Program length: 5 years 6 months
Language of study: Russian
Place of study: Rostov-on-Don
Purpose of this educational program
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.
Core curriculum
Basis | Specialized subjects |
Module "Cognitive psychology: sensory-perceptual and mnemic processes" (Sensation and perception and psychological workshop, Attention and memory and psychological workshop) Module "Cognitive Psychology: thinking and emotional-volitional regulation of behavior" (Thinking and speech and psychological workshop, Emotions and will and psychological workshop) Module "Fundamentals of Psychology (Anatomy and physiology of the central nervous system, Evolutionary introduction to psychology, history and methodology of psychology) Module "Neuroscientific foundations of mental activity" (Neuropsychology and pathopsychology. Clinical psychodiagnostics, Fundamentals of Psychogenetics and Differential Psychology, Fundamentals of Neurophysiology and Psychophysiology) Module "Personality Psychology and social Psychology" (Personality psychology and psychological practicum, Social psychologists) Module "Fundamentals of psychodiagnostics" (Mathematical statistics and mathematical methods in psychology) Module "Pedagogical competence of a psychologist" (Pedagogy, pedagogical psychology and methods of teaching psychology) | Module "Interdisciplinary areas of clinical psychology" (Psychosomatics and psychiatry, Psychodiagnostics and the use of a polygraph in clinical practice) Module "Social aspects of the professional activity of a clinical psychologist" (Organizational psychology and communicative competence of a clinical psychologist) Module "Psychological expertise" (Psychology of deviant behavior and forensic psychological examination, Workshop on pathopsychological diagnosis and examination) Module "Psychotherapeutic methods in clinical psychology" (Psychotherapeutic techniques: NLP and CBT) Module "Psychological correction and rehabilitation" (Pathopsychology of creativity and psychological rehabilitation) Module "Psychodiagnostics in clinical practice" (Diagnosis and correction in childhood, Pediatric neuropsychology and pathopsychology) Module "Psychotherapeutic" (Catatimno-imaginative and cognitive behavioral psychotherapy) Module "Theoretical aspects of clinical psychology" (Interdisciplinary approach to brain research: neurogenetics, neurophysiology, behavioral neurobiology, Psychopathology of neuroses and personality disorders) Module "Modern methods of optimizing the quality of life of patients with mental disorders" (Psychology of extreme situations and addictive personality behavior, Dance psychotherapy in clinical practice) Module "Interdisciplinary foundations of clinical and psychological impact" (Visual psychodiagnostics and projective methods in clinical practice) Module "Psychological counseling" (Psychological counseling) |
Among the advantages of this study program are:
- Interdisciplinarity. The curriculum contains a sufficient number of medical, biological, socio-humanitarian disciplines, which ensures a high level of training of specialists. Guaranteed employment at the end of training and creative “nature" of future professional activity.
- The need to train clinical psychologists in the capital of Southern Russia is due to the fact that our region is the center of education and healthcare not only for the Rostov Region, Krasnodar Territory and Stavropol, but also for the republics (Adygea, Karachay-Cherkessia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Chechnya, Kalmykia, Crimea, Dagestan, Ingushetia). Preserving the traditions of teaching clinical and psychological disciplines at the Southern Federal University, training many generations of specialists will improve the living conditions of people living in these regions.
- The educational program "Pathopsychological diagnostics and psychotherapy" of SFU is able to compete with the programs of Moscow State University, St. Petersburg State University and other universities. Already today, students from China, Africa, Latin America and Swaziland are studying in the specialty "Clinical Psychology", which indicates the interest of foreign citizens in "Clinical Psychology" implemented by SFedU.
- The program includes modules of project activity, which make it possible from the first year to plan and conduct scientific research in a team, present these results at regional, All-Russian, international conferences and forums, and publish their research.
- As part of the educational process ; communication with patients, analysis of clinical cases, communication with leading specialists of partner organizations. The possibility of foreign internships.
- The scientific trajectory involves the acquisition of a scientific degree, participation in research projects that can provide an opportunity, for example, to develop an author's rehabilitation technique, to patent their development.
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. To date, the salary of a clinical psychologist in Moscow is 60-80 thousand rubles a month. In regional budget organizations, it is 3-4 times less, but the 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.