One of the famous and popular St. Petersburg universities is the Institute of Special Pedagogy and Psychology, located in several academic buildings.
Education is conducted only on a fee basis. There are three forms of education: part-time, part-time and part-time.
The history of the formation of the Wallenberg Institute of Psychology
The Institute of Special Pedagogy and Psychology was founded by Lyudmila Mikhailovna Shipitsyna in 1993. From the moment of its creation and until 2015, she was the rector. Assistance in the organization was provided by the Special Olympic Committee and the International Children's Fund named after Raoul Wallenberg - the institute bears his name.
This was the first non-state higher educational institution in Russia, where one could get the profession of "special psychologist", as well as a number of other popular professions related to the provision of psychological, pedagogical, correctional and social assistance to people with various problems with he alth.
Department of Psychology
The Department of General and Special Psychology was established in 1996, in 1999 it became the Department of Special Psychology, and after that - the Department of Psychology. Currently, it is headed by Associate Professor Bizyuk Alexander Pavlovich.
The teaching staff constantly conducts scientific and research work, the results of which are reflected in textbooks, monographs, scientific articles, and are used in teaching students of the Wallenberg Institute.
At lectures, students study general and special psychological disciplines, at practical classes they gain skills in corrective work, learn to consult and conduct psychological work with children and adolescent groups, as well as with adults. In special courses and workshops developed by teachers, students study particular issues of psychological work.
Classes are held not only in classrooms, but also in kindergartens, schools and boarding schools for children with various he alth disorders, in orphanages, and rehabilitation centers.
In addition to specialists for correctional institutions, psychologists are currently being trained to deal with children at risk who have experienced violence, natural disasters, disasters, terrorist attacks and emergencies.
Department of General and Special Pedagogy
The Department of General and Special Pedagogy appeared at the Wallenberg Institute one of the first. Professor Feoktistova Valentina Alexandrovna became the head of the department. Currently, it is headed by Associate Professor Smirnova Irina Anatolyevna.
In 2010, it included the department of speech therapy, and in 2016 it was replenished with another direction - adaptive physical education.
Students learn to independently create correctional and pedagogical programs, create projects for the activities of educational institutions, master the techniques of art therapy, sand therapy, adaptive physical education and other modern educational technologies.
Department of Humanities
The Department of Humanities, which has existed at the Wallenberg Institute since 1995, is headed by Professor Lyubicheva Elena Vyacheslavovna. In 2003, they began to train foreign language teachers for various types of educational institutions.
The department constantly conducts research and methodological activities. The latest educational methods are used.
Faculty of Continuing Education
The Faculty of Additional Education has been operating since 2014 and is engaged in retraining and advanced training of employees of preschool and school education, social protection authorities, medical workers. Education at the faculty is carried out at short-term seminars and at longer refresher courses, with and without interruption from the main work.
Research and scientific work
Besides academic activities Wallenberg Instituteis engaged in scientific research on the basis of its structural divisions: the secondary educational school and kindergarten "Logovichok", as well as in numerous partner organizations. The institute also has its own teaching and research laboratory. Teachers and graduate students constantly receive state awards, certificates of honor and gratitude for merits and achievements in research activities, their works are published in scientific journals.
The Wallenberg Institute often hosts scientific and practical conferences, symposiums and seminars. They involve not only Russian, but also foreign experts from Europe, the United States of America, South Korea.
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute has become one of the most sought-after universities, thanks to its highly qualified teaching staff. More than 8,000 people graduated from its walls, many graduates head rehabilitation centers for the disabled and correctional institutions throughout Russia and the CIS.
