Psychodiagnostics in social work

Course: Social Work

Structural unit: Faculty of Psychology

Title
Psychodiagnostics in social work
Code
ОК.43
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
7 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
LO 1., LO 2., LO 3., LO 4., LO 5., LO 6., LO 9., LO 11., LO 12., The full list of learning outcomes of the educational program is given in the section "Programme Profile".
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
must know: psychological and social characteristics of different groups of clients; asics of general and social psychology; content and essence of communication; mechanisms of social perception; socio-psychological content of conflicts; psychological and social features of deviant behavior; basics of pathopsychology; must be able to: use psychological methods of personality research; identify current customer problems and help solve them; to implement technologies of contact interaction; must possess: knowledge of general and social psychology; knowledge of various forms of individual work with clients; knowledge of the basic forms of social work.
Course content
The aim of the course is to provide students with systematic knowledge of the theoretical foundations of psychodiagnostics and the basic principles of using psychodiagnostic techniques in working with clients. Effective diagnosis of psychological characteristics of clients and client groups involves mastering the basic techniques of diagnosis, as well as possession of the most famous psychodiagnostic techniques that can be used in social work. This requires the formation of students' knowledge of the basic principles of the psychodiagnostic process, adequate ideas about the role, place, possibilities and limitations of psychodiagnostic procedures in various spheres of social work.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Aleksandrov D.O. Diahnostyka osobystosti pratsivnyka OVS v systemi psykholohichnoho suprovodzhennia / Psykholohichne zabezpechennia operatyvno-sluzhbovoi diialnosti pratsivnykiv militsii. Chastyna 8. Navch.-metod. posibn. / D.O.Aleksandrov, O.V.Davydova. - Kyiv: Natsionalna akademiia vnutrishnikh sprav, 2015. 130 s. [in Ukrainian]. 2. Burlachuk L. Psykhodiahnostyka osobystosti: poniatiinyi aparat ta metody doslidzhennia / Psykholohiia i suspilstvo. 2014, №4, S. 85-103. [in Ukrainian]. 3. Halian I.M. Psykhodiahnostyka: navch. posib. / I.M. Halian. Kyiv: Akademvydav, 2011. 464 s. [in Ukrainian]. 4. Korolchuk M.S., Osodlo V.I. Psykhodiahnostyka: Navchalnyi posibnyk dlia studentiv vyshchykh navchalnykh zakladiv / Za zah. red. M.S. Korolchuka. Kyiv: Elha, Nika-Tsentr, 2012. 400 s. [in Ukrainian]. 5. Psykholohiia sotsialnoi roboty: pidruchnyk / za red. Yu.M. Shvalba. Kyiv: Osnova, 2014. 448 s. [in Ukrainian].
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
Verbal answers, abstracts, modular control, test. The maximum number of points per semester is 60 points. The form of the test is verbal, in accordance with previously submitted creative tasks and projects. The minimum number of points of admission to the test is 36 points. The number of points scored per semester is announced in advance. Evaluation scale: 0-59 points - not credited, 60-100 points - credit.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Denys Oleksandrovych Александров
Department of Social Work
Faculty of Psychology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Social Work
Faculty of Psychology