FEATURES OF THE WORK OF A PRACTICAL PSYCHOLOGIST IN A PRESCHOOL EDUCATION INSTITUTION

Abstract

This article examines the features of the work of a practical psychologist in a preschool educational institution. The main goal of a practical psychologist in a preschool educational institution is to ensure the psychological health of children, which includes full mental development at all stages of childhood. To achieve this goal, the psychologist performs tasks related to the development of the child’s age and individual characteristics, creating a favorable psychological atmosphere, and providing timely assistance to children, parents, and educators. The main activities of a child psychologist include: psychological education (teaching children and adults psychological knowledge, popularizing psychological culture, forming an understanding of the need for psychological work among parents and educators); psychological prevention (prevention of possible deviations in the development of children, creation of the necessary conditions for their full development, timely identification of difficulties); psychological diagnostics (study of the individual psychological characteristics of children to provide assistance in development and upbringing); psychological counseling (assistance in resolving professional issues related to the development and upbringing of children; prognostication (prediction of possible problems in the mental development and formation of the personality of children, development of strategies for their prevention, forecasting the influence of age and environmental factors on the development of a child). Effective work of a child psychologist requires high professional qualifications, emotional stability, responsibility and the ability to take a creative approach. An important condition is interaction with educators, parents and administration, as well as methodological support from psychological centers.