Summary of psychology week at the faculty of psychological, pedagogical education and arts

To mark the All-Ukrainian Psychologist’s Day, the Department of Psychology of the Faculty of Psychological, Pedagogical Education and Arts organized its traditional Psychology Week. A distinctive feature of this year’s event was a series of master classes in various psychological fields delivered by well-known professional practitioners.

The week began with a master class titled “Client-Centered Psychotherapy: The Essence of the Approach and Work Techniques”, delivered by Viktoriia Tsemma, a psychologist, psychotherapist in the client-centered approach, sexologist, and member of national and international professional associations.

Neuro-Linguistic Programming as a branch of cognitive psychology was presented by Oksana Bolotova, an international NLP trainer, psychologist, co-author and co-trainer of the “Three-Level Training” project, founder of the Odesa NLP School, director of “NLP-Odesa,” and president of the Oksana Bolotova NLP Association.

The master class “On Feelings and the Needs Behind Them” was conducted by Yuliana Martynova, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Gestalt psychotherapist, trainer, medical psychologist, and head of the Vinnytsia branch of the Kyiv Gestalt University.

On Psychologist’s Day, April 23, the Department of Psychology invited all interested participants to a scientific seminar-workshop titled “Life Design: Scientific Approaches and Practices for Shaping Personal Life Perspectives.” The speakers were experienced faculty members of the Department of Psychology — Olha Frolova, Oksana Strilchuk, and Yevheniia Kocherha. The practices they presented contributed to a deeper understanding of personal life orientations and the development of individual life strategies within the frameworks of cognitive-behavioral therapy, positive psychotherapy, and art therapy.

Psychology Week concluded with a master class “Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Sexuality” delivered by Roman Andriievskyi, Head of the Psychological Department at the “Med Park” Medical Center, psychologist, psychoanalyst, child and adolescent psychotherapist, member of the Ukrainian Union of Psychotherapists, and consultant on sexuality issues.

Each psychological event was unique, yet all were united by a common goal — to train highly competent specialists capable of solving complex specialized tasks and practical problems in the field of psychology across various aspects of life.

Based on materials from the Department of Psychology