St. Petersburg State Institute of Psychology and Social Work

St. Petersburg State Institute of Psychology and Social Work (SPbGIPSR, ) is the only Russian state higher education institution of psychological and social profile in the Northwestern Federal District.

Academic structure As of December 2017, the Institute consists of Faculty of Psychological and Social Work (since 1995) and Faculty of Applied Psychology (since 1999) with a total of seven departments: Theory and Technology of Social Work Applied Social Psychology and Conflictology General, Developmental and Differential Psychology Counseling and Health Psychology Psychological Counseling Pedagogy and Psychology of Deviant Behaviour Philosophy, Cultural Studies and Foreign Languages Economics, Mathematics and Informatics

Academic structure also comprises the specialized Training and Laboratory Complex (TLC) designed to facilitate the practice-oriented approach in student's training. TLC consists of 6 laboratories and 4 classes:

Art-Workshop Studio Center of Computer Technologies Psychological Counseling Studio Psychological Practice Center Psychophysiology Lab Music Therapy Studio

Physical Education Center Individual Counseling Class Training and Methodology Class on Psychological and Social Work Civil Defense Class

Higher Education Bachelor's degree programmes

37.03.01 Psychology 39.03.02 Social Work "Social Work in the System of Social Services" 37.03.02 Conflictology

Master's degree programmes 37.04.01 Psychology "Psychological Counseling" 39.04.02 Social Work "Innovative Practices of Social Work"

All courses are delivered in the Russian language.

Legal status Institute operates under the university charter and internal regulations. It has license and state accreditation.

See also Education in Russia List of universities in Russia

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