The Research The Research Institute of Child Institute of Child Psychology and Psychology and PathopsychologyPathopsychology

Bratislava, Slovakiawww.vudpap.sk

Research Institute of Child Psychology and Research Institute of Child Psychology and Pathopsychology is direct organisation of Ministry Pathopsychology is direct organisation of Ministry of Education, operates on national level.of Education, operates on national level.

Combines research with best practise and Combines research with best practise and methodical services delivered to all kinds of methodical services delivered to all kinds of educational institutions in Slovakia – schools, educational institutions in Slovakia – schools, counselling centres etc.counselling centres etc.

We cover all main topics considering child We cover all main topics considering child development, child education, and professional development, child education, and professional services for educational, psychological, career services for educational, psychological, career counselling.counselling.

One department is Methodical - Research Cabinet One department is Methodical - Research Cabinet of Educational and Psychological Counselling and of Educational and Psychological Counselling and Prevention that specializes on training of Prevention that specializes on training of professionals – teachers, counsellorsprofessionals – teachers, counsellors

The institute publishes the journal Psychology and The institute publishes the journal Psychology and Pathopsychology of Child, which is the only one Slovak Pathopsychology of Child, which is the only one Slovak professional psychological journal. professional psychological journal.

The Information-Editing Center of VÚDPaP has a well-The Information-Editing Center of VÚDPaP has a well-built scientific library that serves not only to research built scientific library that serves not only to research workers of our institute but also to external users - experts workers of our institute but also to external users - experts of affiliated professions, university teachers and students. of affiliated professions, university teachers and students.

The Institute is in tight cooperation with facilities of The Institute is in tight cooperation with facilities of psychological, educational and special-pedagogy psychological, educational and special-pedagogy counseling. The institute provides methodological and counseling. The institute provides methodological and educational services, develops new psychodiagnostical educational services, develops new psychodiagnostical tools. tools.

The Research Institute for Child Psychology and The Research Institute for Child Psychology and Pathopsychology provides and guaranties study visits for Pathopsychology provides and guaranties study visits for students of Philosophical and Pedagogic Faculty of students of Philosophical and Pedagogic Faculty of Comenius University, as are selective lectures and Comenius University, as are selective lectures and professional practicing. professional practicing.

Informational, publication, methodological Informational, publication, methodological and training activitiesand training activities

we provide methodical services to the we provide methodical services to the network of centres of pedagogical and network of centres of pedagogical and psychological counselling and psychological counselling and prevention in Slovakia, and prevention in Slovakia, and professionals working at schools in professionals working at schools in the field of counselling.the field of counselling.

ddevelopevelop innovative methods and innovative methods and programs for pupilsprograms for pupils

PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

EDUCATION FOR PROFFESIONALSEDUCATION FOR PROFFESIONALS

According to brand new law (from According to brand new law (from november 2009) there is set new november 2009) there is set new credit education for proffesionals credit education for proffesionals working in school area:working in school area:

Updating educationUpdating education Specialistic educationSpecialistic education Inovative educationInovative education

Foster tolerance in schools:Foster tolerance in schools: Develop long-term preventive and Develop long-term preventive and

developing program for pupils developing program for pupils (considering age, (considering age, developmental level, typ of school and so on)developmental level, typ of school and so on)

Implement program to education via etical Implement program to education via etical or religious educationor religious education

Prepare teachers to work with such a Prepare teachers to work with such a subjectsubject

Use activities of professionals services Use activities of professionals services ((psychologist, prevention professionals and so on)psychologist, prevention professionals and so on)

Cognitive and emotional levelCognitive and emotional level (role-playing)(role-playing)

Foster tolerance Foster tolerance

Adapted from All Different – All Equal (European Youth Center, Adapted from All Different – All Equal (European Youth Center, Strasbourg, 1995)Strasbourg, 1995)

32 sessions (last grade of secondary school)32 sessions (last grade of secondary school) Topics:Topics: - identification of stereotype attitudes- identification of stereotype attitudes - analyzing racial prejudice- analyzing racial prejudice - equality independent on culture or ethnic origin- equality independent on culture or ethnic origin - fe- fellllowship owship and empathyand empathy

EvaluationEvaluation PPsychological evaluation (impact on personality level, social asychological evaluation (impact on personality level, social accceptance, ceptance,

interpersonal level)interpersonal level) Impact – quantitative analysis showed impact on all monitoring levels Impact – quantitative analysis showed impact on all monitoring levels - - qualitative analysis showed changes in attitudes to tolerance, qualitative analysis showed changes in attitudes to tolerance, personal openness and pupils emotionpersonal openness and pupils emotion

Program Way to tolerance showed opportunities positive influent aProgram Way to tolerance showed opportunities positive influent atttittituudes des to tolerance, against racism and xenophobiato tolerance, against racism and xenophobia

Way to toleranceWay to tolerance

Thank you for your attentionThank you for your attention

Eva Smiková, PhD.Eva Smiková, PhD.