Job responsibilities of a teacher-psychologist at school

Diagnostic examination

The job responsibilities of a kindergarten teacher-psychologist include conducting diagnostics. It is held at least twice per academic year - at the beginning and at the end. This allows you to track the development dynamics of each child.

If necessary, diagnostics can be carried out in the middle of the school year. It is carried out, for example, for children with learning problems.

When conducting diagnostics, the educational psychologist uses methods for studying mental processes such as memory, perception, attention, thinking, etc. Comparing the results with the development standards of preschoolers helps to give a general picture of children's development.

Job description of a teacher-psychologist

I. _ General provisions

1. An educational psychologist belongs to the category of specialists.
2. A person with secondary psychological or secondary pedagogical education with

additional specialty "Psychology"___ (without requirements for work experience, experience in teaching work (work in the specialty): from 2 to 4 years, from 4 to 6 years, over 6 years) or higher psychological (pedagogical) education with an additional specialty " Psychology"__ (without requirements for work experience; experience in teaching (work in the specialty): from 2 to 4 years, from 4 to 6 years, from 6 to 10 years, over 10 years) or___ (II, I, higher) qualification category.

1. Appointment to the position of educational psychologist and dismissal from it is made by order of the director of the institution upon presentation
2. A teacher-psychologist should know:

1. Constitution of the Russian Federation.
2. Laws of the Russian Federation, regulations and decisions of the Government of the Russian Federation and federal educational authorities on educational issues.
3. Declaration of Human Rights and Freedoms.
4. Convention on the Rights of the Child.
5. Regulatory documents regulating issues of labor protection, health care, career guidance, employment of students (pupils) and their social protection.

1 Shchur D. L., Trukhanovich L. V. Personnel of the enterprise. 300 job description samples: a practical guide. M.: Delo i Servis, 2001. General psychology, educational psychology and general pedagogy, personality psychology and differential psychology, child and developmental psychology, social psychology, medical psychology, child neuropsychology, pathopsychology, psychosomatics. 4.7. Fundamentals of defectology, psychotherapy, sexology, mental hygiene, career guidance, vocational studies and occupational psychology, psychodiagnostics, psychological counseling and psychoprophylaxis. 4.8. Methods of active learning, socio-psychological communication training. 4.9. Modern methods of individual and group professional consultation, diagnosis and correction of normal and abnormal child development. 4.10. Rules and regulations of labor protection, safety and fire protection. 4.11._______________________________________ 5. The educational psychologist reports directly to ____________ (director of the institution; other official) 6. During the absence of the educational psychologist (vacation, illness, etc.), his duties are performed by a person appointed by order of the director of the institution. This person acquires the corresponding rights and is responsible for the high-quality and timely performance of the duties assigned to him. 7._______________________________________ II . Job responsibilities : Educational psychologist:

1. Carries out professional activities aimed at preserving the mental, somatic and social well-being of students (pupils) in the process of education and training in institutions.
2. Promotes the protection of individual rights in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
3. Promotes the harmonization of the social sphere of the institution and carries out preventive measures to prevent the occurrence of social maladjustment.
4. Determines factors that impede the development of the personality of students (pupils) and takes measures to provide various types of psychological assistance (psychocorrectional, rehabilitation and advisory).
5. Provides assistance to students (pupils), parents (persons replacing them), teaching staff in solving specific problems.
6. Conducts psychological diagnostics of various profiles and purposes.
7. Draws up psychological and pedagogical conclusions based on research materials in order to orient the teaching staff, as well as parents (persons replacing them) in the problems of personal and social development of students (pupils).
8. Maintains documentation in the prescribed form and uses it for its intended purpose.
9. Participates in the planning and development of developmental and correctional programs of educational activities, taking into account the individual and gender-age characteristics of the personality of students (pupils), contributes to the development of their readiness for orientation in various situations of life and professional self-determination.
10. Provides psychological support to creatively gifted students, promotes their development and search.
11. Determines the degree of deviations (mental, physical, emotional) in the development of students, as well as various types of social development disorders and carries out their psychological and pedagogical correction.
12. Forms the psychological culture of students (pupils), teaching staff and parents (persons replacing them), including the culture of sex education.
13. Consults employees of an educational institution on the development of this institution, the practical application of psychology, focused on increasing the socio-psychological competence of students (pupils), teaching staff, parents (persons replacing them).

14.________________________ ;________________ . III . Rights A teacher-psychologist has the right to:

1. Get acquainted with draft decisions of the institution’s management relating to its activities.
2. On issues within his competence, submit proposals for improvement of activities for consideration by the management of the institution.

In accordance with the tariff and qualification characteristics of the position of a teacher-psychologist, agreed with the Ministry of Labor of Russia (Resolution of the Ministry of Labor of Russia dated November 22, 1995 No. 65) and approved by order of the Ministry of Education of Russia and the State Committee for Higher Education of Russia dated December 14, 1995 No. 622/1646, wages educational psychologists are employed in the range of 7-14 categories of the Unified Tariff Schedule. At the same time, categories 7-12 are established depending on education and teaching experience in the specialty (i.e. if, in addition to teaching experience, there is experience in the specialty, then both experience is taken into account), and categories 12-14 - in depending on the qualification category obtained based on the results of certification.

According to the letter of the Ministry of Education of Russia dated January 12, 1993 No. 10/32-T (agreed with the Ministry of Labor of Russia), for work in special correctional educational institutions for children with developmental disabilities, the salary rates (official salaries) of educational psychologists are as follows: and other teaching staff, increase by 15-20%. In addition, educational psychologists working in orphanages, special preschool educational institutions and in psychological, medical and pedagogical consultations have another advantage: they enjoy a vacation of 56 calendar days, and educational psychologists working in general developmental preschool educational institutions , have a vacation of 42 calendar days (basis: Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of September 13, 1994 No. 1052). Due to the fact that the educational psychologist reports to both the head of the preschool educational institution and the head of the scientific-methodological office, when applying for a job, on the one hand, he must have pre-arranged days of attendance in the kindergarten, on the other hand, days on which he is absent from the preschool educational institution and attends meetings of the scientific and methodological association of psychologists (for example, once every two weeks). Reporting forms for the work of an educational psychologist are also prepared for both managers: both along professional and administrative lines of subordination. In order to regulate these relationships, before starting work, the educational psychologist enters into an agreement with the administration of the preschool educational institution (for a specified period).

Literature: Shur D.L., Trukhanovich L.V. Enterprise personnel. 333 job description samples: a practical guide. M.: Business and Service, 2001.

Family counseling

One of the responsibilities of a teacher-psychologist in a preschool institution is to advise parents of preschoolers. If problems are identified, he invites the father, mother or the adult who is the child’s guardian to a conversation.

The educational psychologist advises not only parents of children who attend kindergarten, but also parents of disorganized children.

During the consultation process, the specialist’s task is to show options for solving problems that the child has encountered in learning or behavior. In addition, he must explain to parents that only joint actions of the kindergarten and the family will give a positive result.

When interacting with the families of students, the educational psychologist improves the pedagogical literacy of parents. This has a beneficial effect on the relationships between family members of a particular child.

Areas of work for a preschool psychologist in the summer

1. Support of the adaptation process. As a rule, in the summer there is an enrollment of children in kindergarten and the task of the psychologist is to provide assistance to all participants in educational relations.
2. Establishing interpersonal contacts. Very often in the summer the number of children in groups is reduced and the groups are combined with each other. The task of a psychologist is to help children adapt to new conditions. It is especially difficult for shy, anxious, and aggressive children during this period. Communication games are great for this.
3. Working with parents. You can conduct individual consultations with parents on their requests, and invite them to participate in joint leisure activities with their children on walks.
4. Working with teachers. In connection with the unification of groups, teachers also have a hard time, so the work of a psychologist should be aimed at relieving psycho-emotional stress and responding to current emotions. Psychological training and individual consultations can be used as forms of work.
5. Paperwork. Summer is a great time to start preparing paperwork for the new school year. What documentation a preschool educational institution psychologist should have can be found in the article: “Documentation of a preschool educational institution teacher-psychologist.”
6. Replenishment of the subject-development environment of the office. It's time to put things in order in your office and start developing new manuals. You can show your creativity and come up with them yourself, or you can use ready-made games. Ready-made didactic games can be downloaded from my website by clicking on the link: “Didactic games in the work of a psychologist with children.”

As a rule, in the summer the daily routine in kindergarten changes. Children spend more time outside and the psychologist should also organize work during walks. What forms of work can be used with children?

Help for teachers

In addition to children and their parents, the educational psychologist works with the teaching staff of the kindergarten. At events such as a pedagogical council, meeting, seminar and others, he talks about effective methods and techniques that will allow you to best work with students.

Employees of a preschool institution can contact a teacher-psychologist not only for work issues, but also for personal issues. This is how the specialist maintains a favorable climate in the kindergarten team.

Psychological diagnostics

At this stage, the psychologist diagnoses the psychological state of students. Reveals the characteristics of the emotional state, the level of development, and in some cases the degree of social neglect or the presence of mental disorders. Diagnostic testing is carried out in different variations. This could be a test, an event, a group lesson, etc. An educational psychologist processes the information received during the diagnosis and identifies a risk group. Such a group may include children who do not have friends among their peers, students who create conflict situations, and children with weak emotional stability. Any deviation from the norm may be a reason to begin individual work with the child and his parents.

Psychologist's work with parents of students

If situations occur in the child’s family that provoke any deviations, then the educational psychologist is obliged to conduct a conversation with the student’s parents. Without an integrated approach, it will not be possible to correct deviant behavior. The psychologist should pay special attention to children from disadvantaged families. Problematic parents are not always ready to interact, so it is necessary to choose appropriate communication tactics and outline the arguments and prospects for effective cooperation.

The psychologist must actively interact with parents and help them resolve controversial situations with the child. Parenting counseling can take place on an individual basis, if necessary. The parent's behavior tactics should not differ from the behavior patterns of teachers at school. Parents should consider the process of cooperation with a school psychologist as an opportunity to replenish their knowledge in the field of child psychology and pedagogy. A psychologist should not overload parents with work, this may scare them away. Interest in such cooperation will quickly disappear.

Diagnostic

As part of this function, a kindergarten psychologist diagnoses the child’s psychotype, his abilities and inclinations, and possible problems. In order to successfully work with each child, you should know how he lives. Knowledge and skills are also diagnosed (how well children can go to the potty, use cutlery, behave in a group, interact with other children, etc.).

In addition to the basic skills, needs and characteristics of children, the psychologist identifies the problems of each child during the diagnostic process. It can be:

• speech therapy problems;
• nervous habits (biting nails, picking your nose);
• developmental delay;
• behavioral disorders;
• other problems.

Taking into account the results, the psychologist’s classes in kindergarten with children are structured. If necessary, he will refer the child for consultation with a specialist.