Psychopedagogy Specialization
Academic aims:
- Training specialists in the domain of Psychology aims at acquiring theoretical knowledge and practical skills, behaviours and attitudes, in a coherent approach, reflected by the academic curriculum and in accordance with the provisions of the Higher Education Qualifications National Framework worked out in 2011.
- Developing professional and transversal skills in accordance with the Romanian Higher Education Operational System of Qualifications, in general and specific to the Psychology domain.
The professional skills acquired by the Psychology graduates are:
- Operating upon the fundamental concepts in the Psychology domain
- Designing and doing the research work
- The critical evaluation of the problematical situations and of the possible solutions
- The psychological evaluation of the individual, group and organization
- Designing and performing psychological interventions
- Relationships and interpersonal communication
The transversal skills:
- Practicing the professional tasks according to the deontological principles specific to this domain
- Applying the efficient teamwork techniques in the different career departments
- Self-evaluation of the continuous training needs in order to adapt the professional skills to the social context dynamics
At the end of the bachelor’s degree studies with the duration of 3 years, the graduates obtain the Degree Diploma in Psychology and also the necessary skills in order to follow master’s degree programs in the domains of psychology, educational sciences and sociology; thus special psychopedagogy specialization is an interdisciplinary science, being at the crossroads of psychology, pedagogy, sociology and medicine.
General professional market:
- psychologist teacher in kindergartens and special schools
- psychologist teacher specialized in integrated/inclusive education of disabled children and young people
- psychologist teacher specialized in corrective and compensatory therapies
- speech therapist
- educational counsellor
- psychodiagnostician for disabled personality
The graduate profession
Institutions
Special education teacher (grades I-VIII)
Special schools for pupils with mental, speech, hearing, sight and neurological motility impediments
Special education teacher (grades IX-XII)
Special high schools for students with sight and hearing impediments
Special education teacher
Special vocational schools for students with mental, speech, hearing, sight and neurological motility impediments
Special education teacher
Special trade schools for sight and hearing-impaired students
Special education educator
Kindergartens for preschool children with mental, hearing, sight, motor and autism deficiencies
Specialized educator
Kindergartens and special school for pupils with mental, hearing, sight, motor and autism deficiencies
Centres for Community Services for the disabled belonging to the General Department of Child and Adult Social Assistance and Protection
Placement Centres which belong to the General Department of Child and Adult Social Assistance and Protection
Day Centres for habilitation-rehabilitation and social integration of the disabled belonging to the General Department of Child and Adult Social Assistance and Protection and to the private sector (NGO)
Protected workshops for disabled adults
Protected homes for disabled adults
Night shelter for critical situations (homeless children/adults, abused persons)
Leisure centres for emergency situations
Special education teacher
Schools for pupils with behaviour disorders
Penitentiaries
Socio-humanistic sciences teacher
High schools
Pedagogical high schools
Vocational schools
University teacher
Faculties
Educational counselor
Centres of Educational Resources and Assistance
Schools and high schools
Private sector
Psychologist teacher in Centres of Educational Resources and Assistance
Psychodiagnostician for the disabled personality
Kindergartens, schools and high schools
Centres of Educational Resources and Assistance
Kindergartens and special school for pupils with mental, hearing, sight, motor and autism deficiencies
Centres for Community Services for the disabled belonging to the General Department of Child and Adult Social Assistance and Protection
Placement Centres which belong to the General Department of Child and Adult Social Assistance and Protection
Day Centres for habilitation-rehabilitation and social integration of the disabled belonging to the General Department of Child and Adult Social Assistance and Protection (NGO)
Speech therapist
Intercounty speech centres
Centres of Educational Resources and Assistance
Kindergartens and special school for pupils with mental, hearing, sight, motor and autism deficiencies
Centres for Community Services for the disabled belonging to the General Department of Child and Adult Social Assistance and Protection
Placement Centres which belong to the General Department of Child and Adult Social Assistance and Protection
Day Centres for habilitation-rehabilitation and social integration of the disabled belonging to the General Department of Child and Adult Social Assistance and Protection (NGO)
Polyclinics and hospitals
Occupational therapist and ergotherapist
Kindergartens and special school for pupils with mental, hearing, sight, motor and autism deficiencies
Centres for Community Services for the disabled belonging to the General Department of Child and Adult Social Assistance and Protection
Placement Centres which belong to the General Department of Child and Adult Social Assistance and Protection
Day Centres for habilitation-rehabilitation and social integration of the disabled belonging to the General Department of Child and Adult Social Assistance and Protection (NGO)
Penitentiaries
Therapist of psychomotility and medical physical education
Kindergartens and special schools for pupils with mental, hearing, sight, motor and autism deficiencies
Centres for Community Services for the disabled belonging to the General Department of Child and Adult Social Assistance and Protection
Placement Centres which belong to the General Department of Child and Adult Social Assistance and Protection
Day Centres for habilitation-rehabilitation and social integration of the disabled people belonging to the General Department of Child and Adult Social Assistance and Protection (NGO)
Speech therapist – demutizator
Special kindergartens, schools and high schools for pupils with hearing deficiencies
Day Centres for habilitation-rehabilitation of the hearing-impaired persons
Visual education teacher
Special kindergartens, schools and high schools for pupils with visual deficiencies
Day Centres for habilitation-rehabilitation of the visually-impaired persons
Researcher
Universities and research institutes
Coordinator: Lecturer Damian Totolan, PhD