St. Petersburg State Institute of Psychology and Social Work
St. Petersburg State Institute of Psychology and Social Work (SPbGIPSR, Russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный институт психологии и социальной работы, СПбГИПСР) is the only Russian state higher education institution of psychological and social profile in the Northwestern Federal District.
Санкт-Петербургский государственный институт психологии и социальной работы | |
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| Motto | Human dignity Professional competence Social accountability |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1992 |
| Rector | Yuriy Platonov |
Administrative staff | 140 |
| Students | 1,259 |
| Address | 13A 12th Line, Vasilyevsky Island, 199178 , , |
| Website | www.psysocwork.ru |
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:
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Higher Education
- 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[1] and internal regulations. It has license[2] and state accreditation.[3]