Problems of Assessing the Compliance of Professional Activities of Practical Psychologists with the Requirements of the Implemented Standards (once again about experts and expertise in practical psychology)

Abstract

The analysis of the state of the problem of expertise in practical psychology is carried out, in the context of tasks arising in connection with the implementation ? introduction of standards of professional activity. The main issues are mentioned, both directly concerning the methodology of the issue under discussion, as well as the main aspects of the content of the specialist's work related to the professional evaluation in general of activities, processes, etc., occurring in a specific educational environment, and their quality in each specific case of a professional activities of specialists. The main criteria of requirements to the expert, to his professional training and experience, features of the process of conducting the examination are singled out. The actual necessity of creating an "examination institute" in the field of practical psychology that presupposes the development of scientific grounds and methodology for the examination of the activities of specialists in the Service of Practical Psychology in the education system and the quality of performing professional activity is emphasized and justified. Attention is drawn to the fact that until now there are no scientifically grounded requirements for experts in the field of practical psychology, their training programs, a system of evaluation criteria, the content and form of an expert opinion, etc. It is concluded that the development of the methodology of practical psychology and expertise in it will allow an objective assessment of the activities of both the Service of Practical Psychology as a whole and the work of its individual specialists, ensure their training, further training and retraining, and determine the conformity of their work to the requirements of standards professional activity.

Keywords

• methodology of practical psychology; "Institute of Expertise"
• an expert in the field of practical psychology
• the requirements for the examination procedure in practical psychology; standards of professional activity (professional standards)