Assessment of the Professional Competencies of Pedagogue-Psychologists on the Basis of the Professional Standard «Pedagogue-Psychologist (Educational Psychologist)» as a Modern Tool for Human Resources Management

Abstract

The results of monitoring the evaluation and self-assessment of the competencies of the pedagogue-psychologist according to the content of the labor functions of the professional standard "Pedagogue-psychologist (educational psychologist)" are given. 340 pedagogues-psychologists participated in the monitoring, working in the City Center of Psychological and Educational Assistance. The toolkit consisted of: a self-assessment questionnaire of professional competencies, a test task for psychological knowledge, a colloquium based on a semi-structured interview with pedagogues-psychologists on their professional activities. Based on the results obtained, the psychology teachers working in the City Psychological and Pedagogical Center were divided into four groups, depending on the results of the interview and the fulfillment of the test task. In relation to psychologists who received low scores in the interview and poor test results, management decisions were proposed to develop their professional competence.

Keywords

• professional standard
• professional competences
• educational psychologist
• monitoring of assessment and self-assessment of competences