Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy

The core objective of the work of the Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy is to provide modern highly qualitative education in psychology, paedagogy and art therapy in the context of health care on the basis of biopsychosocial approach, enriching the content of education with the results of scientific research and experience received in the international contacts and collaboration.
 
The main directions of scientific research

• Psychological treatment and support for different client and patient groups
• Psychological and art-based assessment tools adaptation and construction
• Latvian Clinical Personality Inventory development and its digitization
• Intelligent structure Test adaptation
• Health behavior as disease prevention and web-based interventions to promote health behavior
• Professional competencies and its development
• Professional identity
• Didactic principles of client and patient education

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