Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy

About

The Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy is focused on the implementation of modern, high quality research and education in psychological support (including psychology, art therapy) and pedagogy fields in the context of healthcare. The research and education process is enriched by experience and contacts received from international collaborations.

Main tasks

• Scientific research
  • Promote the involvement of academic staff in research and the validation of research results in high-level publications, conferences and symposiums, as well as advance research result transfer to technological solutions,
  • Organise international conferences and academic readings,
  • Encourage students to get involved in research projects carried out by the department that integrate teaching and research, for example The Vertical Integration Project Psychological Help and Self-Help,
  • Produce monographs and collections of scientific articles.
• Carry out methodological work in psychological support (psychology and art therapy) and pedagogy by
  • developing and implementing study courses at all levels of psychology study programmes, and providing their methodological basis,
  • developing opportunities for student internships,
  • offering continuing and professional development courses for professionals.
• Develop and maintain international and local collaborations with other universities, employers and social partners.
• Provide advice and expertise on psychological support and educational issues.
• Promote the professional development of the Department's staff.

The lecturers of The Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy participate in several research projects, lecture 82 study courses in 27 study programmes at all levels. The department has working groups in the following areas: research development, psychological support in working with different client and patient groups, counselling and intervention development, professional identity, competence development, assessment tools and methods. All lecturers participate in the working groups and each group has specific tasks in regard to study courses, methodological work and scientific research.

Scientific Activities

Directions

• Participation in research projects
• High-quality scientific article writing and publishing
• Research results validation at local and international conferences and symposiums
• Monograph publication
• Involvement in the peer-review process of scientific journals
• Organisation of the annual international conference 'Health and Personality Development: An Interdisciplinary Approach' and involvement in other conferences
• Participation in RSU organised science promotion events (Night of Science, Research Breakfast, etc.)
• Student involvement in research projects
• Coordination of the Student Psychology Research Group
• Vertical Integration Project Psychological Help and Self-Help

RSU research portal PURE

Events and Conferences

• Conference Health and Personality Development: An Interdisciplinary Approach
• Psychology Day Events

Cooperation

International partners in scientific research and academics

• Academic College at Wingate, Israel
• Edge Hill University, United Kingdom
• European Health Psychology Society
• International College for Humanistic Sciences, Greece
• Klaipeda University, Lithuania
• Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Lithuania
• Nuertingen-Geislingen University, Germany
• Open University of the Netherlands
• Ruppin Academic Center, Israel
• Tallinn University, Estonia
• Tel Aviv University, Israel
• University of Padova, Italy
• University of Sussex, United Kingdom
• Vilnius University, Lithuania
• Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania

Iternational professional organisations

• European Health Psychology Society
• The European Consortium for Arts Therapies Education – ECArTE
• European Association Dance Movement Therapy – EADMT
• European Federation of Dramatherapy – EFD
• European Federation of Art Therapy – EFAT
• European Music Therapy Confederation – EMTC
• Association of National Organisations for Supervision in Europe – ANSE

Publications on psychological support, pedagogy, art therapy, and research

In Latvian

Psychological support

	Psihologu profesionālā darbība Latvijā. Saturs. Organizācija. Regulējums. Psihologu likuma komentāri Autoru kolektīvs prof. Kristīnes Mārtinsones vadībā Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2018
	Grupu psiholoģiskā konsultēšana un psihoterapija Velga Sudraba, Kristīne Mārtinsone Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2018
	Psiholoģijas izglītības desmit gadi Rīgas Stradiņa universitātē Mārtinsone, K., Mihailova, S., Koļesņikova, J., Mihailovs, I. J., Ļevina, J., Freimane, G., Šneidere, K. Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2017 Lejupielādēt (3.2 MB)
	Konsultēšana un konsultatīvā psiholoģija Jeļena Ļevina, Kristīne Mārtinsone Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2016 Lejupielādēt (1.85 MB)
	Veselības psiholoģija Kristīnes Mārtinsones un Velgas Sudrabas redakcijā Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2016
	Psiholoģijas vēsture Mārtinsone K., Lasmane A., Karpova Ā. Zvaigzne ABC, 2016
	Konsultēšanas un psihoterapijas teorija un prakse Bite, I., Mārtinsone K., Sudraba V. Zvaigzne ABC, 2016
	Psiholoģija. 3. daļa. Lietišķās jomas K. Mārtinsones un K. Miltuzes redakcijā Zvaigzne ABC, 2015
	Psiholoģija. 2. daļa. Personība, grupa, sabiedrība, kultūra K. Mārtinsones un K. Miltuzes redakcijā Zvaigzne ABC, 2015
	Psiholoģija. 1. daļa. Pamatjautājumi – teorijas un pētījumi K. Mārtinsones un K. Miltuzes redakcijā Zvaigzne ABC, 2015

Pedagogy

Art Therapy

	Mākslas terapija: teorija un prakse Kristīnes Mārtinsones redakcijā Drukātava, 2009
	Mākslu terapija un tās attīstības konteksti (integratīvi eklektiskā pieeja Latvijā) Kristīne Mārtinsone, Sandra Mihailova, Ivans Jānis Mihailovs, Indra Majore-Dūšele, Mirdza Paipare Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte, 2008

Research

Research term glossary
Scientific editors: Dr. psych., Prof. Kristīne Mārtinsone, Dr. psych., Prof. Anita Pipere, 2019