Why you need a psychologist in kindergarten

Preschool children are visited by children with different levels of development, health and living in different family conditions. The distribution of children into groups is made according to the age principle, as well as taking into account the developmental disabilities of children, if the kindergarten has the status of a compensatory institution. A psychologist in a kindergarten can help to properly organize preventive, correctional and rehabilitation work with children of various categories.

A specialist with a diploma in psychology can be accepted as a psychologist. If the young specialist has a pedagogical education, then the number of training hours for psychological specialties should be at least 1200. A psychologist in a kindergarten should have knowledge of age and pedagogical psychology, psychosomatics, pathopsychology and other psychological disciplines. It is he who can become a specialist who will raise the level of psychological culture among all participants in the pedagogical process. His consultations with teachers and parents can be educational in nature, as well as research. Unlike educators, a psychologist in a kindergarten can develop and conduct research using psycho-pedagogical diagnostics, carry out monitoring research in groups of preschool children.

Under the guidance of an experienced psychologist in the kindergarten, students of psychological specialties can be organized: educational, pre-diploma. He can also be the leader or co-author of psychological and pedagogical programs, which are implemented as additional to the education program implemented in this institution. Based on the results of project approbation and research, a psychologist can speak at city, state or international conferences, publish articles in journals and publish methodological guides for teachers.

The plan for the work of a psychologist in a kindergarten should include sections of work not only with children, but also with their parents, and with the teachers of the institution. Parents can receive specialist advice, recommendations for correcting the development of the child in the early stages of the problem, and get acquainted with the norms of children's development. Together with the parents, a plan of correctional work is drawn up, with their permission, psychological diagnosis of children is carried out.

Teacher-psychologist in kindergarten not only helps to develop programs, but also conducts classes with children. With the help of fairy tales, poems, scenes and games, kids can get acquainted with different emotions, learn how to track and regulate them. In the sections of the program there can be topics about friendship of children, about family values, about ways of conflict resolution by children among themselves. The use of art therapy helps preschoolers get rid of stress, relax and create pictures that make them feel happy. The presence of a sandbox in the psychological office helps children to better understand their own inner world by creating various story stories in the sand. The specialist comments on the actions of children, directing their fantasy in a positive-developing channel.

The psychologist in the kindergarten should constantly improve the level of his qualifications, be aware of new regulations in the field of education and the rights of children. In the process of attestation on an equal basis with the teachers of the institution, he can get a qualification category, the level of which depends on the length of service, education and work results for the past period of work. Attestation is carried out at the workplace of a psychologist every 5 years with the aim not so much of an evaluation as of stimulating a specialist to maintain his competence in accordance with the requirements for a post.