Meeting agenda:
- 5:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m. – opening of the meeting – Dr hab. Anna Paszkowska-Rogacz, Associate Professor at the University of Lodz
A short history of psychology in Lodz – Prof. Dr hab. Eleonora Bielawska-Batorowicz
Why is it worth being a member of the Polish Psychological Association? – mgr Aleksandra Łapińska, Member of the Management Board of the Association
- 5:15 p.m.-6:30 p.m. – Psychological and pedagogical assistance with the participation of a dog. – mgr Małgorzata Krzemińska, mgr Małgorzata Waczyńska-Bartos, mgr Agnieszka Ruszkiewicz-Kocik. The meeting will also be attended by dogs: Kama and Whisper
- 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Discussion: Psychology... and what next? Meeting of practitioners with psychology students
Based on a survey conducted among a group of psychology students, the areas of greatest interest and controversy were identified. The thematic area is very broad and includes:
- Clinical psychology
- Psychotherapy, psychotherapeutic trends
- Psychological assistance
- Psychosexology
- Ethics of the profession of a psychologist
- Certification of psychological competences, including certification costs
- The use of psychology in business, training courses
- Possibilities of practicing psychology as a science
- Addiction
- Family psychology
Practicing psychologists, people with expert knowledge in various areas of psychology, were invited to participate in the discussion.
The profession of a psychologist is a profession of public trust. Currently, intensive work is underway on the act on the profession of a psychologist. 21 February is the World Psychologist Day. Prof. Wilhelm Wundt founded the first formal laboratory for psychological research in 1879, at the University of Leipzig, which marked psychology as an independent field of study. Psychology is therefore a profession with over 100 years of history.
