DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

Year of Establishment: 2017 Address: Tashkent region, Chirchiq State Pedagogical University, Main building, Room 409. The Department of Psychology was established on August 27, 2017, by Decision No. 1 of the Council of Chirchiq State Pedagogical Institute of Tashkent region. Previously operating as part of the "Pedagogy and Psychology" department, it later separated as an independent department. Currently, the department is engaged in teaching specialized subjects for psychology specializations.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE DEPARTMENT Department's Mission: The main task of the Department of Psychology is to develop students' psychological skills and to form their intercultural communication competence.

Department Strategy: Socio-psychological factors in the formation of human capital. This strategy focuses on criteria for improving higher education, science, and human capital, intellectual ability, scientific power, further development of talent, quick wit, sharpness of mind, ability to quickly acquire knowledge, quick understanding of problems, and the human ability to remember all things previously felt and imagined.

Our Goals:

• Conducting scientific research by studying the psychological state of children in preschool educational organizations in cooperation with them.
• Establishing cooperation with educational institutions, production enterprises, and other higher education institutions, as well as organizations in the "Psychological Counseling" service sector.
• Increasing the quality of psychology education through professionally oriented programs and advanced pedagogical methods.
• Expanding international cooperation – establishing partnerships with universities, the scientific community, and educational projects.
• Developing a scientific research environment – becoming an innovative center for applied psychology and psychological research.

Work Plan for the Strategic Development of the Department of Psychology for 2021-2025

CURRICULA The department conducts classes for bachelor's and master's students in specialized subjects of psychology.

• Labor and Engineering Psychology
• Family Psychology
• Pedagogical Psychology and Methodology of Teaching Psychology
• Introduction to Specialization
• Experimental Psychology
• Clinical Psychology
• Psychological Consultation and Psychocorrection
• Methods and Technologies of Psychological Data Processing
• Developmental Psychology and Differential Psychology
• General Psychodiagnostics
• Legal Psychology
• Management Social Psychology
• Methodology of Scientific Research
• Psychological Testing
• Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods in Modern Psychology
• Cognitive Psychology

SCIENTIFIC-RESEARCH DIRECTIONS AND PROJECTS The Department of Psychology is conducting research in several strategic directions in its scientific-research activities. The following directions aim to conduct scientific research that meets modern educational requirements, expand cooperation with the national and international scientific community, and achieve practical results:

• Neurography - Subconscious Level: Developing individual work skills with "Neurography" in students and increasing their theoretical and practical knowledge is one of the priority areas of the department. Special attention is paid to developing students' competencies in teaching psychology, improving their critical thinking skills, and enhancing self-directed learning approaches. Additionally, effective work has been carried out to improve the educational process based on psycholinguistic approaches.
• Research on Bibliotherapy: The department's scientific research in this area is focused on studying national and international literary heritage to prepare bibliotherapy materials based on literature read and analyzed by students, and to develop the skill of recommending literature based on client problems.
• Music Therapy: A number of scientific works are being carried out in comparative linguistics within the scope of English and Uzbek languages. For instance, translation problems of paremias, international words, and legal terms are being analyzed from cognitive and pragmatic perspectives.
• Rapid Diagnostics - QD Psychologist Project: Research aimed at forming students' communicative and creative skills has been a key priority of the department. This project develops rapid diagnostic ability and facilitates the client work process. Through the application of innovative and creative approaches in rapid work, students' professional orientation and independent thinking skills are being developed.
• Fairy Tale Therapy: Research is being conducted to identify anxiety levels and the presence of fear in children through fairy tale therapy, to eliminate and correct weak communicative abilities, and in this regard, many studies are being carried out based on Uzbek literature in the direction of national values and moral education.