Dean

Candidate of Economic Sciences

Fedorova  Olena  Viktorivna


Deputy Dean for educational and methodological and educative work – Senior Lecturer

Brovender Olena Oleksandrivna

е-mail: obrovender@snu.edu.ua, brovender@ukr.net

Our contacts

Secretary of the Dean’s office – Bondar Nataliia

Secretary of the Dean’s office – Havva Nataliia

Our contacts

е-mail: ukr_mova@snu.edu.ua,

phone: +38(050)1800740

Head of the Department – Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor

Bondarenko Halyna Petrivna

Contacts: tel. +380501800740, е-mail: bond18@snu.edu.ua, galyna.p.bondarenko@gmail.com

Opening remarks about the Department

The Department is preparing students by two levels of higher education: Bachelor and Master in full-time and part-time forms of studying, by two specialties:

  • 061 Journalism;
  • 014.01 Secondary education (Ukrainian language and literature).

General information about the Department

The Department of Ukrainian Philology and Journalism brought together educational and research schools of philologists and specialists in mass communications of the Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University, owing to its creation on the basis of the Department of Ukrainian Language and Literature and the Department of Journalism. The Department carries out preparation of specialists in accordance with the new composition of educational and scientific specialties in educational programs of journalism and secondary education areas.

The department teaches the disciplines of the cycle of Ukrainian language and literature preparation, and methods of its teaching, as well as the cycle of journalism training. Students are prepared for journalistic, publishing, analytical, social, and organizational and managerial activities in the media, and teaching activities in secondary and higher education institutions. Graduates of specialty 061 Journalism will be able to apply their knowledge to work as correspondents, reporters, hosts of television and radio programs, copywriters, editors, chief editors, proofreaders, media and publishing executives, work as heads of press services in institutions and enterprises. Graduates of the specialty 014.01 Secondary Education (Ukrainian Language and Literature) will be able to be referees for language processing, automatically process texts and create their styling, work as teachers and professors of philological disciplines, primarily of Ukrainian language and literature, as well as foreign literature.

Historical background of the Department

The Department of Ukrainian Philology and Journalism was established by rector’s order on 8 August 2016, it has a rich history. It brought together the composition of the departments of Ukrainian language and literature and Journalism of Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University. Each of the departments had its own story of formation and development.

Specialists training in Secondary education and teacher of the Ukrainian language and literature involve disciplines, including:

Introduction to Linguistics, Modern Ukrainian literary language (Phonetics and Phonology), Ukrainian folklore, Introduction to Literature, History of World literature (from antiquity to modernism), General Pedagogics and History of Pedagogy, Old Ukrainian literature, Modern Ukrainian literary language (Lexicology and Phraseology), History of Ukrainian literature in the first half of the 19th century, Teaching methodology of Ukrainian language in GSE, Teaching methodology of Ukrainian literature in GSE, Modern Ukrainian literary language (Syntax), History of Ukrainian literature of the 20th century, Interactive methods and Innovative technologies in teaching of the Ukrainian language and literature in GSE, Developmental and Education Psychology, Psycholinguistics, History of the Ukrainian Language, Active Reading, Teaching mediation speech, Text Linguistics, Spelling practice, Punctuation practice, Cultural Linguistics, Modern Ukrainian literary language (Stylistics), Theory of Literature (literary movements and styles), Ukrainian Lexicography, Sociolinguistic aspects of the Ukrainian language, Fiction writing for children.

Specialists training in Journalism involve disciplines, including:

Ukrainian language in professional communication, Mass communication and information, Basics of Journalism, Ethical Journalism, Journalism studies, Profession of Journalism, History of Ukrainian Journalism, History of Foreign Journalism, Eristic: Argumentation theory and practice, Spelling and Punctuation, Advertising and Public Relations, Literary Studies, Pencraft, History of Ukrainian literature, Basics of Journalistic Skills, Mass Media Problematics, Oral speech technique in the media, International Journalism, Publishing and Editing.

Information about the head of the Department

Bondarenko Halyna Petrivna, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor

She has been the head of the Department of Ukrainian Philology and Journalism since August 2016. From 2014 to 2016 she was the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Philology for teaching and educational work. She is a member of the Academic Council of Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University, head of the Methodological Commission of the Faculty of Humanities, Psychology and Pedagogy, member of the Methodological Council of Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University.

In 2008, she defended her thesis for the degree of Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences in 13.00.02 specialty on the subjects “Methods of teaching students of economic specialties Ukrainian scientific terminology in the conditions of the eastern region of Ukraine”.

Permanent member of the jury of the regional contest in defending scientific works of the Minor Academy of Sciences of Ukraine section “Ukrainian literature”, developer of tasks in the Ukrainian language for the second stage of the Ukrainian language and literature Olympiad for students of secondary general education, expert of the Ministry of Education and Science of textbooks in the Ukrainian language for general educational institutions.

She has more than 70 scientific publications, including 9 textbooks, 3 of which are certified by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

Academic interests: Methodology of teaching the Ukrainian language, Sociolinguistics aspect of language research, Psycholinguistic factors in the formation of a national language personality.

Contacts: +380501800740, e-mail: bond18@snu.edu.ua / galyna.p.bondarenko@gmail.com

The Staff of the Department of Ukrainian Philology and Journalism

Scientific work Scientific-research work is carried out by teachers of the Department in the following areas: Ukrainian writer’s memoirs of the 19th century: Discourse of the formation, genre modifications of writer’s journals of the late 20th – early 21st centuries, national foundations for teaching Ukrainian literature in Universities, Methodological aspects of the innovative study of the writer’s biography at school, the Ukrainian language in various contexts of professional communication; Linguodidactic bases for the formation of professional communicative competence of University students; Dynamic processes in the professional Ukrainian language system; Problems of Ukrainian terminology research; Theory and practice of teaching philological disciplines in Higher Schools, Professional language of teacher of philology, East Slavic Studies and general Media literary Studies, the Specifics of socio-political dialogue in the Media and the evolution of communication technologies in Ukraine, Training of Mass communication specialists in a modern research university: theoretical and methodological aspects etc.

Our contacts

е-mail: health@snu.edu.ua,

phone: +38(066)7302809

Head of the Department – Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor

Zavatskyi Yurii Anatoliiovych

Contacts: tel. +380667302809, е-mail: zavackij_ya@snu.edu.ua, zavatski65@gmail.com

Opening remarks about the Department

The Department is preparing students by level of higher education: Bachelor and in full-time form of studying, by two specialties:

  • 227 Physical therapy, occupational therapy (Bachelor);
  • 053 Psychology, educational program “The Physical Rehabilitation Psychology” (Bachelor and Master).

The Department carries out the teaching of Physical Education discipline at all faculties of the university.

General information about the Department

The Department of Human Health and Physical Education brought together educational and research schools of physical rehabilitation and education, human health and sports, owing to its creation on the basis of the Department of Physical Education and the Department of Human Problems and Philosophy of Health.

The Department carries out the preparation of specialists in the following areas: 227 Physical therapy; occupational therapy in the field of education 22 Healthcare.

The Department teaches a large number of disciplines; teaching staff has experience in preparation of specialists in a number of specialties in physical education, sports and human health, as well as physical rehabilitation. The purpose of the Department is to master the methods of health rehabilitation; means of ecological rehabilitation of a human and its habitat; means of formation of system view; expansion of personal training methods both in the field of physical and psychosocial rehabilitation.

Historical background of the Department

The Department of Human Health and Physical Education has a rich and diverse history. It brought together the composition of the departments of Physical Education and Human Problems, as well as Philosophy of Health. Each of these departments had its own decades-long history of formation.

The Disciplines taught by the Department are as follows: Physical Education, Pre-hospital medical care in urgent situations, General Theory of Health, Human anatomy and physiology, Types, theories and technologies of health-improving and recreational motor activity, Diagnosis and monitoring of health level, Hygiene, Physiology of the central nervous system, highest nervous activity and fundamentals of Psychophysiology, Physical therapy and the bases of physical rehabilitation, Medical and Social health basics, Psychovaleology and Psychical regulations of body conditions, Technical means of rehabilitation with the basics of physiotherapy, Teaching methods of the health basics, carrying out educational work to form motivation for healthy lifestyle and conduct health educational work, Fundamentals of a balanced diet, Fundamentals of Neurology and Psychiatry, Massage, Health-saving educational technologies, Fundamentals of Clinical Pathology, Social rehabilitation.

Information about the head of the Department

Zavatskyi Yurii Anatoliiovych is the Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor, Master of Physical Education and Sports, professor of physical education in higher educational institutions.

He is the executive editor of the professional collection of scientific papers “Theoretical and Applied Problems in Psychology and Social Work”, included in the List of Scientific Publications of Ukraine (Category ‘B’), articles of which are indexed in Google Scholar and IndexCopernicus.

He is the organizer and coordinator of International Conferences: “Current issues of health-saving in the coordinates of modern paradigms.” Author and co-author of 96 scientific papers, of which 1 individual monographs, 11 section of collective monographs, 3 educational and methodical manuals, 55 articles in scientific publications on Psychology (20 of which are in scientometric publications, including 2 articles in scientometric Scopus databases, 1 article in scientometric Web of Science database, 6 articles in international periodicals); publications in collections of materials of scientific and practical conferences. In particular, the monographs “Psychological foundations of the social mobility of the individual in the conditions of socials transformations”; “Psychological foundations for overcoming the consequences of work-related stress”; “Development of the communicative competence of a person in a multicultural habitat of a higher educational institution”; “Formation of individuals styles of managerial activity: social and psychological aspect”; “Social and Psychological foundations of health-saving technologies”; “Communicative competence of future specialists in the medical field”; “Adaptive capacity of the individual; medical and social dimension”; “Social and Psychological features of overcoming personal crises in conditions of temporary disability”; “Social and Psychological components of the development of a gifted individual’; “Psychological foundations of personality development”; “Personal and professional adaptation of socionomic specialists in a problematic society”; “Psychological foundations of planning and predicting the development of personality”; “Psychological foundations of personality professionalization in term of educational cooperation”; “Psychology of professional education”; “ Social and Psychological factors of subjective well-being of a person in the couple’s relationship”; teaching aids “Psychology of Sports”; “Sports medicine and physical rehabilitation in structural and logical schemes”; “Means of physical rehabilitation and medical and social foundations of human health”.

Contacts: +380667302809, e-mail: zavackij_ya@snu.edu.ua / zavatski65@gmail.com

The Staff of the Department of Human Health and Physical Education

Scientific work

The Scientific work of the Department of Human Health and Physical Education covers a broad range of interests in the field of Physical Education, healthy lifestyle and careful treatment to their own health and health of Ukrainian citizens. Scientific-research work is carried out by teachers of the Department in the following areas: Psychosemantic regulation of human functional system, Social and Psychological factors of subjective well-being of a person, Psychological conditions for the social rehabilitation of a person with adaptation disorders, Complex psychophysiological control in the system of long-term training of athletes, Impact of physical activity of different intensity on the metabolic and immune status of athletes, Study of changes in the cardiovascular system and lipid peroxidation during heavy physical activity and their correction.

Our contacts

е-mail: social_rb@snu.edu.ua

phone: +38(066)7232528

Head of the Department – Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor, Honored worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine

Zavatska Nataliia Yevhenivna

Contacts: tel. +380667232528, е-mail: zavadska@snu.edu.ua, n.e.zavadska@gmail.com

Opening remarks about the Department

The Department is preparing students by two levels of higher education: Bachelor and Master in full-time and part-time forms of studying, by two specialties:

  • 053 Psychology: Educational programs “Practical Psychology”, “Psychology of Social Work” (Bachelor and Master);
  • 231 Social Work (Bachelor and Master);
  • 232 Social Security (Master);
  • 073 Management: Educational program “Management of Social Institutions” (Master);
  • 053 Psychology (Postgraduate and Doctoral studies).

General information about the Department

The Department of Practical Psychology and Social Work brought together educational and research schools of social psychology, management and administration, as well as social security, owing to its creation on the basis of the Department of Social and Practical Psychology and Social Security and Management.

The Department carries out the preparation of specialists in the following areas: 05 Social and Behavioral Sciences (Psychology), 23 Social Work, Social Security, 07 Management and Administration (Management). The Department teaches a large number of disciplines; teaching staff has experience in preparation of specialists in a number of Social and Psychological, Economic and Management specialties. The purpose of the Department is to provide future specialists skills to ensure practical psychological, management activities, efficient social assistance and to carry out effective social work.

Historical background of the Department

The Department of Practical Psychology and Social Work was established by rector’s order on 8 August 2016, it has a rich and diverse history. It brought together the composition of the departments of Social and Practical Psychology as well as Management of Social Security. Each of these departments had its own decades-long history of formation.

The Disciplines taught by the Department are as follows:

Psychology of Business Communication, Psychology of personality growth and maturity, Psychological Counseling, Psychological Correction, Psychotherapeutic Methods, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, Psychodiagnostics, Clinical and Pathological psychology, Engineering and Labor Psychology, Workplace Psychology, Psychology of Organizations, Bases of professional pedagogical activity, Social Security system of Ukraine, Social Work practice. Applied methods of Social Work, Theory of Social Work, Prevention and settlement of difficulties in social and labor relations, Social Audit and Inspection, Management System of Social services, Methods and organization of Social studies, History of Social Work, Professional document Management, Social work with various groups of clients, Methods of Social benefits calculations, Social counseling and rehabilitation, Methods of quantitative and qualitative analysis in the Social sector, Management and administration of Social Institutions, Human Resource Management in Social Institutions, Diagnosis of social relations in the group.

Information about the head of the Department

Zavatska Nataliia Yevhenivna is the Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor, Honored worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine. She established the scientific school “Socio-cultural and Psychological aspects of individual adaptation in the conditions of transformational changes in modern society”, creation of which is acknowledged by the domestic and world scientific community.

She has made a significant contribution to the preparation of scientific and scientific-pedagogical staff. Under her supervision, 15 Doctoral theses and 67 Master’s theses were defended successfully.

She heads the specialized Academic Council of Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University with the right to consider and conduct defenses of doctoral and master’s theses in the specialty 19.00.05 (Social Psychology; Psychology of Social Work).

 She is the executive editor of the professional collection of scientific papers “Theoretical and Applied Problems in Psychology and Social Work”, included in the List of Scientific Publications of Ukraine (Category ‘B’), articles of which are indexed in Google Scholar and IndexCopernicus.

Zavatska is a multiple winner of the contest “The Scientist of the Year of the Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University” according to the results of scientific activity of the academic staff of the university and the contest “Best in the Profession”. She is a coordinator of annual international conferences and all-Ukrainian seminars: “Modern problems of the Humanities and Practice: philosophical, psychological and social dimension for young scientists, graduate students and students”; “Current issues of Social and Practical Psychology in the coordinates of modern paradigms”; “Theory and Practice of Psychological Assistance: modern dimensions”.

She is an author of more than 420 scientific papers, including 40 monographs, 7 textbooks on Psychology, Pedagogy, Theory and Psychology of Management.

Contacts: +380667232528, e-mail: zavadska@snu.edu.ua / n_zavatska@ukr.net

The Staff of the Department of Practical Psychology and Social Work

Scientific work

The Scientific work of the Department of Practical Psychology and Social Work covers a broad range of interests in the field of Social Psychology, Psychology of Social Work, Organization and Management of Enterprises, Theory and Methodology of education management. Scientific-research work is carried out by teachers of the Department in the following areas: Socio-Psychological factors in the formation of the Institutional culture of the enterprise and the individual, the functional competence of the head in the formation of the management team, careers counseling in the system of “general educational institution – higher educational institution”, Development and implementation of modern psychotechnologies to increase the adaptive capacity-building of the individual, formation of Social Management system for a modern enterprise and reduction of financial and investment risks in the foreign economic activity of enterprises.

Emphasis is directed towards globalization world processes, their influence on the development of the enterprise and the individual, and their consideration in determining the leading directions for the development of an independent state.

Our contacts

е-mail: psihology@snu.edu.ua,

phone: +38050-730-30-39; +38095-872-59-05; +38050-047-87-95;

Head of the Department – Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor

Bokhonkova Yuliia Oleksandrivna

Contacts: tel. +380507303039, е-mail: bohonkova@snu.edu.ua, lev0507303039@gmail.com

Opening remarks about the Department

The Department is preparing students by three levels of higher education: Bachelor, Master and Educational Sciences in full-time and part-time forms of studying, by specialty:

  • 053 Psychology (05 Social and Behavioral Sciences), educational program “Psychology”.

General information about the Department

The Department of Psychology and Sociology carries out the preparation of specialists in modern educational programs in the specialty 053 Psychology at the first (bachelor’s), second (master’s), and third (educational-scientific) levels of higher education, full-time and part-time forms of education (field of study) 05 Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Graduates of specialty will be able to apply their knowledge in education, both secondary and secondary special, as well as higher education (psychologist, social worker, teacher of psychological disciplines); health care and social assistance (psychological rehabilitation centers, drug rehabilitation centers, psychiatric clinics, centers for medical and psychological examination, orphanages, homes for disabled, etc.); social activities (psychological support, image formation of deputies and party leaders, part of the solution of crises); sport (Sports psychologist, psychological assistance for athletes and coaches); enterprises and institutions (auditions and distribution of personnel, ensuring a favorable socio-psychological environment in the workforce, formation and psychological support of organization’s image, formation of management team, employee trainings in psychological skills of promoting goods and services, psychological support for the formation of advertising images of goods and services); individual services (psychological counseling and psychocorrection in the field of interpersonal relationships at work, in the family, in personal life, overcoming the psychological causes of somatic diseases, since recent scientific studies have confirmed that any disease begins with psychological aspects and is completely cured only when they are eliminated, in the field of personal growth and the development of professionally significant qualities, etc.); institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (psychologist-educator in prisons, psychologist-psychodiagnostic and rehabilitation specialist).

The main objectives implemented by the Department are: ensuring the conditions required for higher education for a person, preparation highly qualified specialists indispensable for the region and the state as a whole; carrying out educational, methodical, scientific and organizational work in accordance with the preparation programs for specialists in various specialties of the university and the field of the department.

The work of the Department is aimed at improving the existing forms and types of classes with higher education applicants in accordance with modern requirements for the preparation of specialists and within the competence-based approach in order to form key competencies. The composition of the department is highly qualified teachers with basic psychological education, academic ranks and degrees. The Department has 10 teachers, including 5 doctors of psychological sciences, professors, 3 candidates of psychological sciences, associate professor, 1 senior lecturer and 1 assistant with a basic psychological education. The teachers of the Department regularly improve their professional qualifications and take advanced training and internships courses (including international), take part in all-Ukrainian and international conferences; have publications in professional and periodic scientific publications, including international ones and indexed by various scientometric databases. All-Ukrainian scientific and practical conferences (with international participation) are regularly held at the Department of Psychology and Sociology: “Social and Psychological problems of the gender stratification of society”, “Social and Psychological problems of the transformation of modern society”, according to which the proceedings of the conference are published. There is a University Center of Mediation (headed by Losiievska Olha Hennadiivna) and a psychological educational and scientific consulting laboratory. The Department has scientific cooperation with many educational and research institutions in Ukraine and abroad. Cooperation agreements have been concluded and implemented with various enterprises and organizations, including: 4, 5, 6, 8, 15, 17, and 20 Secondary Schools of Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk region, General Directorate of Pension Fund of Ukraine in Luhansk region, Charity Foundation ‘HOPE worldwide’, Luhansk Regional Employment Center, NGO ‘Board of Polygraph Examiners of Ukraine’, General Directorate of the National Police in the Luhansk region, Luhansk Regional Orphanage No. 2, General Department of Civil Service for Emergency Situations of Ukraine in the Luhansk region, PJSC State Savings Bank of Ukraine, International Charity Foundation ‘SOS Children’s Villages’, etc. A wide range of cooperation agreements and training bases enables applicants for higher education to improve their professional skills in various psychological areas.

The methodological work of the department is aimed at creating educational and methodological complexes of disciplines in accordance with modern requirements for the preparation of specialists.

The teachers of the Department carry out scientific research in the following main areas:

  • personal factors of socio-psychological adaptation of first-year students to the conditions of higher educational institutions;
  • psychology of the advanced strategy of individual behavior in life-changing situations;
  • psychological characteristics of the value system of offenders;
  • psychological principles of changes in the social normative behavior of the individual;
  • cognitive factors of suicidal behavior among adolescents;
  • psychology of the development of communicative competencies of professionalism of a future humanities specialist;
  • socio-psychological factors of overcoming post-traumatic stress disorders among young people in conditions of the modern society;
  • socio-psychological principles of the development of personal anticipation in life-changing situations;
  • psychological factors of social reintegration of the individual in conditions of social exclusion;
  • socio-psychological foundations of personal and professional adaptation of socionomic specialists;
  • socio-psychological conditions of adaptation of students adjustment at humanities universities;
  • emotional-valuable attitude to the manager in the structure of managerial interaction;
  • socio-psychological factors of aggressive behavior of young people on the Internet;
  • socio-psychological principles of reintegration of young people in the conditions of modern society.

Social and professional activities of the Department are aimed at psychological support, image formation of deputies and party leaders, part of the solution of crises, psychological assistance for athletes and coaches, cooperation with enterprises in auditions and distribution of personnel, ensuring a favorable socio-psychological environment in the workforce, formation and psychological support of organization’s image, formation of management team, employee trainings in psychological skills of promoting goods and services, psychological support for the formation of advertising images of goods and services; cooperation with psychological rehabilitation centers, drug rehabilitation centers, psychiatric clinics, centers for medical and psychological examination, orphanages, homes for disabled, etc.

Historical background of the Department

The Department of Psychology and Sociology, as a basic structural unit of the University, was established by order of the rector Olha Viktorivna Porkuian on 8 August 2016 after the relocation of the East Ukrainian National University to the city of Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk region, it has extensive history. It brought together the composition of the departments of Psychology and Sociology. Each of these departments has functioned for more than 20 years. The Department of Psychology was established as part of the University on 3 July, 1998 by the Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine Viktoriia Vitaliivna Tretiachenko. The first enrollment of students in the specialty “Psychology” was held in 1999. The educational process was provided by such specialists as L. V. Vereina, S. D. Ivanova, V. D. Telis, O. O. Levchenko, N. Y. Zavatska, S. O. Harkavets, P. P. Skliar, Y. O. Bokhonkova, O.H. Losiievska, O. V. Litvinova, V. O. Tretiachenko, O. Om. Levchenko, O. O. Mitichkina, L. V. Bokhanova, V. V. Levchenko, N. V. Provotorova, O. V. Peleshenko and a number of other specialists.

Over the years, the staff of the Department has been involved in the development state budget researches, including: “Culture and professionalism of socio-psychological innovative technologies in higher education”, “Formation of psychological characteristics of tender relations and behavior of students”, “Socio-psychological providing of innovative technologies in the educational process if higher education”, “Socio-psychological mechanisms of teaching in higher education on new innovative technologies”, “Psychology of social crisis”.

Before 2014, the Department trained psychologists in Yevpatoria, Feodosia, and Antratsyt departments of the University.

During the years of the Department’s existence, its specialists have published a large number of monographs, textbooks, a professional collection of scientific papers “Theoretical and Applied Problems of Psychology”, which published articles by regional specialists, doctoral candidates, and graduate students of Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University and institutions of higher education in Ukraine, as well as scientists in the field of psychology by specialties of “Pedagogical Psychology”, “Psychology of education”, “Psychology of Management”, “Social psychology”, “Clinical and Pathological psychology”, “Conflictology”, “Psychology of Gender”, etc.

Throughout the years of the Department’s existence, it has occupied its rightful place in the university’s structure, is actively involved in scientific and publishing work, and expands international cooperation, being attached to the processes of educational and scientific European integration. The Department has a long-term history, which made it possible to create a powerful scientific, pedagogical, methodological and educational base for the training of highly qualified specialists in psychology.

The Disciplines taught by the Department are as follows: General Psychology, Introduction to Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Psychophysiology, History of the Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Zoopsychology and comparative psychology”, Differential psychology, Social and political conflicts, Mediation and Negotiation on interests, Methods of teaching psychology, Methods of teaching psychology in higher institutions, Psychology of Sexuality, Psychological principles of Public relations, Family counseling and Psychological assistance to children, Psychology of traumatizing situations, Psychology of Conflict, Legal Psychology, Political Psychology, Victimology principles, Cognitive Psychology, Psychology of Personnel Management, Psychological Counseling, Psychocorrection and Psychotherapy principles, Professional competence of the psychologist, Personal growth training, Behavior management psychology and Psychology of Bullying, Art-therapy Special course, Special practice of children pathopsychology, Mass behavior psychology and Psychology of persuasion, Health and Sport psychology, Pedagogical psychology, General, and Developmental psychology practice, Modern Psychological Technologies in psychology, Sociology, Psychology.

Information about the head of the Department

Bokhonkova Yuliia Oleksandrivna is the Head of the Department, Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor.

She has been with the University since 1999. Yuliia Oleksandrivna graduated from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Luhansk on specialty “Psychology” in 1998 and received a master’s degree in Psycholohy. Candidate of Psychological Sciences since 2005. She defended her thesis at the session of the Dissertational Council 26.453.01 under G. S. Kostiuk Institute of Psychology of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine (Kyiv) on specialty 19.00.05 “Social Psychology”: Psychology of Social Work. In 2013 she defended a doctoral thesis for the degree of Doctor of Psychological Sciences at the session of Special Council 26.453.01 at the same institute.

The academic rank of Professor of the Department of Psychology was given in 2015. Member of the Council of Young Researchers under the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, section “Current Issues of Pedagogy, Psychology, and Sociology; integration into the European scientific and educational space; socio-psychological rehabilitation of the military from places of military conflicts, families of the injured and killed; support of talented youth and formation in children of modern worldview, moral and social spirit”. Deputy Head (member of presidium) of the Scientific and Branch Council of Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University. Member of the trade union committee of the University. She is a Deputy Head of the Dissertation Council 29.051.11 with the right to consider and conduct defenses of doctoral theses in the specialty 19.00.05 (Social Psychology; Psychology of Social Work). Member of the editorial board of the international scientific journal VIRTUS (Montreal, Canada) (registered in the scientometric databases Google Scholar, ResearchBib), the scientific journal Psychology of Personality (professional, registered in the scientometric database Index Copernicus, category “B”, founder of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University), collection of scientific papers “Society and the Individual in modern communication discourse” (Zaporizhzhia), collections of materials of scientific conferences “Socio-psychological problems of transformation of modern society” and “Socio-psychological problems of gender stratification of society” (Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University).

She has more than 200 scientific papers, 7 of which are indexed in the Scopus and WoS scientometric databases. She is the supervisor of 2 doctoral and 6 master’s theses. Member of the Ukrainian Psychological Association (Kyiv).

Academic interests: Effective technologies for increasing the level of student youth adaptation; problems of the advanced strategy of individual behavior from the point of view of his or her psychological foundations; personal understanding of its patterns of behavior; life and professional path of the individual; psychology of higher institutions.

Contacts: +380507303039, e-mail: bohonkova@snu.edu.ua / lev0507303039@gmail.com

The Staff of the Department of Psychology and Sociology

Scientific work

The Scientific work of the Department is carried out in the following areas: “Psychological referents of social planning in the context of higher education” and “Strategies for the behavior of the individual in life-changing situations: “teacher-student” system”. There are held interuniversity and all-Ukrainian scientific conferences with international participation: “Social and psychological problems of the transformation of modern society”, “Social and psychological problems of the gender stratification of society”, “Social and psychological determinants of culture of the individual in the context of globalization of the educational space”; scientific seminar “Social and psychological assistance and scientific and methodological support of innovative technologies in the educational process of higher education”, scientific and practical seminar “Social and psychological problems of violence in modern society”.

The main areas of research work of department’s staff and young researchers (postgraduate and doctoral students):

  • search for modern forms of science integration, providing the practical implementation of psychotherapeutic approaches to the formation and development of a modern personality;
  • creation of conditions for increasing the efficiency and extension the practical use of the achievements of psychotherapeutic and psycho-correctional work in the scientific and practical activities of psychologists;
  • conceptual work and practical implementation of psychological, psychotherapeutic and psycho-counseling principles of mental health of university students;
  • exchange of scientific and educational information, research materials with leading scientists of Ukraine and abroad and undertaking joint scientific events (conferences, seminars, trainings);
  • preparation and publication of scientific and scientific-methodical materials.